Baraboo, Wisconsin was the winter home of Barnum and Baileys
Circus. The town is the home of the
Circus World Museum that preserves a collection of circus memorabilia and
circus wagons. The Ringlings were
responsible for many of the cultural attractions in such a small town for
example the grand Victorian Theater that is still in use.
In nearby Spring Green there are two architectural
destinations – Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the
House on the Rock home of Alex Jordan Jr.
The House on the Rock sits atop Deer Shelter Rock and features exposed
stone, low ceilings and dark woodwork.
Rambling best describes the design.
The Infinity room juts out 218 feet from the house. It has 3,000 windows and no structural
support from below.
Additional buildings have been added that house collections
of everything! There are dolls and dollhouses,
the world’s largest indoor carousel, model airplanes and reproductions of the
crown jewels. It is quite overwhelming!
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