> From: "Deland Robert" <Deland_Robert@macmail1.csg.mot.com>
>
>... I was considering a trip to the House on the Rock. Evidently it's
> worth travelling to.

My friends and I refer to it as "Ripoff on the Rock". I would suggest
you not get your hopes up too high.  When I was there just two years
ago, I tried to get my money back.  My primary reason for visiting
there was to see and hear the various automatic musical instruments.

Soon after entering, you are given notice that the automatic musical
instruments run on tokens, which you purchase from a machine. I found
myself leaving with a lot of tokens due to the fact that the vast
majority of them are in such a poor state of repair. I consider it a
rip-off to plunk my money into a machine and only have it work
half-way!  This, along with the fact that many of the displays are
"faked" (a "mechanical instrument" being "played", yet the sound is
coming from a speaker hidden behind it).

Okay, it might be an interesting place - just know in advance the
condition of things and don't expect too much. I'm not sure its worth
going out of ones way to visit, except for a good laugh (if you find
this sort of thing  humorous).

(They flat out refused my demand for a refund, by the way)

Jon Miller¶
Saint Paul MN¶
jwmiller@winternet.com