Comments on: The House on the Rock, Accidently Steampunk

By: lily

lily — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:56:00 +0000

yes!you are right.it plays a big role in the book.

By: Slackjaw

Slackjaw — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:03:10 +0000

I myself took a trip to the House because I heard about it thrice in three days from three friends who all began to describe the place so beautifully, then suddenly all three were overcome with a be-puzzled look and whispered “you just have to see it.” Very well worth the trip!!! I went fast and it took 4 hours. Again, not only worth the money, but well worth traveling thousands of miles to by Airship!

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[links] Link salad for a travel day | jlake.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:54:54 +0000

[...] The House on the Rock — A very cool, very weird place with a lot of (accidental) steampunk. (Thanks to lordofallfools.) [...]

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In Which We Ask Ourselves Where It Will End « This Recording — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:24:21 +0000

[...] is the ultimate Steampunk vacation or fieldtrip? The Museum Of Victorian Science? A Dinosaur Safari at the Crystal Palace [...]

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In Which This Recording Killed Steampunk…Or Did It? « This Recording — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:09:47 +0000

[...] is the ultimate Steampunk vacation or fieldtrip? The Museum Of Victorian Science? A Dinosaur Safari at the Crystal Palace [...]

By: Doctor Demetrius Radcliff

Doctor Demetrius Radcliff — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:50:25 +0000

This room looks like it from inside The Tardis!

By: Crashgrab

Crashgrab — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:45:48 +0000

Wow, is this the House on the Rock from in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods? I knew it really existed, but I had no idea how spectacular it is!

By: escapismC

escapismC — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:44:33 +0000

My Mom’s side of the family lived in Wisconsin and the HotR was always part of the road trip from Dallas. It was a fantastic and wonderous place as a kid that was still amazing when I saw it later as an adult.

By: Datamancer

Datamancer — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:32:27 +0000

This place is quite amazing. I was there on a cross-country road trip a few years ago. Incidentally, Dr. Evermor used to do some work at the HotR maintaining the exhibits.

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By: Diane B

Diane B — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:53:21 +0000

It is indeed the same place as in American Gods, for those who are wondering.

The architecture of the house is amazing, and the collections in the rest of the museum are simply wondrous. I've been there twice and it still amazes me. The only part of it that's not so steampunk is all the updates they are trying to do-- they feel too new and not in line with the original creator's design at all. The good thing is, there's not much of the new stuff to see! =)