The House on the Rock is a 16-building, 29-room, 2 1/2-mile complex straight out of Alex Jordan's insane imagination. What started out as an architectural dream and weekend retreat blossomed into a full-fledged tourist attraction as word of his prolific construction spread. Jordan began asking for 50-cent donations, and with that, the funding for House on the Rock's expansion had begun.
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