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Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Museum
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"Eight
amazing galleries. Two exciting floors. Puzzling illusions
and effects. 'King Tut and His Curse.' Explore it and
survive."
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section from the
official site |
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115 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 253-7556
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hours:
Memorial
Weekend thru Labor Day (daily) 9am
11pm
March, September & October (daily) 10am
6pm
during the remaining
months: (Fri through Mon) 10am
6pm
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Official Site
www.ripleysbelieveitornotdells.com
Dells attraction guide
www.dells.com/index3.html
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
page 83
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
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Giant Cowboy
Statue
at Broadway Mobil & Travel Mart /
Auto
Repair Shop
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Not a Muffler Man per se,
he stands outside gas
station with a six-shooter in one hand and the remnants of a noose in
the other.
2007
UPDATE:
The cowboy has been moved to the Mobil station in Lake
Delton. |
802 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 253-4231
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Roadside America
1. www.roadsideamerica.com
2. Muffler
Man List
World's Largest Roadside Attractions
www.wlra.us
Roadside Architecture
www.agilitynut.com
New Low
www.newlow.org
Flickr photo by Mykl Roventine
www.flickr.com
book:
"Midwest Marvels"
by Eric Dregni
UofM Press (2006)
pages 428 - 429
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Paul Bunyan
Statue
at Paul Bunyan's Famous Cook Shanty
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"Fun,
Family Dining 'Lumberjack
Style' "
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411 State Highway 13
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-8717
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Official Site
www.paulbunyans.com
Roadside Architecture
1. www.agilitynut.com
2. www.agilitynut.com
Flickr photo by Mykl Roventine
www.flickr.com
Ohio Barns
www.ohiobarns.co
book:
"Roadside America"
by Mike Wilkins & Ken
Smith & Doug Kirby
Fireside / Simon & Schuster (2nd ed., 1992)
page 263
buy
it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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| UFO & Sci-Fi Museum
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| Alien Planet 3D Adventure
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UPDATE:
The Torture Museum has taken its
place.
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"Experience
extraterrestrial excitement at Wisconsin Dells 3D sci-fi funhouse,
Alien Planet! Bring the family for an unforgettable journey
through a one-of-a-kind attraction. Place the special 3D glasses
on and watch the walls come alive as you navigate your way through scene
after scene of alien adventure!"
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official site |
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was at: 740 Eddy Street
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 253-5055
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Official Site
www.ufomuseum.com
UFO Wisconsin
www.ufowisconsin.com
Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
page 75
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
book:
"Great Little Museums of the
Midwest"
by Christine Des
Garennes
Trails Books (2002)
pages 22 - 23
buy
it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Several companies offer
tours of the scenic waterways in army duck boats. Now this is the
way to travel. |
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Wisconsin Duck Tours
1890 Wisc. Dells Parkway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-8751 |
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Dells Boat Tours
11 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-8555 |
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Wisconsin Duck Tours
www.wisconsinducktours.com
Dells Boat Tours
www.dellsboats.com
Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
page 78
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
book:
"Roadside Attractions"
by Brian & Sarah Butko
Stackpole Books (2007)
page 24
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book:
"Midwest Marvels"
by Eric Dregni
UofM Press (2006)
pages 421 - 424
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"Wizard
Quest is the leader in computer interactive games played in a live
setting. The setting is a 13000 square foot fantasy, themed labrynth (sic)
(we
call it the quadrasphere). Your quest is to locate and release the imprisoned wizards. To do this
you must first collect enough glimmers to release them. You collect
glimmers by answering the riddles and questions of the Dragons. The
answers are found in the realms
some hidden, some obvious and some not
so obvious. The quadrashpere (sic) is full of secret passages, hidden
entrances and some traps. Yes there is an opposition here that doesn't
want you to free the Wizards. His name is Havoc, he and his minions do
what they can to hinder your quest."
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section from the
official site |
105 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2184 |
Official Site
www.wizardquest.net
Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com
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Giant Troll
at Bailey's Landing Gift Shop
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This animatronic ceiling-tall
troll speaks and sings in the window display. |
131 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-8721
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Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com |
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"Top
Secret. A highly classified experience somewhere in Wisconsin Dells. For
your eyes only. Use caution when entering. Not for the faint hearted or
the weak minded. Public especially invited."
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section from Dells.com website |
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527 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-6700
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hours:
open year round
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Official Site
www.dellstopsecret.com
Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com
Roadside Architecture
www.agilitynut.com
Dells.com
www.dells.com
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Bavarian Village & German Glockenspiel
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A taste of old Europe with
shops, restaurants, candy and a Pied Piper re-enactment every half-hour. |
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"See &
hear the re-enactment of the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin. The
legend goes that the Pied Piper rid the town of its hideous rats
by charming them away with his flute playing. When the townspeople
refused to pay him, he
charmed away their children."
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section from Dells.com website |
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400 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-8321
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Official Site
www.glockenspiel-dells.com
Dells.com
www.dells.com
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Bill Nehring's Dungeon of
Horrors
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"Bill
Nehring first opened his Dungeon doors on June 14, 1981. Originally
created as an educational, historical tour through a recreated medieval
Dungeon- Bill found that his guests ran screaming for the front door
before he could finish his first remarks on the tour."
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325 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(888) 413-5946
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Official Site
www.timefantasy.com/
dungeon/dungeon.htm |
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Castle of Terror
at Extreme
World
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before: |
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the A-frame of Terror. |
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"Extreme
World is the largest extreme sports park of its kind in the Midwest."
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section from the
official site |
1800 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-7565 or (608) 254-4111
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Extreme World
www.extremeworld.com
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
pages 78 - 79
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
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Giant Trojan
Soldier
(replaced
giant indian)
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Giant Trojan Horse
at Mount Olympus Theme Park
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A 60-foot Trojan horse &
a giant Trojan soldier holding a go-kart stand at the amusement park. The
Trojan soldier has replaced Big Chief Go-Kart, which was a giant Indian. The
picture of the Trojan above shows him holding a bowl of fire and not a
go-kart. So is there two Trojan soldiers on the grounds? |
1701 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2490 or (608) 254-7766
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Official
Site
www.mtolympusthemepark.com
Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com
Roadside Architecture
1. www.agilitynut.com
2. www.agilitynut.com
World's Largest Roadside Attractions
1. Trojan www.wlra.us
2. Indian www.wlra.us
3. horse www.wlra.us
Flickr photo by Mykl Roventine
www.flickr.com
Jeffrey Sward Wisconsin Dells Tribute
www.jeffreysward.com
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
pages 76 - 77
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
book:
"Midwest Marvels"
by Eric Dregni
UofM Press (2006)
pages 430 - 431
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"Begin
your adventure by hearing the Executioner read a victim his last rights,
then witness his gut-wrenching execution. Continue your journey past
more executions and encounter the results of this cruel justice, see the
victims and the evil creatures lurking in the night, including Williard
the Rat, Death Support, Hellhound, Vortex Room, Barreleel and 13 other
adventures."
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section from the official site |
633
Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2127
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Official Site
www.dells.com/ghostoutpost/ |
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Count Wolff Von
Baldasars Haunted Mansion
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"A
frightful place in Downtown Wisconsin Dells. Nine dreary dungeons of
dreadful decor!! Complete with unearthly ghosts and creepy, crawly
things!! Dark and dreary, just how this eerie home for lost souls
should be. Drop in for a good spook!! Spend some ghostly time with us."
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section from Dells.com website |
112 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-7513
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Wisconsin Dells
Official Site
www.wisdells.com
Dells.com
www.dells.com
Insider Pages
review
www.insiderpages.com
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
page 77
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
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Wax World
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Wizard Quest now takes its
spot on Broadway. |
was at: 105 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
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New
Low
www.newlow.org
book:
"Oddball Wisconsin"
by Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press,
Inc. (2001)
pages 91 - 92
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at
Barnes
& Noble.com
book:
"Roadside America"
by Mike Wilkins & Ken
Smith & Doug Kirby
Fireside / Simon & Schuster (2nd ed., 1992)
page 122
buy
it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"At
the Loony Bin, the doctor is in, but out of his mind! Come meet Zot the Purple,
Space Monkey, Dil the Delusion, and all the other eccentrics""
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section from the official website |
633 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2127
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Official
Site
www.dellsloonybin.com
Roadside Architecture
www.agilitynut.com
Wisconsin Dells Official Site
www.wisdells.com
book:
"Roadside Attractions"
by Brian & Sarah Butko
Stackpole Books (2007)
page 24
buy it at Amazon.com
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Big Moose,
Bear, Buffalo & Springing Deer Statues
at Wisconsin Deer Park
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583 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 253-2041
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Official
Site
www.dells.com
Roadside Architecture
www.agilitynut.com
Flickr photo by Mykl Roventine
www.flickr.com
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Torture Museum
(Museum of Historic Torture Devices)
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"Incredible
displays include: The Rack, Thumbscrews, The Inquisitor's Chair,
The Cucking (Dunking) Stool, The Breaking Wheel, The Heretic's
Fork, Iron Gag, The Dreaded Chinese Death Cage, Many More!"
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Note to
self: Find out if Yoko Ono's latest album is available in
the gift shop.
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740 Eddy Street
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2439
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hours:
mid-May thru mid-September (daily) 11am
9pm
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Official
Site
www.dellstorturemuseum.com
Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com
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Lighthouse
at the Mexicali Rose
Restaurant
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The
restaurant has changed its specialty from seafood to Mexican chow, but
the lighthouse is one piece of the decor that may be a little difficult
to convert over to the south-of-the-border theme. |
195 State Highway 13
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-6036
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of Roadside Architecture |
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Official
Site
www.mexicali-rose.com
Roadside Architecture
www.agilitynut.com
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U.S.S.
Tradewinds
ship-shaped gift shop
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Architecture |
116 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 253-9731 or (608) 254-4101
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Roadside
Architecture
www.agilitynut.com |
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