One of the things growing up in Wisconsin taught me is that Wisconsin is weird. Come on, Wisconsin is home to at least two world famous serial killers. Ed Gein liked to make lampshades out of human faces and cover his furniture with human skin. Jeffrey Dahmer engaged in necrophilia and liked to keep skulls as souvenirs. Look it up if you don’t believe me. If that isn’t weird enough for you, the official state dance is a polka — seriously, the polka. Wisconsin produced both Liberace and Joseph McCarthy. Kids compete in jump rope competitions every year, hoping to earn a trip to Bloomer, the jump rope capital of the world. While the official state beverage is milk, any true Wisconsinite will tell you that the unofficial state beverage is beer and that the unofficial state cocktail is a brandy Old Fashioned (although, personally, I prefer a brandy slush served out of a Kemps ice cream bucket). You won’t go to a potluck without finding a bowl of Cool Whip mixed with red Jello (often with a can of fruit cocktail mixed in for good measure). Hunting season is a school holiday in rural areas (or, at least it used to be). And, Wisconsinites are proud to be called Cheeseheads. Which might just be because, at least as of a few years ago, Wisconsin was home to 7 of the top 10 drunkest cities in the country.
But, if you have any doubt about how weird Wisconsin is, just visit the House on the Rock.
The 218 foot long infinity room at the House on the Rock with some of its 3264 windows.
