Madison, WI

Rolled on down the road to Madison, WI.  We didn't have too much time here because we were flying to Annapolis for our nephew's graduation from the US Naval Academy.  We parked in the RV park and took off an hour down the road to Milwaukee to visit the Harley Davidson Museum.  The museum is the history of the bikes from the very first one (yes it is authenticated) until present day.  There is a model from every year and some that were used in wars and for other things like delivering mail.  :)  The neat thing is that some of the bikes have been donated and the museum decided to leave the bikes in the condition they were donated.  There is even one that washed up along the shores of  Canada from a tsunami in Japan.  They have a section with bikes bolted down to the floor so you can sit on them.  Perfect picture opportunity!  ;)
After the museum we had a little bit of time to glance at the inside of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium.  Pretty cool stadium!  We hope to get back some day to attend a game. 

The next 5 days were spent in Annapolis with family where we got to spend a good deal of time with our nephew.  We also attended the graduation ball and had the opportunity to get all dressed up!  Gary can really clean up nicely!  ;)  We also attended the Blue Angels flight show (which is the coolest thing ever),  our nephew's Glee club concert and of course, the graduation.  Our nephew is now a fully commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the US Marine Corp!  YES!!! In case you can't tell, I am a VERY proud auntie.  ;)

Back to WI we flew where we had one day to finish up our sightseeing.  We toured Taliesin, which is the home and school of Frank Lloyd Wright.  Since we winter in AZ, we have toured Taliesin West so it was a must do to visit the first school.  It did not disappoint.  The tour furthered our belief that the man was a genius.

After consulting PlanetWare and TripAdvisor for things to see in the area, we decided to tour House On The Rock. Let's just say we may not consult those two apps again.  ;)  House on the Rock started out as a house designed by a man named Alex Jordan Jr.  He was a collector of eclectic things and he started putting them all over his house.  Pretty soon news of his various collections spread and people started asking him if they could tour his home.  He started to charge admission, eventually moved out of his house, making it entirely a museum and then adding on other buildings to display his ever growing collection of....stuff.  Today it is a narrow, marked walk through very dark and dingy (dirty) buildings as you look at everything he either collected or he and his friends built.  They say part of the fun is trying to figure out what is authentic and what he built.  I say it is a giant waste of time and money.  We found ourselves running through the last building (you can't exit early) since it is so loud in there and nothing is titled nor is there any information about what you are looking at.  Needless to say, I would not recommend a visit.  We rewarded ourselves for escaping with a phenomenal pizza and (of course) some wine from a place called, "Pizza Bruta".  If you love Neopolitan style pizza, this place is worth a visit.
Onward to Minneapolis!