Went early morning and hiked a couple of miles. Only saw a couple other people which was nice because the trails are very skinny. Beautiful and peaceful, lots of swampy marsh areas and an old railroad track across the way.
Lots of fudge and candy available inside; not the best prices but the selection is great and the truffles are delicious.
Great beer selection. There's a huge iguana in a glass case as well! I didn't order any food or even look at a menu but I was pretty focused on sampling the one-offs for Beer Fest Week. There's two bars that I didn't venture past but it seemed like a nice place. It definitely got crowded in the hour that I was there.
Drove by on Friday, Oct 10th 2014 and it is still under construction - fence around it and the 'FREE' stamp was just a plain flat surface. But, still cool to see. It is pretty massive.
This place was really cool and *packed* full of old, odd stuff. Not everything's for sale though and it can be hard to tell what's "merchandise" and what's "museum". If you've got the time it's worth a peek for sure though!
Just an FYI, there are NO public bathrooms for customers here - they'll direct you down the street a block to the public library. Parking was plentiful and free on the street when I visited (9-26-14, Friday ~3pm-ish?).
Not the most exciting sculpture, but a nice 2min stop to stretch your legs and take a pic to add to your offbeat/Roadside Giants collection.
I definitely took the LONG way there, but it was really cool (albeit a bit scary to get to - the back-roads are incredibly narrow, almost one-lane, with hills and curves you can't see around, and you most likely will encounter other traffic, so be careful!). My route took me by not only a herd of bison, but also a goat farm, so that was pretty fantastic to see unexpectedly.
Even after all the detours I took to find the short stretch of road where the 'magic' happens, it was still pretty darn cool to "roll uphill", even if only for a moment. If you have the time for the detour and are the adventurous type, go for it. :)
As of 9-26-2014 the Praying Mantis statue is not there (or if it is, it has been moved). A little disappointing as I was hoping to take a picture and send it to a friend along with a Buffy reference, but alas. The Bicycle Built For Two sculpture is still there, and you can easily see it from the road. It's pretty neat to park for a moment and get up close...I thought the sculpture was painted in the picture above but it's actually just THAT rusty. And much bigger in person. Not a bad 2min stop to stretch your legs for a moment.