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Location
Best time
Book your house tour strategically: Tours are 12 minutes but can extend to 30 minutes depending on the guide. Plan 45+ minutes wait time during peak hours. Consider visiting on weekday mornings (open 9am-5pm daily) to minimize wait times for tours.
Visitor tip
The petting zoo is a highlight for families with young children. Bring cash to purchase animal feed on-site. Ask staff about Cooper the camel—visitors recommend asking him to dance for a fun interactive experience.
Visitor tip
Tour guides provide interesting historical context about Albert Christensen's 20-year project hand-drilling and blasting the 5,000 sq ft home into sandstone. Ask your guide questions to enhance the educational experience beyond the 12-minute standard tour.
About Hole 'N' The Rock
Home carved into rock, plus a gift shop. Attraction featuring a home carved into a huge sandstone boulder, plus a souvenir store & zoo.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Roadside Attraction with Exotic Zoo
- Main Feature
- 5,000 sq ft home carved from rock
- Highlights
- Guided house tours, exotic animals, metal sculptures, antique collections
- Hours
- Daily 9 am to 5 pm, year-round
What visitors say
It's a roadside attraction and very cool. The story of how it came to be is very interesting! Austin (who is very knowledgeable) gave us a tour of the house (you cannot take pictures inside). We felt it was worth stopping to do the…
It's a very bizarre place... but owners were wired too, based on the tour guide stories and things they were collecting, so it makes sense. The cost of the tour is 8.50$ per person, and around 10 minutes. I wish they allowed more time…
It is a one-of-a-kind roadside attraction that's definitely worth a stop! There is a home and a gift shop carved into a sandstone cliff by Albert Christensen in the 1940s. They also have a zoo. It is possible to walk around the grounds…
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Did You Know?
- A 5,000 square foot home was hand-carved into a sandstone boulder over 20 years by Albert Christensen starting in the 1940s using hand drilling and blasting
- The attraction features an exotic zoo with camels, Watusi cattle, and an albino raccoon
- The property houses a notable collection of Lyle Nichols metal art sculptures displayed on the grounds
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