"Outsider Art" has even been the subject of episodes of "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill," and Amy Adams' breakthrough film, "Junebug." If you are taking life to serious stop here and let your hair down, let your mind run free and have some fun. You will find things that make you laugh and things that bring back memories...There is quite the collection located within those walls. 22275 HWY 36, Abita Springs, open 10-5, 985-892-2624 But the Abita Mystery House is a lot more fun than the derivative, self-serious installations one finds in the contemporary galleries of New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The guy who owns the place explains people offer him stuff and he likes to tinker. It is only 3 hours away from us in a little town called Abita Springs, La.
No matter which way you turn there are things to see.
ABITA MYSTERY HOUSE Also known as the UCM Museum is a roadside attraction in Abita Springs near New Orleans. Eclectic art deco of toys, fames, poster, signs, mirrors, circus, art museum, kids room, library, play room, basement, attic, mystery house rolled all up into one. Also known as the UCM ("you-see-em") Museum, the Abita Mystery House is a roadside attraction in Abita Springs about 40 minutes north of New Orleans' French Quarter.
Because we have more volunteers now, the Museum will try keep regular hours 10-5, everyday. !Super bizarre.
From the Louisiana kitsch to old cell phones being attached to the walls to the creatures made from parts of computers, there is nothing that you won't walk away from being astonished that someone has thought to collect and put on display.
It is soooo cool!!!! Take all theWhat a unique, eclectic place. It was fun! The price is only 3 dollars which you pay after going through the museum. This is not your usual attraction but it is more entertaining due to the the many interactive displays, antiques, repurposed junk added and combined in interesting displays. You will find things that make you laugh and things that bring back memories...There is quite the collection located within those walls. Staff was very nice and informativeI love obsessive folk art installations, and if you like 'em, too, or curios or kitsch or weird Americana you can't really go wrong here for a measly $3.This place is weird...interesting...strange. We decided to stop here because it had an overall decent rating on yelp and we thought it would be like a hidden gem.This is a fun little stop in the middle of no where.Just three bucks to see the world's largest paint-by-numbers collection, the corpse of a mermaid, a 32-foot alligator, a robot made of motherboards, a hot sauce house and other questionable art, taxidermy & various ephemera crammed into tiny shacks. You will find things that make you laugh and things that bring back memories...There is quite the collection located within those walls. Abita Mystery House, Abita Springs: See 169 reviews, articles, and 154 photos of Abita Mystery House, ranked No.2 on Tripadvisor among 8 attractions in Abita Springs. Something is always a bit different each time we come. It'sThis is the weirdest but yet coolest place I’ve been too. This place is fascinating, funny and quite strange.
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I think it's well worth it. A vintage gas station serves as the entrance for a labyrinth of buildings connected by … Just go with the flow.Pay a visit to this "museum" and experience things you never thought existed. Louisiana's most eccentric museum and gift shop is a folk art environment with thousands of found objects and homemade inventions. Wear big spray and enjoy!! I also love the creativity that you take random pieces ofSaw it and just had to stop. Otherwise we paid $3 to walk through a hoarders paradise.I love this place, it is quirky, chintzy, and authentic.