What) On April 24, 1995, a 55-ton boulder suddenly rolled 400 feet down a cliff along the Mississippi river and plowed into the 2-bedroom house of Maxine and Dwight Anderson. When the dust settled, the Anderson's found a huge, coin-shaped rock where their master bedroom used to be. The rock is still there today. John Burt, a local real estate investor, bought the house -- with the rock still firmly wedged inside it -- and turned it into a tourist attraction called The Rock In The House. (1)
Where) 440 North Shore Drive On Highway 35 at the north edge of town. Open Mon-Sat 10-6 and Sun 1-5 $1 1-608-687-3553
Why) I suppose I wanted to stand at the base of the hill and imagine the massive boulder suddenly rolling down it.