| 词条 | Abita Mystery House |
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|name = Abita Mystery House |image=UCMFrontAbitaSpringsMarch2009.JPG |caption="Louisiana's Most Eccentric Attraction" |established = 2007 |location = Abita Springs, LA |owner = John Preble |website = abitamysteryhouse.com }} The Abita Mystery House is a roadside attraction located in the heart of Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States. Maintained by artist/inventor John Preble,[1] whose inspiration came from the Tinkertown Museum in New Mexico,[2] it offers thousands of folk art objects ranging from miniatures, to pottery, to Louisiana-themed sculptures like Darrel the Dogigator (half alligator, half dog) and Edmond the Allisapien (half alligator, half homo sapiens).[3][4] Originally called the UCM Museum till its official name change in 2007,[3] the house entrance is a vintage gas station, with filling pumps and bright decor, which leads to open air sections, the main exhibition hall, a ninety-year-old Creole cottage, and the House of Shards, among other attractions.[3] The Mystery House is unique in that it bears a particularly odd aesthetic, drawing alternative crowds with an eye for the strange. John Bullard, director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, has even gone as far as saying that the Abita Mystery House is the "most intriguing and provocative museum in Louisiana."[3] In the pressThe Abita Mystery House has been featured in books[5] and on television. The popular History Channel show American Pickers paid Preble and his creations a visit for their August 12, 2013 episode titled "Louisiana Purchase."[6] References1. ^{{cite web |title=Things to Do |publisher=Town of Abita Springs|date= |accessdate=2013-02-23 |url=http://www.townofabitasprings.com/things-to-do|website=Abita Springs}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Abita Mystery House |publisher=Atlas Obscura |date= |accessdate=2013-02-23 |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/abita-mystery-house}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|website=Abita Mystery House|title=Abita Mystery House |publisher=John Preble |date= |accessdate=2013-02-23 |url=http://www.abitamysteryhouse.com/}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chadcasephotography.com/?p=43|first=Chad|last=Case|title=The Abita Mystery House}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Louisiana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff|first=Bonnye E.|last=Stuart|publisher=Globe Pequot|date=November 20, 2012|isbn=0762769777}} 6. ^{{cite web |title=Abita Springs roadside attraction featured on History Channel's American Pickers |publisher=Nola.com|date=2013-08-09 |accessdate=2013-08-17 |url=http://www.nola.com/community/st-tammany/index.ssf/2013/08/abita_springs_roadside_attract.html}} External links
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