#ABITA MYSTERY HOUSE LOUISIANA FULL#

His attraction was stuffed full and decked out in trinkets. He opened it in 1998 in Abita Springs, Louisiana. 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. The UCM Museum Preble christened his venture the UCM Museum, finding humor in how You-see-em rhymes with the word museum while also standing for Unusual Collections and Miniatures. The Abita Mystery House is a folk art museum with lots of. With its stuffed alligator-dog-monster, psychedelic mural art, paint-by-numbers paintings, River Road dioramas and comb collection, the Mystery House is Queen of the Weirdos as far as roadside attractions go.

Abita is a popular stop with trace-side attractions like the Abita Mystery House, restaurants, and art galleries. In Abita Springs, Louisiana is one of the best roadside attractions in the United States. The Mystery House is unique in that it bears a particularly odd aesthetic, drawing alternative crowds with an eye for the strange. ABITA MYSTERY HOUSE Also known as the UCM Museum is a roadside attraction in Abita Springs near New Orleans. Abita Springs, LA 70420 985.892.0711 From Covington, it's a 3.55-mile ride over the Bogue Falaya River into downtown Abita Springs and the Abita Tourism Plaza, museum and children's playground. Originally called the UCM Museum till its official name change in 2007, 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. It was created and is maintained by artist/inventor John Preble, whose inspiration came from the Tinkertown Museum in New Mexico, it offers thousands of folk art objects ranging from encased interactive miniatures, to pottery, to Louisiana-themed sculptures like Darrel the Dogigator (half alligator, half dog) and Edmond the Allisapien (half alligator, half homo sapiens). You can also find other Tourist Attractions on MapQuest. The Abita Mystery House is a roadside attraction and self-guided folk art showcase located in the heart of Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States. Friday, 1:00 PM By Sharon McDonnell Roadtrippers Magazine Housed in a former gas station in a small town less than an hour’s drive north of New Orleans, the Abita Mystery House is suffused with a sense of whimsy so deep, it’s positively subterranean. Get directions, reviews and information for UCM Museum: Abita Mystery House in Abita Springs, LA.

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