Eccentric America meets Roadside Attraction at the Don Q Inn

This morning we left the Shuberts and drove 9 hours through Cleveland and Chicago to Dodgeville, Wisconsin, which is just east of Madison, Wisconsin. We are staying the weekend at the Don Q Inn. I saw it online and instantly knew we had to stay here.

Lobby of the Don Q Inn in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

The Don Q Inn was featured in People Magazine! In 1988.... It’s hilarious. For example, the lobby is dominated by a mammoth fire pit surrounded by old-style barber chairs. I mean, what? They have seriously wacky “themed” fantasy suites called “Fantasuites”, but we are staying in a standard room. It's old and has dark wood paneling reminiscent of a medieval dungeon. We’ve stayed in much worse. And out front is a giant Boeing C-97 that Farah Fawcett signed after filming a commercial here many years ago. I mean, what? Oh, and there’s also an underground tunnel that leads to the restaurant next door. I’m thoroughly enjoying this. Tomorrow we visit the House On The Rock.

This Boeing C-97 flew to its present location in front of the Don Q Inn in the sixties.
Farah Fawcett signed the fuselage after filming a commercial here in the seventies.

The Don Q Inn in Dodgeville, WI. The chapel at the end is a three-story "Fantasuite"