Museum of Historic Torture Devices — Attraction in Wisconsin Dells

I love morbid things and weird history. I was so excited to go to this museum but unfortunately, I was shocked by the lack of ethics by the owners. I saw that there was a John Wayne Gacy exhibit and assumed they had some of his art, maybe some letters and stuff. They did have those things but they also had multiple photos of the actual victims plastered on the wall. Some of those boys are still unidentified and making money off of their dead bodies is scummy. I cannot imagine the families would be alright with this. I have not a single issue with the actual torture devices and the history there. I don't even have an issue with there being John Wayne Gacy items in the museum. My problem is using the very real photos of his very real victims to make a...

There is absolutely no price on the website page leaving you to assume it’s free. I don’t mind paying but was quite disappointed after a long drive here. The owner was also one of the most unpleasant and unprofessional people I have ever met. He ridiculed me and my friends for thinking it was free and continued to talk down to us as we were trying to walk away from the situation. However he can’t be bothered to add a simple price to his website. Shows how some people should not have the power to own a business. If the owner is reading this, I hope you can learn a little compassion rather than being incredibly rude...

The Museum of Historical Torture Devices was neat to see. I like all the details about all the torture devices and all the physical examples so we can visualize the actual torture devices. I think there were real ones actually in cases to view. The museum is older fashioned and could be updated. It is a few rooms with lots of reading material, so I suggest it for adults. The lady was very nice. The building is on the main road, but hard to see because it doesn't have a storefront sign, so I suggest following the signs or mapping it. Due to the disturbing nature of these historical devices, I think this is for...