Nancy appearing to him in all his various forms. He is able to see multiple dimensions with Mr. When the lights go out on the carousel at the House on the Rock, the only illumination is from starlight as the eagle-headed tiger beneath Shadow seemed to come to life. Then, the lights go out and Shadow sees the gods. The four men laugh and enjoy their ride on the carousel as the Blue Danube waltz plays and the lights glisten. Shadow eventually selects a tiger with an eagle's head to ride. Once on the carousel, each of the men select a mount with Wednesday picking a golden wolf, Czernobog choosing an armored centaur, and Nancy climbing on a roaring lion. Shadow joins them, feeling more uneasy breaking the rules at the carousel than he did robbing the bank that morning. Wednesday then asks Shadow to help them onto the platform where he, Czernobog, and Mr. The carousel goes round and round without stopping because it is meant to be admired, not ridden. Once Wednesday returns, they set off again through the House on the Rock, finally reaching the Carousel Room. Wednesday leaves for the restroom while Shadow is introduced to Mr. They proceed with Czernobog down several corridors and through various rooms and attractions before arriving at a pizzaria-cafeteria where Mr. They both insert tokens to receive their fortunes before proceeding on to The Mikado room, where they encounter Czernobog seated on a bench. At the end of the Streets of Yesterday, they arrive at a fortune-telling mannequin, whom Wednesday dubs their Urd. Wednesday leads them through the attraction, pausing in the Infinity Room to discuss the powers of Disneyland versus Disney World, before taking Shadow along the 'Streets of Yesterday.' Wednesday tells Shadow about Alex Jordan, the man who built the place. They buy tickets and enter the attraction, which takes at least two hours to go through according to the clerk. Wednesday explains to Shadow that people feel pulled to places of power and in other countries, they build temples and monuments while in America, they build roadside attractions, which gives this particular location its power. Shadow and Wednesday drive through Madison, WI and continue on another hour down country roads before arriving at the House on the Rock.

Rock God by Alex Wolf