The exhibits at the Natural Bridge Wax Museum and Factory Tour were amusing enough, but sights in the factory portion were far more intriguing.

These are the latex moulds for the heads of the many historical and other figures that have been created in the factory, mostly for use in other location (e.g. Disneyworld).

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Winston Churchill.

It was a little creepy down there (it was underground).

This part of the factory tour exhibit showed a "sculptor" at work on a figure's head. The wax model in the lab coat demonstrating the technique was not identified as Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, but as you can see, it was his likeness they used. I guess he is no longer worthy of a place in the regular museum.

Native American wax model with shelves of latex heads behind.

John Brown grimaces at John Wayne...

Rows of heads on shelves

Helen Keller.

Old negro woman

Emporer Ferdinand Maximillian

The excuse for all the surrounding schlock - the Natural Bridge.

Leigh takes a break from the Bridge and from my photographic endeavours.

Natural Bridge mini-golf.

Leigh as obstacle on the Natural Bridge mini-golf course.

Not sure exactly what the theme of the course is...

So disappointing.

But still impressive from a distance.

Just the name Foamhenge made my afternoon.

What appears to be a failed attempt at another tacky attraction along Route 11 near Natural Bridge - the Enchanted Castle Studio Tour (now abandoned).

It wasn't clear if there was a consistent theme.

The setting, along what is otherwise a fairly rural route, added to the surreal nature of the place.

Remnants of random items from giant bugs to foam blocks littered the property.

Note the man trapped inside the top of the giant bug.

Another angle for your viewing pleasure.

The sarcophagi seemed to be the only Egyptian aspect of the "Studio".

Enchanted Castle Man!

A giant red molar perhaps?

A smaller-than-life King Kong carrying an inderterminate (perhaps unfinished) figure.

Dinsaur bodies and body-parts.

This dinosaur seemed to have recently escaped its wooden crate...

The Pink Cadillac Diner on Virginia Route 11, near Natural Bridge.

Pink everything.

Gas Groc, Gas Grol? Whatever it was, it was on Virginia Route 11, near Natural Bridge.

An ideal place for a pet walk, next to the highway, Zoo and Family Restaurant.