Locations (HoER)

This is a list of locations in *House of Eternal Return*. The names of the rooms come from the credits list of *HoER* seen here. All the locations mentioned here are part of the original exhibit unless mentioned otherwise.

## Abacus Room (Removed)

A fabric covered room with large wire structures that allow for the movement of wooden blocks.

## Alley Bazaar

An alien bazaar in a grimy, winding alleyway, located towards the back of the first level.

## Animal Eye Dome

A geodesic dome full of giant animal eyes and astroturf. It is on the small half of the second level of The Forest, and the outside is lined with stars.

## Aquarium

A glowing forest of black light coral under luminous fish, located directly to the right of the exhibit entrance, next to The House.

## Aquarius Fountain and Pond

A pond filled with water, next to a slim staircase connecting the first and second levels, located near the Aquarium.

## Beam Space Balcony and Controller (Removed)

This room was removed and replaced with the Star Tracer at some time before the summer of 2019. It was on the second floor, overlooking the laser harp.

## Betty's Light Boxes

Touch activated, color changing blocks located on the second level, on the left balcony of the Concert Venue

## Black and White 1920's Cartoon Room

An homage to 1920s animation. A two-toned kitchen, located on the second level, opening onto the right balcony of the Concert Venue.

## Bowed Piano / Star Room

A discordant piano located behind Piper and Nicolae’s closet on the second floor of The House.

## Bug Room (Removed)

It is on the second level, between the house and concert venue.

## Cake Room

A room of infinite cakes and fluffy monsters. It is on the second level, opening onto the right balcony of the Concert Venue

## Caves

The Ice caves, home of the xylophone mastodon, spanning the first and second levels. They are located just to the right of The House.

## Charter Office

The office of the Charter. The light projections and audio narration are activated by sitting in the chair in the center of the room, and function as a partial ending to the story.

## Children's Closet (Removed)

A closet opening into a small passage with scribbles and drawings upon the walls. It connects the children's room and the Caves.

## Crystal Grotto

A garden of glowing crystals, serving as a passage between the Children's Bedroom and the Caves.

## Cult of the Primary

Cult chapel center working towards the ascension of humanity.

## Desert Trailer

A mock-desert with a vintage trailer dropped within. Located on the first floor, near Portals Bermuda

## Fancy Town

A neon town constructed of doors and windows which serves as the stage backdrop. It is on the 1st floor, within the concert venue.

## The Forest

The forest and canopy found at the back of The House. It spans both levels, and is the largest open space in the exhibit.

## Front Yard

The front exterior of the House, and the main entrance to the installation.

## Glitch Beach

A small room located off of Portals Bermuda and the perimeter art corridor.

## Hamster Dioramas

Various dioramas depicting Nimsesku the Hamster in strange situations.

## Hidden Capsule

A room full of black and white doodles, located on the first floor, next to the Ancestral Crypt.

## Ice Station

Contains the Space Owl, a sculpture subject to copyright arguments. It is on the main level, and can be accessed from the Portals Bermuda corridor.

## Infinity Spa

"A mirrored room hidden inside an antique ice box. Visitors can sit on sauna-inspired benches and use a controller to choose LED programs, which are reflected into infinity. Featuring ambient sound design by local legend Ben Wright, the Infinity Spa is a calming, intimate retreat tucked away in the House of Eternal Return."

It was added during the Feburary 2017 renovations.

## Laser Harp (Santa Fe)

A large scale version of Nicholae Pastore's theoretical laser harp. When guests solve the Star Tracer puzzle (on the 2nd floor), a light in Star Tracer shines briefly through wall cutouts down into the Laser Harp room. It is on the main level.

## Light Organ

It is on the second level, near the geodesic dome.

## Lighthouse

A beacon covered in glowing neon creatures. It is located on both the first and second floor within Fancy Town.

## Museum Cases

Large blue cases filled with seemingly random and unusual objects. It is on the first floor.

## Pip and Pop

A miniature world made of candy. It is on the first floor and near the forest.

## Portals Bermuda

> *Main article: Portals Bermuda*
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An interdimensional travel agency and gateway to the multiverse.

## Saloon

A vibrant saloon with felt taxidermized animal heads upon the walls and a zoetrope within the closet. It is on the lower level. It can be accessed from the concert venue on stage left.

## School Bus

It is accessed at the back of the concert venue on the main level. The bus is very tall and extends up to the 2nd level, however it can not be entered or interacted with at the 2nd level.

## Secret Garden

It is accessed on the first floor through Portals Bermuda.

## Space Sphere

A version of Nicholas Pastore's spheres made through music. It is on the lower level.

## Squirr-el

A diamond shaped seating area with light.

## Star Tracer

*Main article: Star Tracer*

A room with a puzzle involving constellations. It is on the second floor, overlooking the Laser Harp. It is near the top of the stairs in the concert venue.

## Teen Room

*Main article: Teen Room*

A multiverse version of a standard teen's bedroom. It is on the second level, accessed through the Black and White 1920's Cartoon Room.

## The Heady Spaces Between Sweet Dreams and Nightmares

It was added during the 2020 closure from Covid.

## The House

The home of Selig family, now the gateway into the other worlds.

## Timeworm

A torus-shaped room with a wooden bench that runs the full length. The ceiling is plywood baffles with embedded LED strips that change colors. Ceiling height is purposely low such that adults must hunch or stoop at almost all times. Speakers are spaced around the room with audio effects that move around the ring-shaped room.

It is on the second floor. It was added during the February 2018 renovations.

## Trash Temple

Appears to be on the second level. It was added during the 2020 Covid closures.

## TV Tunnel

It is on the main level. It connects the lobby corridor and the concert venue.

## Water Tower

A water tower reconfigured into seating. It was added in the winter of 2019.

## Wilderness

A large square room with brightly painted low-poly animal heads mounted on the walls. The floor is Astroturf, and a large white obelisk sits in the center of the room. In each of the four corners of the rooms are 4-legged dog-size animal statues with two-dimensional brightly painted geometric faces, control knobs and buttons serve as the animal's eyes.

It is on the main level, able to be accessed via a door off the hallway connecting the concert venue with circulation lobby. It was added during the February 2017 renovations.

## References

1. ↑ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meow-wolf-lawsuit-lauren-adele-oliver-1930003
2. ↑ https://credits.meowwolf.com/projects/infinity-spa/
3. ↑ https://meowwolf.com/articles/and-everything-nice-from-pip-pop
4. ↑ https://meowwolf.com/articles/paolo-puck-the-heady-spaces-between-sweet-dreams-and-nightmares
5. ↑ https://meowwolf.com/articles/katie-green