Should you be having a holiday at a hotel in Bloemfontein, South Africa, please find out where the nearest car hire companies at Bloemfontein Airport, South Africa are, hire a car and visit the Owl House in Nieu Beethesda near Kompassberg.

Helen Martins is the name of the eccentric woman whose fascination of light and all things spiritual have made this unusual art house, which is a must see for any visitor. Nativity scenes made from cement and crushed glass; she seems to want to reflect light in as many different ways as possible. Every inch of the house has had some sort of treatment every wall has a mirror. Local legend has it that she began her artistic endeavors when her oppressive far-ther died; she began covering every thing in colored glass. Her method was using old bottles and crushing them to produce glass crumbs that she applied to her still wet cement statues and art works. Locals mention that she began to suffer from the minute particles given off when she crushed the glass led to some of her medical problems. This strange and enigmatic artist eventually ended her own life by drinking a bottle of caustic soda.

Once you have experienced the house, find a place to have a coffee and home made cake in one of the many shops in the village."