As you climb the steps of the Swiss Family Treehouse, you pass through the various rooms, with explanatory placards that tell the story of the Robinsons.

You get close-up views of each of the rooms, which feature furnishings from items salvaged from the wrecked vessel.

There's a lantern, a log book, ornate railings, and, standing prominently in the living room, the ship's wheel from the Swallow.

Ropes from the ship drive a water-wheel system that dips buckets of water from the stream, carrying it to the top of the tree.

Books are open, the dinner table is set and the family pipe organ happily plays "Swisskapolka" -- in fact, there's a feeling that the Robinsons could walk in at any moment.