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Tourist Traps with Weird Physics

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(place) by sidlon (3.3 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) 1 C! Thu Aug 17 2000 at 15:14:56

There are dozens of these places scattered around the US, each claiming to be unique examples of physics gone wrong. For the right amount of cash, tour guides will show you such wonders as water flowing uphill, people growing and shrinking, and houses with crooked walls. A partial list of such sites:

Cosmos, Rapid City, SD
the Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, CA
Confusion Hill, Piercy, CA
Spook Hill, Lake Wales, FL
Gravity Hill, Mooresville, IN
Big Mike's Mystery House, Cave City, KY
Mystery Spot, St. Ignace, MI
Tri-State Spooklight, Neosho, MO
House of Mystery, Hungry Horse, MT
Gravity Hill, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Mystery Hill, Blowing Rock, NC
Mystery House, Cherokee, NC
Mystery Hill, Marblehead, OH
Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill, OR
Mystery Lights, Marfa, TX
Wonder World, San Marcos, TX
Gravity Hill, Salt Lake City, UT
Mystery Hole, Anstead, WV
Wonder Spot, Lake Delton, WI
Teton Mystery Spot, Jackson, WY


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