“Unveiling the Unexplained: 10 Tourist Traps Where Science Meets the Surreal”
2. Cosmos Mystery Area – Rapid City, South Dakota
In 1952, two college kids stumbled upon this inexplicably uneven place where everything seems crooked, even though it isn’t.The current pamphlets blame the “Cosmos force,” but you might want to see this for yourself.
3. Confusion Hill – Piercy, California
On this mysterious hill you can allegedly find a “chipalope,” a half-chipmunk/half-antelope creature that probably doesn’t exist. This mystery spot focuses on the “chipalope” legend, but also features strange gravitational anomalies (and lots of tourist trap fun).
4. Mystery Hole – Ansted, West Virginia
This wacky spot has it all…if all you want are slanted rooms and a Volkswagen Beetle that looks like it crashed into one of the walls. The owners claim that it will be an “experience that will intrigue you the rest of your life” and that “nature’s gravity seems to have gone haywire and your sense of balance is extremely upset.” Okay.
5. Oregon Vortex – Gold Hill, Oregon
The house of mystery is centered around the Oregon Vortex, which is “a spherical field of force, half above the ground and half below the ground.” The vortex distorts gravity and perception in this space (allegedly).
6. Magnetic Hill – Orroroo, Australia
If you can find this road in Australia, you can experience something truly unique. “With caution, position your car at a “bottom” of the hill and put your car in neutral. Take your foot off the brake and you will experience the thrill of your car not only climbing the hill by itself, but gaining speed as it goes. Look out for other traffic.” (via eureka4you)
