BETA
Chapter 1
Giant fiberglass marketing wonders
Chapter 2
Gravity defying mystery spots
Chapter 3
Masterpieces made from salvaged junk
Chapter 4
Cryptids and cosmic connections
YOUR GOAL
Master of The weirdest roadside attractions
Ch 2 · Gravity defying mystery spots
hank U.S. Gravity Defying Mystery Spots
At these mystery spots, Gravity takes a bow, Cars rollin' uphill, You'll wonder how!
hank A circular area in Gold Hill, Oregon, is famous for baffling height-change illusions.
Fun Fact
Water flowing uphill: In mystery spots, water appears to flow uphill because the surrounding buildings are tilted at a much steeper angle than the stream.
Glossary
gravity hill (noun)
A location where the surrounding landscape produces an optical illusion, making a downhill slope appear to rise. George Prather opened California's slanted Santa Cruz cabin in 1940 to showcase these disorienting visual tricks.
A location where the surrounding landscape produces an optical illusion, making a downhill slope appear to rise. George Prather opened California's slanted Santa Cruz cabin in 1940 to showcase these disorienting visual tricks.