Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills

The uphill-downhill road of Ariccia

Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy

Just outside of Rome, one can find respite from the smog, and traffic of the big city among them fresh air, beautiful surroundings, wonderful food and a road that seems to run in reverse.... »

Optical Oddities, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by Wanderful and Dylan

Davelis Cave on Pendeli Mountain

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods

One of the most mysterious places in Athens is rarely ever visited. This is in part because there is so much superstition surrounding the mountainside of Pendeli that even modern people are... »

Curious Caves, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Subterranean Sites | Edited by travelmuse and wythe

Confusion Hill

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest

It has been suggested that instead of calling "images that differ from objective reality," optical illusions, they should instead be called "brain fails," which is in effect, exactly what they... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by Clinton

Devil's Stomping Ground

A one hundred and twenty year old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods

Set back from the main road, is a empty patch of woods, a dusty circle, barren of plant life, about 15' wide where, according to stories dating back to 1882, the devil comes to dance. The stories... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by

Woodstock Mystery Hole

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude

Owned and operated by the Universal Church O’ Fun and championed by its jovial Pastor Barron, leader of the Tunnel People, the Woodstock Mystery Hole stands as a monument to the irrefutable mores... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills, Curious Places of Worship, Subterranean Sites | Edited by littlebrumble

America's Stonehenge (Mystery Hill)

America's oldest archaeological site or muddled case of wishful thinking...

America's Stonehenge or "Mystery Hill" comes with more questions then answers. Variously claimed to be a 4000 year old megalithic astronomical complex ancient built by megalithic Native American... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills, Hoaxes and Pseudoscience, Incredible Ruins | Edited by

The Ozark Spooklight

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri

Known variously as the Ozark Spook Light, the Hornet Ghost Light, the Joplin Ghost Light, the Devil’s Jack-O’-Lantern, and the Tri-State Spook Light it is, like the many other "will-o-wisps"... »

Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by re_nakaba

The Mill on Lake Erie

The Incredible Shrinking Mill

As you drive along the lakeshore heading east towards the town of Port Colborne, there's a federal grain elevator mill in the distance, which appears quite large, framed by a group of trees and... »

Geological Oddities, Optical Oddities, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by bopo

Oregon Vortex

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin

In the early 20th century, a small office built for a local mining company began sliding down a hill, eventually resting at an odd angle to its foundation. From this simple accident a tourist... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

Cosmos Mystery Area

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't

"Have you ever experienced a place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk? Have you ever stood on the wall or felt an unexplainable force?" So reads the promotional... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by

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