Case file · Anomaly hotspot
Mystery Hill, Blowing Rock
A roadside 'gravity anomaly' between Boone and Blowing Rock, opened in 1948–49 on the model of the Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, where water seems to run uphill and visitors lean at odd angles.
1949 CE · 36.16, -81.66 · status: explained
The sceptical view
A tilted-house optical illusion: the building and the slope remove the usual visual cues for level ground.