Legend has it that Litster conducted research experiments in the area. The area was remote, and he claimed that wildlife and Indigenous peoples avoided it because of its strange, logic-defying properties. John Litster, the man behind the Oregon Vortex, opened his attraction in 1930. The Oregon Vortex (Gold Hill, Oregon) Credit: Manuela Durson/ Shutterstockįans of the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz may not know that the founder of the Oregon Vortex accused his California colleagues of stealing his ideas. ![]() ![]() Spook Hill started becoming a popular local attraction around 1950 - coinciding with the Postwar Era of automobiles, interstates, and roadside attractions. Another myth is that the hill is actually haunted by a Native American chief or an alligator that terrorized the local village and battled locals at the site. Legends abound - some say that before automobiles were popularized, even horses would struggle to go downhill. One such spot is Spook Hill, about 50 miles south of Disney World in Florida. In actuality, the car is going downhill but the horizon line and other local features of the landscape trick the brain into believing gravity is being defied. ![]() The truth is, these hills are merely optical illusions - the car (or bottle, or marble) only appears to roll uphill. There are several of these hills across the country and around the world, and many have become roadside attractions - especially among fans of the paranormal and supernatural. Gravity hills, or spook hills, are said to be gravitational anomalies where visitors can put their cars into neutral at the base of the hill and watch as the vehicles mysteriously creep up the slope. Spook Hill (Lake Wales, Florida) Credit: Pat Canova/ Alamy Stock Photo
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