Mystery Spot is an area of about 300 feet in diameter near St. Ignace, Michigan, where gravity seems to be not acting as anywhere else. It all started in the early 1950s when surveyors who were exploring Michigan’s Upper Peninsula noticed that their equipment did not work properly in one particular area.

They called it ‘mystery spot.” The owners of the property realized the great potential this ‘mysterious spot’ presents, so they started offering tours, built a maze, zip lines, mini golf and a gift shop and tourists started coming in thousands. Some reported that they looked shorter inside of the ‘mystery area’ than outside. Others said that they felt queasy and light-headed inside. Nobody could resist mystery where gravity does not work. The explanation, which was quite simple, did not interest anyone. There are no supernatural forces at work and no spacecraft buried underground. It is just shifted, angled earth that makes the surroundings, when seen from the area, appear to defy gravity.

Mystery Spot, N916 Martin Lake Rd, St Ignace, MI 49781, Phone: 906-643-8322, Map

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