Confusion Hill
{{short description|California roadside attraction}}
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Confusion Hill is a roadside attraction in Piercy, California. The attraction, which opened in 1949, includes what is dubbed as a "gravity house", a structure built to give the interior visitors tilt-induced optical illusions, similar to the perspective on a gravity hill. Occupants experience the need to stand upright when they actually already are. Also included in the attraction is the Mountain Train Ride a {{convert|1+1/2|mi|adj=on}} {{RailGauge|20in}} narrow gauge built in a switchback layout along the side of a steep hill.
For 60 years, Confusion Hill was on the heavily traveled US 101 highway, also known as the Redwood Highway. Due to repeated mudslides obstructing the road, US 101 was realigned in 2009 to the Confusion Hill Bridges, bypassing the attraction. In 2010 Confusion Hill was granted California Points of Historical Interest status.{{cite news |title=Confusion Hill gains historical interest status |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100129/ARTICLES/100129327?tc=ar |newspaper= The Press Democrat |date= January 29, 2010 | last=Anderson|first= Glenda}}
''Gravity Falls''
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In August 2016, Alex Hirsch, creator of the television series Gravity Falls, installed a statue of series antagonist Bill Cipher at Confusion Hill{{cite tweet |user=_AlexHirsch | author=Alex Hirsch |number=868993848332005376 | date= 28 May 2017 |title= If you're in Confusion Hill Tip your hat when you see Bill He waits & watches for the day When Pines again come out to play | language=En | link=https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/868993848332005376}}{{cite tweet |user=SaturnInGF | number=767096481350160384 | date= 20 August 2016 |title=found em! visit bill! Faq: no treasure box, bill in parking lot, next week get a new hat | language=En | link=https://twitter.com/Saturn_Designs/status/767096481350160384}} after it was removed from its initial home of Reedsport, Oregon, following a global scavenger hunt to locate the statue, known as the Cipher Hunt.{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/after-just-two-weeks-gravity-falls-fans-complete-incre-1784794817/amp | title=After just two weeks Gravity Falls fans complete incredible global Cipher Hunt | author=Velocci, Carli | date=3 August 2016 | publisher=io9}}
In 2020, Confusion Hill faced closure due to financial hurdles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. A GoFundMe was set up and with help from Hirsch and the Gravity Falls fanbase, the target goal was raised and exceeded.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-24|title='Gravity Falls' Fans Saved A Roadside Attraction The Show Was Based On|url=https://uproxx.com/tv/gravity-falls-fans-save-real-life-mystery-shack/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=UPROXX|language=en-US}}
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Category:Narrow-gauge railroads in California
Category:Roadside attractions in California
Category:Tourist attractions in Mendocino County, California