Explore hands-on activities, North Carolina history, gem mining, axe throwing, and more. A must-see for families and adventurers of all ages! Mystifying visitors to the High Country since the 1930's with North Carolina's only known Natural Gravitational Anomaly Mystery Hill features a fascinating collection of hands on activities related to Optical Illusions, Natural Phenomena, and Puzzles. See your friends grow and shrink before your eyes on the Mystery Platform, experience the gravitational pull of North Carolina's only Natural Gravitational Anomaly, Lose your shadow on the Shadow Wall, learn to fly on the Flying Mirror, stand inside a giant soap bubble at Bubblerama, Tour the world's 2nd largest collection of Native American Artifacts with over a quarter million pieces that Moon and Irene Mullins collected over their lifetime, explore the 1903 home of the founder of Appalachian State University and the Historic Farmyard, Gem Mine at Prospector Hill, Learn to throw axes and knives at Tomahawk Hill, See if you can master the Bull Ride Challenge, Explore the River Walk and Tunnel to Sterling Creek Park, Play dress up and get a souvenir old time photo at Proffessor Finnegan's Photo Parlour, Try one of our famous Over The Top Mason Jar Milkshakes at Front Porch Eats, Check out some of the best shopping in the area at our unique retail shops, and more! Four miles from Blowing Rock on Hwy 321.
