Spook Hill - Lake Wales, FL
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 27° 54.694 W 081° 34.940
17R E 442696 N 3087542
Though designed more as a Roadside Attraction, this location provides a lesson about optical illusions.
Waymark Code: WMEEY7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2012
Views: 10
The sign reads:
"Many years ago an Indian village on Lake Wales was plagued by raids of a huge gator. The Chief, a great warrior, killed the gator in a battle that created a small lake. The chief was buried on the north side. Pioneer mail riders first discovered their horses laboring down hill, thus naming it "Spook Hill". When the road was paved, cars coasted uphill. Is this gator seeking revenge, or is the chief still trying to protect his land?"
The attraction consists of this legend posted on a big sign and a white line on the road in front of it. What you do is drive up and stop on the white line, put your car in neutral and watch while it rolls back up the "hill". I have uploaded a video of our car on Spook hill at (
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