Seeing Mystery Spots









Actually, the real mystery to me is how these guys can wear their pants so high. There are numerous "mystery places" in the US, three of them are shown in these postcards. Mystery spot, number one, come on down! The black and white images are early photos from Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, Ca. They are still confusing hordes of tired drivers, see their web "spot" here. Mystery spot number two is actually a Mystery HOUSE and operates in the Black Hills near Mt. Rushmore, (although they have since changed their name to Cosmos Mystery AREA) and are represented here by the mystery of a big-eared father and his big-eared sons. Here even JUNIOR wears his jeans around his chest. Mystery Spot number three, seemingly in a sauna, shows here an attractive young woman in saddle shoes and a woman in extra precarious position due to her high heels. Three is in Michigan, of course, and still thriving as well. They claim one million visitors, each who will "no doubt remember your visit" for years to come. There are no less than 25 similar identified spots in the United States, and I would love to visit every single one.

Group of Mystery Post Cards c. 1950-1960. Collection Jim Linderman

8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    I beleive that there is a mystery Spot in St.Ignace,MI. They get many visitors during the summer months.

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  2. Dull Tool Dim BulbJune 1, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    Yep...that's one of those shown here.

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  3. Tattered and LostJune 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Mystery spots are great fun. You know what you're seeing can't be true and I remember visiting the one in Santa Cruz and thinking somebody was pulling my leg. My father told me it was all real. He was a Naval aviator and told me about how the instruments would go haywire when you flew over the place. I then became a believer.

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  4. AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    God ive never even heard of Mystery spots.
    I thought at first this was some kind of trick photography until i followed your link. Id just love to visit on of these places...Thanks for learning me something new today :)

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  5. AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    YES! The Santa Cruz Mystery Spot is the best interactive entertainment that exists. And, it's in the trees. Balls roll up hill and people lean all funny-like.

    Anyone else reminded of Saddam's statue (2003) leaning over but propped by internal support?

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  6. Dull Tool Dim BulbJune 2, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Thanks for following and for taking the time to comment! Folks, "prisonphotography" is a fascinating blog, I suggest you click and view.

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  7. christieJune 27, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    i have actually been here! very fun. it really is fascinating.

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  8. Dull Tool Dim BulbJune 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    Great! Thanks for taking the time to comment, make sure to follow.

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