We had such a great time and ended up picking up the base ticket that includes: Gravitational Anomaly, Hall of Mystery, Bubblerama, Native American Artifacts, 2903 Dougherty House & Farmyard, Rodeo Rampage Bull Ride Challenge. It is a really cool place to visit, walking in that gravitational anomaly room is the weirdest sensation I've ever felt, but it is something cool to experience. In the hall of mystery, we literally let our inner child just wander around. And sadly we weren't able to do the bull ride, because of timing. For sure it is a place where you can spend your day in there. They're very hospitable and our tour guide was very funny. read more

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A pretty fun straightforward diversion good for rounding out an afternoon in Blowing Rock. I ended up coming here on a day trip weekend getaway. I'm originally from Michigan and grew up pretty close to the Mystery Spot in the Upper Peninsula, so I was somewhat familiar with this sort of place. I ended up checking out the "gravitational anomaly" room along with the "Hall of Mysteries" but none of the other stuff. There was also Axe Throwing and some sort of Native American History Museum but didn't see those as I was somewhat pressed for time. There was also somewhat randomly a huge obscure soda collection which was kind of cool. And they also had Vernors which as a former Michigander I appreciated. The "gravitational anomaly " room was pretty cool and is obviously the main focus of this place. There were a few demonstrative tools like a water flow demonstration, a rubber ball on a track that apparently defies gravity and a swingset. The room itself isn't too large and those three things were the only "tools" in there but goofing around in the room on your own is plenty entertaining as you can see from the attached pictures. Beyond that the "Hall of Mysteries" was basically a small section of optical illusions and science demonstrations which was interesting enough but something probably more interesting to and suited to kids. Overall the place is cool but kind of feels like it doesn't know what it's trying to be beyond the "gravity room" and feels like it could use a little update and some more focused development/presentation. If you haven't been before it's probably worth experiencing at least once if you're going to be in the area and have time for it. They also have a Zoltar machine, which is always a plus in my book. read more

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Lots of fun especially for my grandson! Gem mine, gravity defying room, ax throwing. The people working were very pleasant I will definitely go again. read more

My best friend brought me here after he told me it was relatable to the mystery shack from gravity falls lol. I had a lot of fun. I loved the story. Our guide was very personable. I was lucky I got a small group of people. Including myself and my friend there was only 4 others and it made for a nicer experience I think. The room inside that's tilted I immediately felt dizzy but It wasn't horrible so make sure you're ready for a weird head feeling. The swing was cool. I thought I was gonna break that shit The room with all the mystery stuff was cool too. I am quite gullible and it made for a fun time. I tried to get in the body bubble but my giant tatas just popped it right in front of everyone so that was fun We had fun with the smaller bubbles and the little museum tour was alot of fun too. We bought a couple things and all in all I had a lot of fun. I just love new experiences, and this was definitely new for me read more

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Yes, we had fun and was a neat experiencein the gravity room. We also got to see over 250,000 different arrow heads and some great history. The axe throwing was by far my favorite part. read more

What a fun and unique spot! We stayed just outside Charolette and the staff had never heard of mystery hill! This little hole in the wall spot was so much fun! We threw tomahawks, mined for gems, and did the gravitational anomaly. The summer special was well worth the price and tickets never expire! So when we come back, we can do the museums and other things we didn't do. They also have a cute cafe with yummy lunch and the floats, omg hundreds of flavors of drinks from bug barf to normal pops. There was nothing that wasn't fun here! Bring your sunscreen and water bottle because time flies when you're having fun! read more

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Fun place to throw axes (tomahawks). Pros: -safe environment -friendly, welcoming employees -masks are required -they show you two ways to properly throw the axes (their description does not match how we were taught at a different axe throwing company) -mystery hill offers other attractions (we only did the axe throwing) Cons: -outdoor so plan accordingly for the weather -axes are very used so the axe head slides down after each throw -pricy ($20 for 30 throws) We wanted to try the knife throwing, however, they stop selling passes at 5 pm since they close at 6 pm. Overall, we had a fun time and enjoyed learning how to throw the axes and then competing against each other. read more

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This place is so neat!! You have to experience this at least one time. If you have vertigo I would recommend taking nausea medicine as it can make you sick. The kids & adults loved this place!! read more

Mystery Hill - Museums Near Me - Blowing Rock, North Carolina

My wife and I perused the quaint general store attached to the ticket office and then did the heritage museum tour. All staff were exceptionally friendly and accommodating. Mara, will curate your heritage museum visit. She was wonderfully polite and had an extensive understanding of the history of the exhibit. read more

This was soooooo cool. Worth the money this was the 2nd highlight of the trip other than tweeties railroad next door. Will return just for the heck of it. read more

Mystery Hill - The gravity is different in the room. So much fun. - Museums Near Me - Blowing Rock, North Carolina

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I tend to be fairly gullible so I was sucked right into the story they tell you about this place when you enter, and when you are on the "tour." The guides/employees are definitely well trained at telling you the "history" of the place in a way that makes it feel like you are visiting an actual historical place with a strange anomaly that only exists in a few places around the country. I had visited those illusion houses that put everything on an angle and make you feel like you're standing at an angle as a kid but knew they were an illusion. It wasn't until after we did the tour here that I realized it's ultimately great story telling and not anything mysterious. I strongly recommend making sure your kids know it's all for fun so they don't go telling their friends and teachers about a place in NC where gravity doesn't work like it should. Other than the unfortunate realization that I had been duped, this place is very cute and has a lot of fun activities. My biggest complaint really is, if you buy the package that gets you access to everything, including paying for the old time photo packages, be prepared to sit around and waste some time. There is only one room and photographer taking the photos and they spend a LOT of time with each group (in addition to the time it takes for the people to pick clothes and change into them). They'll tell you that you have a reservation for a specific time but, in our experience, they weren't anywhere near ready for us. We arrived 5 minutes before our "reservation" and the place was packed. We checked in while another family was in getting their photos taken. We finally left after waiting 30 minutes and that group still being in the photo room, along with about 20 people in the waiting area. We were told we could just come back and we'd be in the system to get our photos any time so we will see, if when we do return to the area, how things go. Of everything on the property, we definitely enjoyed the axe throwing the most. My son basically found a new hobby and has asked that I get him involved in it locally as soon as possible. Alas, it began to rain about 20 minutes into our hour so we had to stop early (safety reason). Overall, if you're up for some ridiculous fun, I'd say this place is worth a stop but, think carefully about what you'd like to do rather than being sucked into the packages that include everything. We paid $112 for the two of us and really, our experience didn't net us feeling like we'd got our monies worth. Really young kiddos will love the handful of silly things to play with after the "tour" but beyond that, if we go back, it'll be to claim our photos we never got, and do the axe throwing only. read more

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I visited Mystery Hill with my family while going up to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a really fun experience and we would highly recommend it, especially the gravity anomaly tour. We had James Carter as our tour guide and he was very funny and charismatic, would definitely recommend him as well! Overall a great fun and learning experience for a the family. read more

Mystery Hill - Museums Near Me - Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Cute little attraction full of some oddity history. The kids loved the vortex room and experiment hall. $17.99 for a single tour pass is the best value and it's for all day. read more

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This place is the funniest and best place I've ever been to in Boone NC The gravity in the gravity room was so weird read more

Mystery Hill - The gravity is so weird - Museums Near Me - Blowing Rock, North Carolina

This was a pretty cool phenomenon experience. Kind of short for the amount it cost. Definitely suggest going to see at least once. Probably wouldn't go back. History information was pretty cool. read more

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It was a very interesting place to visit with quite a number of things to do there. Ace throwing, museums, old time photos and more. Family friendly as well. read more

Mystery Hill - Gravitational room. - Museums Near Me - Blowing Rock, North Carolina

This would ordinarily be a neat place to take the family. But during our visit here we paid $115 for a family of four to go on a tour of the place. We showed up and we were the only people there. We were told to wait for a tour guide. After about a 20 minute wait. Two more groups of people totaling about 20 people showed up. Then the tour began. All indoors, all in very small rooms. Including a stop getting your picture taken with your loved ones in an outhouse! While masks were required, This number of people in a small room isn't appropriate for COVID. It wasn't safe. They could have taken each family that showed up on an individual tour with the time we all had, but they didn't. read more

So much fun! Definitely go get the old time photos done! Becky was wonderful!! Great people read more

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Do not waste your money. The whole place is overpriced ($55 for 4 people to gem mine the smallest bag and the whole thing took less than 2 min). This placed is largely geared toward small children but is fabricated and not worth the time or money! read more

Stopped in with hubby and teen. Purchased the $25 package with old time photo. We didn't care to throw axes. Spent 2 hours at this place. First did the mystery house tour and then old time photocopiers by a trip to Indian artifact museum and Dougherty house. The mystery house is a little corny, but we all enjoyed it. Nice lil thing to do in the area and was fun. Even got a couple laughs from my teen. The giant bubble and shadow wall was pretty cool. And seems worth the money since you know where the money is going and an old time photo was desired. Don't think we'd visit again unless other family or friends were with us who had never visited. read more

Been wanting to stop here for years and finally did our tour guide Jordan was fantastic had a great time definitely recommend this to friends read more

Tourist trap in need of an upgrade. Pretty hokie Take the kids if it's raining or too cold to get out in the natural environment. The arrowhead collection is impressive just by its shear volume. It is called a Native American History Museum (downstairs), but it's really an arrowhead collection. The upstairs is Appalachian Heritage Museum--interesting antiques laid out in a home setting. Recommend for 7 year old who doesn't understand you just spent $40 like the other sticker-wearing suckers. read more

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Cameron Owens at Mystery Hill is great! Very enthusiastic and outgoing guide. He made our tour fun, and he entertained us with some carnival games they had set up for Halloween! read more

Fun times at mystery hill today. Brittany in the Gem Mining was definitely the best!!!

My granddaughter and I had a wonderful time exploring Mystery Hill. Jordan was the best tour guide! He absolutely loved telling us all about the place and its history. He answered a lot of questions and wasn't riled when people interrupted him to ask questions. I loved his NC accent, his excitement about giving tours and how we felt we were the most important people ever to pass through! Thank you Jordan. read more

This is our favorite activity that we've done in Boone!!! Their customer service was incredible. Every activity was very fun and memorable. We had 4 adults and 4 kids and split 4 basic packages and 4 of the all inclusive packages. The kids did the gem mining and the adults did the axe throwing but they even let everyone do the bull riding since no one was waiting. My favorite thing of all was the old time photo. The experience of trying on outfits alone was fun. But the photographer was able to get a perfect picture of my 2 year old... amazing. The photographer was so helpful as the baby wanted to try different dresses and brooches, hats, earrings, guns ... everything . My only tip is make sure they have a photo slot available for you before paying bc the photos take an hour. they only had a 5pm available when we got there. We choose to come back the next day when the kids were fresh and that was a good decision as read more

Mystery Hill - They let us throw axes until other people were waiting. I'm glad we waited until it was emptier - Museums Near Me - Blowing Rock, North Carolina

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I do not recommend if you want it do something fun. when you bye tickets and reserve a spot like you have already taken a spot they will just give it away like its nothing! Me and my family walk in there and they ask if we got tickets online you say yes and they waste your time looking up your reservation that they gave away and tell you they are out of room. so 0/10 read more

This would be fun for kids. Everything here is an optical illusion. There is nothing "strange" here. I have a magnetic field reader-- it's normal. The Vortex room simply isn't level. The floor slants down 20 degrees. It only looks level. My phone has a level for taking better photos. I'll post one that is truly level so you can see the "mystery." Yep the floor goes downhill. The swing in the room shows this. Download a bubble level app for your phone-- you'll see. . . Also, umm . . . Look at the building from the outside. It's slanted. . . . The other exhibits are dated and worn. The museums are ok. Lots of arrowheads! Overall, it's a steep price to pay for old optical illusions. With the amount of money they bring in, it should be way better. read more

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We went to Mystery Hill and it was so fun! We took old time photos and Becky was amazing and Ben was such a good help!! Britney is so funny! They were all so sweet and even let my dog join in on the pictures and they turned out so stinking cute!!! Totally recommend everything here, the staff is so nice and sweet and we had so much fun today! read more

This crazy place is totally worth it! Great fun and so weird !! The staff working there is great - especially Terry, whose kindness and enthusiasm really made our day special ! read more

Fun for all ages. No one in our group was under 28 and we had a blast. Ticket counter folks were very sweet and helpful as I wasn't able to show the Yelp 20% off coupon until after the transaction was complete and they insisted they make it work. The tour guide was not great. His presentation was mumbling "here's some stuff". You're not really here to listen to his tour, though. The best part of the tour is the wonky room. We could have spent all day in there with the group we were with. Adults and kids will have a blast goofing off in this room and the crazy angles you'll stand at. Don't be in a rush to move on as there isn't much else. Be sure to hit up the bubble room so you can be encased in a bubble and visit the Native American artifact museum and fossil museum. read more

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Fun roadside activity. Jordan, our tour guide was fantastic. Very friendly and knowledgeable about the hill and the area. The gravity room is wild! read more

I'm so glad we decided to drop by here. Gift shop has a million things to choose from and the mini snacketeria was perfect for a my milkshake. We did a tour of the American Indians and Appalachian founders' museums. Very interesting and educational for kids and adults. We also did the mystery tour which included a lot of weird, cool shit. Definitely check this place out if visiting Boone/Blowing Rock. We had a great time. read more

Great day with the family--so many activities to keep the kids entertained and having fun!

Meh. I'm sure your kids will like it but it's a bit rundown and staff can be hit or miss. Our guide wasn't very "believable" or engaging in the story telling. Honestly, that's really what makes or breaks a place like this. They have several places for you to spend money so plan ahead accordingly. Everything was "neat" but overpriced. We spent just under 2 hours here in total including mystery hill, axe throwing, dinosaur museum, e read more

Went here for the old time photos. They turned out great ! Becky did a wonderful job on the pics of my children. These are professional quality ! read more

Visited Blowing Rock for a day trip. Was driving around and saw Mystery Hill so I took my 3 year old. So many activities and they were great for children and adults! Great price for everything and includes pictures and rocks for the kids. Staff was great and friendly, my kid had an amazing time! Will be returning. read more

If you could make a physical representation of those chain letters your grandma sends you, this would be the place. The "anomaly" room was fun but everything else was way overpriced. It was a fun house of optical illusions for $18. If we could have just done the room for half the price it would have been better. The Native American artifact collection is mostly a ton of arrowheads. I'd recommend you skip this place. read more

Had a wonderful time at Mystery Hill and Professor Finnegans Old Time Photos was the highlight. Becky, the photographer was awesome; so helpful and kind. As a big woman she made me feel confident and helped me choose the outfit that looked the best. The pictures came out great! Fun day! read more

This place was such a fun place to visit! For all ages at that! 10/10 recommended! All the workers are so friendly and welcoming and they made us feel at home. :) read more