This is the 2nd time going to this location. It's been years since I went. The tour was a little smaller, smaller location to roam and the known things like the standing broom was not included in the tour. It was a hot day and I'm sure everyone was overheated. They have porta potties outside of check in area. Things to know: Bring your own golf ball to test one of the guides theory. Bring comfortable clothes and walking shoes. The location has a few souvenirs and drinks for sale in the check in area. Discount for veterans and first responders. Overall great experience and would recommend. The tour guide was knowledgeable. read more

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Oregon's version of the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz CA I've only been to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz once over 10 years ago in June 2013 and this experience at the Oregon Vortex was pretty much the same. Max was a very informative tour guide and was great in explaining the history and the "unexplainable" with plenty of exhibits detailing defying the laws of gravity. He asked for volunteers (children and adults) on some of his illustrations like for the height illusions as well as use props like a broom, a measuring tape and a leveler. The tour lasted about 45 minutes. The place is located off the beaten path. From N River Rd/Second Ave as we entered Sardine Creek Rd was another 4-1/2 miles to the attraction itself. Parking is free. Admission price is expensive (I can't remember, I think $20/ea or close to it). Discounts were given if you're a AAA member or military personnel. Mystery Spot in California is half at $10. Anyway, the property is small. This is definitely one of Oregon's oldest and most original examples of Roadside America. 3.5 Stars Review #3264 read more

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Didn't realize they offer a guided tour. It was so fun to see and learn about the vortex. Even my 12 year old who thought it was "just a house" really enjoyed the experience. Highly recommend! read more

Awesome place. The vortex is a must go to when in the area. Highly recommend. I'm not going to spoil anything.

Crazy experience! My Partner and I talked about it non stop for 2 hours. The tour guide was so fun and very enthusiastic.

So much fun! Amazing energy experience. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and great personality. I would love to go back and take my grandkids. read more

The Oregon Vortex - Demonstrating oddity - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Gold Hill, Oregon

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Must stop attraction for any age. Not handicap friendly. Or pet friendly which is a bummer. Arrived in time for an early Tour. Guide was informative and funny. Still amazed by this strange place!! read more

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This place is super fun! We've been there several times as we live nearby, and believe in the "magic" of this tourist attraction. We like taking visitors to the Vortex, especially the skeptics. My husband's first visit was in the early 60's when he was 10 and even now he enjoys himself. The tour guides are very knowledgeable. Once when we took pictures with a camera, the developed photos came back with some mysterious anomalies ... You've got to experience the Oregon Vortex and see the gravity defying examples for yourself! read more

My wife and I are big fans of Gravity Falls and we just had to stop here on our trip to Oregon. This is the definition of a tourist trap, but it's still so much fun and we would come back again. We had a fun guide and it was a blast playing around in the House of Mystery. I would definitely recommend coming here if you're a kid at heart and especially if you love Gravity Falls! read more

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This place was incredible to take our family to. Full of excitement and mystery. Highly recommended!

We really had a great time here. It was educational as well as fun. We had a funny guide and had the opportunity to interact and try out theories. Fun for the whole family. read more

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My son is a fan of Gravity Falls, and the Oregon Vortex and House of Mystery is the reason we started planning a trip to Oregon! The place is off the beaten path but worth the drive. The place is smaller than I anticipated, but it made for just the right amount of time for a guided tour and a browse in the shop before hitting the road again. The guided tour was reasonably priced, and our guide was a cute, quirky spitfire that made the experience even more memorable. Plus, she quickly identified my son as a Gravity Falls super fan and dubbed him with the moniker "Gravity Falls" and shared some cool fan memorabilia with him, making it a special experience for my son. I would recommend this as a pit stop off of the 5 for anyone road tripping around Oregon. read more

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We had fun, the staff was great with my daughters million and 1 questions. A great family attraction! The no pet policy for an outdoor attraction was kind of a bummer. read more

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As far a the vortex it was very cool and fun experience, good for all ages! But the tour guide was terrible, first off he was very sarcastic and it was just annoying. Second he smelt like straight up BO it was really bad... made it hard to want to participate in demonstrations. Overall good but bad tour guide read more

Stopped by here and it was okay. The tour guide kept trying to be funny by making fun of people. That was pretty terrible. Idk why he kept butting into our personal conversations and making fun of my friends. I was really close to telling him off. Otherwise the tour was good, interesting and fun. Didnt really ask questions because that jerk was trying to make people feel stupid. read more

For $13.50 a person would you pay to watch someone do the trick where they 'remove' their thumb? Probably not right? Well welcome to the equivalent of that. This vortex is just mildly more interesting than watch the water flush down your toilet (also a vortex technically). The optical allusions are either blatantly false, or you just can't tell what is going on at all. We were told that this vortex will bend measuring sticks apparently? That they make us a different height? Something along those lines. Other than that all the little kids had a blast. The tour guide was nice, and really sold it well. Over all if you have tons of little ones and you need them to be entertained as you sneak wine out of a pepsi can, this is the perfect place! read more

Super fun activity fo take kids or out of town visitors. A little too spendy in my opinion, considering my grandparents used to play there before it was an attraction. But still really cool, and it was once featured on one of those "mystery" shows. read more

$13 and a 45 minute guided tour to experience optical illusions? Not worth it. Also if you show up after another tour has left you're forced to wait until the guide is done. Looks pretty simple to me, should be self-guided and a bit cheaper, look to make your money on souvenirs instead. read more

This was a very informative, educational and just Fun experience. If you think its just an 'optical illusion then you obviously weren't paying attention to the information. Its a vortex! I definitely recommend. read more

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Such a cool place! Really fun experience for all ages. I was a little skeptical of going, but it was so worth it!

Our family stopped here on a road trip, and the place was pretty impressive. Really unique. Maybe a little overpriced, especially for the amount of entertainment. But very well done. read more

Lots of fun, a real classic bit of roadside chicanery. The tour guide was very friendly and well rehearsed, and the illusions wonderfully executed. A true good old-fashioned mystery spot. read more

As we walked into the entrance there was a lady with her shirt up feeding her baby. Come to find out it was our guide. The prices were high. We were not told that my 91 mother would not be able to go into the house. Just that there was a lot of walking which was not true. My mom sat on a bench waiting for us. No refund offered. The guide was very good except for her children (2) one should have been left at home. She kept distracting her mother. It was a very interesting education. They need to be more professional if they want to be taken seriously . read more