Confusion Hill is a

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. The attraction, which opened in 1949, includes what is dubbed as a "gravity house", a structure built to give the interior visitors tilt-induced

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s, similar to the perspective on a

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. Occupants experience the need to stand upright when they actually already are. Also included in the attraction is the Mountain Train Ride a

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built in a switchback layout along the side of a steep hill. For 60 years, Confusion Hill was on the heavily traveled

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highway, also known as the Redwood Highway. Due to repeated mudslides obstructing the road, US 101 was realigned in 2009 to the Confusion Hill Bridges, bypassing the attraction. In 2010 Confusion Hill was granted

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status.

''Gravity Falls''

In August 2016,

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, creator of the television series ''

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'', installed a statue of series antagonist

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at Confusion Hill after it was removed from its initial home of

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, following a global scavenger hunt to locate the statue, known as the Cipher Hunt. In 2020, Confusion Hill faced closure due to financial hurdles brought on by the

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. A

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was set up and with help from Hirsch and the ''Gravity Falls'' fanbase, the target goal was raised and exceeded.

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