Aug 24 2009
Pennsylvania’s Gravity Hill
One of the things that caught my eye while Pennsylvania trip-planning was Gravity Hill. This strange place is where, supposedly, cars roll uphill. I was curious about the phenomena, but the clincher was their website. Informative, yes, but hilarious. It’s one of those well-done sites that draws you to visit.
And so we did.
On our way to Philadelphia, we ran out of daylight and didn’t have time to stop at Gravity Hill. I was disappointed (and, yes, curious), so I made sure we worked a stop at New Paris into our return trip.
We followed the directions to Gravity Hill (a necessity, since you won’t just happen upon this place), put the car in neutral . . . and sure enough, we started rolling backward up the hill.
It was strange. It was exciting. It sure looked like we were rolling uphill.
I pulled out our GPS with its altitude feature to see what was really happening. And, no, I won’t tell you what I found out, because if you’re curious about Gravity Hill, you just need to go there and experience it yourself.
Even if you don’t care what Gravity Hill is all about, following the directions to see it will take you on some beautiful back roads to see the Pennsylvania countryside.
If you want to temper the offbeat with the serious, the Flight 93 crash site isn’t far away. It was a sobering end to our fun time at Gravity Hill.
Of all the visits I’ve made to PA, I’ve never heard of Gravity Hill!! Your teaser is too much and I’ll plan in a ‘swing by’ on my next trip. Thanks for pointing it out!