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The northernmost community in Mendocino County, tiny Piercy is famous as the site of Confusion Hill, an honest-togoodness roadside attraction that welcomes visitors with a sign reading “if You Came Here To Have Fun you will!!, if not, you won’t!!!”

Attractions at Confusion Hill include a halfhour mountain train ride through the woods; a “Gravity House” in which optical illusions run rampant and impossible things appear possible (balls rolling and water running uphill, for instance); a redwood shoe-house that once served as a parade float but has lived here since 1949; and a totem pole that is “the largest freestanding Redwood Chainsaw Carving in the World!” All in all, this is a perfect stop for visitors with kids.