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Most People Have No Idea You Can Do This One Awesome Activity In Portland

Published Jun 3, 2016

Written by 

Vanessa Du Pree

Located in NW Portland is the most peculiar and spectacular place on earth.

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Website/The “World Famous” Woodstock Mystery Hole™

Here lies the Woodstock Mystery Hole, where you'll find a greater than life size rodent, geometric "codes" inscribed on walls, a personal tour guide, and other oddities.

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Facebook/Woodstock Mystery Hole

And of course there is the main attraction: The Mystery Hole. Deep down The Mystery Hole you'll find mysterious doorways, ancient "codes" etched on walls, and underground passageways.

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Facebook/Woodstock Mystery Hole

There's even peculiarities above ground, including a Mystery Tower, complete with a boat on top to channel energy, a Mystery Hedge Walk that ends with sliding down the Mystery Pole, and the Funnel of Love and Rebirth, where you can be "reborn" once you walk out the other side.

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Facebook/Woodstock Mystery Hole

The interactive tour of The Mystery Hole is unlike any other. This is definitely one of Portland's best kept secrets that make you feel like you're in another world. You have to check it out for yourself, but in the meantime take a look at this video that gives an accurate look at what you'd be experiencing:

The Woodstock Mystery Hole from emily yurek on Vimeo.

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