The Mystery House at Atlantic/Neptune Beach

Posted on January 17, 2021 | 1 Comment

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Supposedly the hurricane tossed the house back up on the beach that way and rather than tearing it down, some smalltime Barnum charged admission. At the beginnings of a town called Neptune, the “Mysterious House” stood out beyond the dunes. Inside, gravity went askew. You felt like you were walking up the wall.

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One response to “The Mystery House at Atlantic/Neptune Beach”

steve | January 23, 2021 at 1:37 pm |

Best sentence in the article: “Above a door in the basement hangs the sign for the sign shop, forever circuitous.”

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