Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: WonderWorks - Upside-down Building

Upside-down facade of an attraction promising interactive thrills and puzzles, part of a chain of similar topsy-turvy structures in tourist meccas.

The upside-down building attracted my kids. I have to admit, I haven't seen too many upside-down buildings erected on purpose. The high admission price -- $25.75 for adults and $14.50 for kids -- discouraged me from testing out the hands-on exhibits, inversion tunnel, space zone and illusion gallery.

The magic show looked interesting, but cost extra. The gift shop had some fun items, like a large safety pin that looks like it's going through your nose, which weren't too expensive. [Kevin Shay, 08/23/2010]

[RA: There are sister versions of Wonderworks in Orlando, Panama City Beach, and Myrtle Beach (in 2011).]

The Anita Bryant show is not returning, but someone finally bought the building and is doing something with it! I am unsure of what it is, but it looks really neat! It seems they have ripped the roof off of the original buiding and are replacing it with another building that is upside down! Weird, huh? I took pics of the construction and of the billboard with the finished product! It looks cool! We'll see.

After looking around myself online, I found that the place is an uppity science museum or something, but the building is still really neat. The Combo pack costs (the interactive stuff, laser tag, and dinner show) about as much as it is to get into Dollywood! [Kerri Conrad, 05/17/2006]

[RA: This is another WonderWorks attraction -- the original upside-down building still craters a lot along International Drive in Orlando, Florida. The same successful attraction formula will be attempted in the Pigeon Forge Mecca sphere.]