Upside-Down House


The Upside-Down House, a kooky tourist attraction created by silent-film actress Nellie Bly O’Bryan, is worth a quick look. Originally situated along Tioga Rd, it now resides in a park in front of the tiny Mono Basin Historical Society Museum. The museum itself displays old farming equipment, artifacts, furniture, maps and photographs that document the history of the area.

To find it, turn east on 1st St and go one block to Mattley Ave.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby attractions

1. Panum Crater

4.68 MILES

Rising above the southern shore of Mono Lake, Panum Crater is the youngest (about 640 years old), smallest and most accessible of the craters that string…

2. Black Point Fissures

5.15 MILES

On the north shore of Mono Lake are the Black Point Fissures, narrow crags that opened when a lava mass cooled and contracted about 13,000 years ago…

3. South Tufa

5.38 MILES

Peculiar-shaped tufa spires ring the shimmering Mono Lake, but the biggest grove is on the southern rim, with a mile-long interpretive trail. The bizarre…

4. Mono Lake

6.88 MILES

North America’s second-oldest lake is 70 sq miles, and a quiet and mysterious expanse of deep blue water. The glassy surface reflects jagged Sierra peaks,…

5. Navy Beach

6.94 MILES

The best place for swimming in Mono Lake is at Navy Beach. It’s also the best place to put in canoes or kayaks.

6. Lyell Canyon

12.43 MILES

This lovely canyon, which includes a section that is part of the John Muir Trail, follows the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River.

7. Main Meadow

14.53 MILES

Stretching nearly 3 miles from Pothole Dome in the west to Lembert Dome in the east, Tuolumne’s main meadow is beautiful to behold, especially at sunset,…

8. Soda Springs

14.55 MILES

Above the north shore of the Tuolumne River, carbonated mineral water burbles silently out of Soda Springs, a small natural spring that turns its…