The Backrooms are real, and they're filled with tiny cars and model trains, not existential dread—turns out the internet's creepiest mystery was just a hobby store.
Original Backrooms Location Found: It's a Hobby Store in Wisconsin
Online investigators traced the original Backrooms photo to a 2003 renovation shot in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, now home to John's Hobbies. The infamous yellow walls are gone, replaced by an RC car racetrack that draws curious fans.
Source: Original Backrooms Location Found: It's a Hobby Store in Wisconsin — Atlas Obscura
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