the tiny woods behind my grandma's house in western NY always gave me a "something in the woods" vibe. my friend and I would hang out there a lot, but we never lost sight of the backyard. something always kept us from going too far. next time I go back, I think I'm going to check it out and see if it still feels the same. the small stretch of PA I drive through from ohio to NY always gives a similar, but not quite the same, vibe as well. it's the only place I've ever felt that kind of energy.
I’m so interested to hear if it winds up feeling the same again! There are so many places from my childhood that give off hugely different vibes when I go back, and others that just feel exactly the same. Sometimes I’ll have completely forgotten the feeling of a place and suddenly a sound or a smell will spark my memory and I can suddenly feel, say, eastern Salt Lake City in the late afternoon in March.