There seems to be a population of teeny people living in Frick Park. Or maybe it’s little pants-wearing mice, or fairies? Whatever they may be, they live in the bases of trees and the entrances to their homes are plain to see for those who know where to look. The doors are a few inches high, made of wood, the handles tiny screws.
Discovering these teeny doorways all along the Tranquil Trail made me feel like a kid on a treasure hunt. I’ve found ten so far, more each time I go. Apparently a mysterious door has also been found in San Francisco–perhaps wood fairy ranks are growing?
Space Monkey Twins 
Heh-heh, Frick Park, heh-heh, she said frick….
Seriously cute little doorways there!
Who knows what happens behind those tiny doors 😉
ah-ha, good one!
Ah, you’re getting out there and discovering some of Pittsburgh’s magical places! Well done!
Thanks! Thought I can’t take too much credit for this one, since it’s walking distance from my house. But still, yes.
Okay, so am now thinking Storybook Forest is next place. Until they’re 2, it’s free for them to get in. Water park there is nice (are they walking yet?) too!
I’m going with fairies! Fairies must live there for sure 😉
Makes sense to me!
I am going to show Miss these little doors and see if we can find some in Australia!
I hope you do! Sounds like they’re in Australia, too. It’s a wood fairy population explosion.
I was thinking Gummi bears. Have you started showing your girls cartoons yet?:-)
Ha. Gummi bears live in the forest? Sounds fun to me. We haven’t started watching cartoons yet, but maybe soon 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
These fairy doors are everywhere here too. It’s so funny – I’m getting round to doing a post about our local park (Templemore park) which has a new trail of fairy doors. Last week we met the local artist who is busy installing new doors. She wants to spread the word and I said I had a blog and I’d do a post for her. It was lovely to meet a local artist.
The trail gives the kids a reason to walk right around the park, rather than stay by the playground.
Those doors are very cute indeed! 🙂
That’s too funny. I actually saw one when my mother was in town visiting from California, and she told me there was someone putting them in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, too. I guess it’s a thing, then! Can’t wait to see your blog post about the ones in Ireland! And learn more about Templemore park, too. Must have been fun to meet the artist 🙂
Yes she was lovely and she only lives down the road from me. Her doors are quite elaborate. I’ll try to get as much info as possible. 🙂
those are cool! squirrel houses! 🙂
Could be! Small squirrels 🙂
I love these! I feel like I am going to start bumping into everything now because I’ll be head down looking for tiny little doors. Haven’t seen any in montreal yet but I didn’t know to look!
Ha! You just never know when you might see one! I know, watch for low branches 🙂 Thanks for your comment.
That is just too cute!
Right? They seem to be all over the world in different places, too. Not a bad trend, I’d say 🙂
I haven’t seen these in Tennessee yet. Maybe I can start a trend! Must learn to make fairy doors…
Another thing to add to the To Do list 🙂
Ooo, these are so magical! I’m going to start looking for them in NZ… either that or learn to make them. My garden could use some fairies.
Aren’t they fun?! They give a whole different perspective on the trees. I bet it would be fun to make some. Thanks for commenting!
Hi! I realize this post was 3 years ago, but has anyone ever mapped them out? Are they on the main trail or on the smaller narrow ones on the side?
Thanks! Briana
Thanks for your comment! I’m not sure if anyone has mapped them out. Since I don’t live near Frick Park anymore, I’m not even still if they’re still there. Before, they were on the downhill trail leading into Frick Park from the Pt. Breeze cemetery entrance.
The doors continue. The large one in the stump is currently the 7th. They aren’t hard to make … Old cedar fence slats, drill, leftover screw, coffee bag twist ties and staple gun. You cannot believe how much enjoyment is had anonymously watching children (of all ages) enjoy the doors. More stories than can be imagined.
They are truly a gift 🙂