Uncovering the Mysteries of America’s Weirdest Town. Santa Cruz, California.

In this episode we explore the Majestic Santa Cruz, California by mountain and sea. We visit Henry Cowell Redwoods, defy gravity at the elusive mystery spot, Soak up the fun at the legendary boardwalk, stay at the haunted Brookdale lodge, go to the El Palomar downtown, and cross paths with Bigfoot.
We will be going to Capitola next week. Would you do any of the wacky things we did in this video?
xo
elle
0:00- Intro
0:30- Henry Cowell Redwood State Park
0:55- Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad
1:14- Bigfoot Museum & Sighting?
2:15- Historical Brookdale Lodge
2:33- Hauntings at Hotel
3:04- Boulder Creek Pizza
3:38- The Mystery Spot
4:15- Highway 9- Ben Lomond, Felton
4:35- Santa Cruz Wharf
4:53- Santa Cruz Boardwalk
5:20- Surfing/ Otter 841 Harassment
5:38- Downtown Santa Cruz (El Palomar)
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  • @TravelGuru-fr5ik
    @TravelGuru-fr5ik8 ай бұрын

    I absolutely adore Santa Cruz. The boardwalk is insane. I also love the mystery spot. I have been there three times and I still can’t understand it.

  • @Levinsontennis
    @Levinsontennis8 ай бұрын

    Wow that mystery spot is really something!!! AMAZING video!

  • @raffaojeda
    @raffaojeda3 ай бұрын

    I love Santa cruz I lived there for six years in the early 90s, I am from Mexico City. I hope to go back some day just for spiritual healing. I am now 60 y/o. I attended cabrillo College where I was part of the great cross country team. Thank u for the video.

  • @IREALLYLOVEDDLC
    @IREALLYLOVEDDLC8 ай бұрын

    It's so awesome in how many Places u Travel to!! Absolutely adore u , Elle

  • @Levinsontennis
    @Levinsontennis8 ай бұрын

    I think we need to go back and do a larger search for Bigfoot!!!

  • @anthonycashero7605
    @anthonycashero76058 ай бұрын

    You guys are great. Love that marshmallow scares Bigfoot.

  • @PaulQuattrocchi-Italy
    @PaulQuattrocchi-Italy5 ай бұрын

    Very interesting portrait. Surprisingly I have not heard much of Santa Cruz. The mystery spot seems pazzo

  • @MillennialFalcon1989
    @MillennialFalcon19894 ай бұрын

    Such a great video. I love Santa Cruz, and somebody finally showed the mountain side as well.

  • @lizlevinson1123
    @lizlevinson11238 ай бұрын

    Looks fun!!!

  • @rajankashyap95

    @rajankashyap95

    8 ай бұрын

    If you want to visit in india welcome dear, i can 😊tour you throughout india and see india.

  • @schuylerlevinson4407
    @schuylerlevinson44078 ай бұрын

    These are some great suggestions for things to do in Santa Cruz!

  • @The_Local_Theater_Kid
    @The_Local_Theater_Kid8 ай бұрын

    I fortunately live an hour away from Santa Cruz so I loove going to the boardwalk during the summer!! I also love seeing all of the red wood trees!

  • @JamesBeckisback
    @JamesBeckisback8 күн бұрын

    I’ve been here and this is spot on. Great review

  • @Myron_T
    @Myron_T8 ай бұрын

    Why is Marshie so gorgeous? 🥺 Most handsomest boi of all, he’ll be able to find Big Foot soon! And I’m lovin these shorter formats just as much as the previous longer ones, both formats are great! Keep up the good work ❤

  • @Huckleberryintheredwoods
    @Huckleberryintheredwoods8 ай бұрын

    Great job capturing the area and mentioning all the cute little towns:) we love living here

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!!! I absolutely love your home 🙏🏼

  • @gailvandervoort7850
    @gailvandervoort78508 ай бұрын

    Aww! I miss Santa Cruz! I’m so happy you and Josh and Marshie had such a fun adventure !! It’s where your Daddy grew up and you made him proud. So many magical memories together with you and your sister as little girls!! You even visited places I’ve never been to!!!

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    I thought this whole time you had gone to the mystery spot!!!!!! It was very special to go back & see all the family spots and new ones. That brookdale lodge is crazy 😅

  • @Alice-zy1ej
    @Alice-zy1ej7 күн бұрын

    Great memories visiting Santa Cruz with my family

  • @wanderlost4207
    @wanderlost42078 ай бұрын

    I need to go to that haunted hotel. I laughed out loud to that piano sound and the little girl laugh 🎹

  • @Levinsontennis
    @Levinsontennis8 ай бұрын

    🎉😊👣

  • @RadDadGetsAround
    @RadDadGetsAround8 ай бұрын

    I would LOVE to go here now

  • @RadDadGetsAround
    @RadDadGetsAround8 ай бұрын

    Just Amazing. How does a ball roll uphill?? You guysdo such great work. It is really impressive

  • @Jiggly-HufflePuff
    @Jiggly-HufflePuff7 күн бұрын

    So this is so cool. I want to go ride those rides

  • @toddvandervoort1668
    @toddvandervoort16688 ай бұрын

    Awesome! I miss the smell of the redwood forest and the salt air! Not to me the chicken mole at the Palomar!

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    Haha!! I am glad you liked it, so many good memories from our childhood in your hometown. Too cold here though!!!

  • @chezaviation
    @chezaviation8 ай бұрын

    this is an amazing video!

  • @thecampdude
    @thecampdude8 ай бұрын

    Great job representing our little mountain towns

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!!!!! I’m so glad I was able to show off your amazing home 🫶

  • @crazytatoe9341
    @crazytatoe93418 ай бұрын

    Can’t wait to visit!🎉🎉

  • @RIDDYxMUSICH
    @RIDDYxMUSICH6 ай бұрын

    Born & Raised Santa Cruz. A very spiritual dark beautiful place. It’s all we know. It’s a privilege to live here.

  • @wanderlost4207
    @wanderlost42078 ай бұрын

    BIGFOOT!!!!!! 🗣️

  • @danalevinson6425
    @danalevinson64258 ай бұрын

    This is a fun video to watch!

  • @KristenGreene-eh6dm
    @KristenGreene-eh6dm8 күн бұрын

    The mystery spot looks so awesome. I wonder how it works?

  • @katysikkema
    @katysikkema8 ай бұрын

    This is sooo COOL! I wanna try every single thing here. I’ve never seen Bigfoot personally…but then again he IS elusive! 👣 how did it feel with zero gravity? I’m jealous! 🥰💖

  • @SkibidiGranny
    @SkibidiGranny4 ай бұрын

    What a great piece on Santa Cruz I love it there

  • @danalevinson6425
    @danalevinson64258 ай бұрын

    This is your best one yet! I think your husband is very handsome and really funny.

  • @alm2187
    @alm21872 күн бұрын

    The 5:11 statue gets decorated seasonally. I think they put a pumpkin on his head in the Autumn and stuff. Surprised you caught him without the lei he has on; maybe most of the year.

  • @ellarohde4038
    @ellarohde40388 ай бұрын

    Booking a flight to Cali right now!! ❤ love your guys videos 💗💗

  • @rajankashyap95

    @rajankashyap95

    8 ай бұрын

    If you want to visit in india welcome dear, i can 😊tour you throughout india and see india.

  • @EileenAnneMoore
    @EileenAnneMoore5 ай бұрын

    Ben Lomond such a charming little town.

  • @EstablishedMagic
    @EstablishedMagic8 ай бұрын

    :)

  • @dumbores
    @dumbores8 ай бұрын

    shocked that you didn’t see big foot

  • @AnnetteBrown1987
    @AnnetteBrown19875 ай бұрын

    I would NEVER stay in a haunted hotel. You guys are braver then I am!

  • @elainemarks7845
    @elainemarks78458 ай бұрын

    This was a hoot to watch! I work at the Brookdale Lodge. You represented this majestic area of the Santa Cruz Mtns so beautifully! Great editing ✌️

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching & for your kind words Elaine! ❤ that is absolutely amazing that you work at a Brookdale Lodge. Have you ever seen Sarah Logan??! 😱😍😭👻

  • @elainemarks7845

    @elainemarks7845

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes! When I bartended at the Lodge in 2001. I wasn’t aware of the history of the place at the time. It was eerie, and fascinating at the same time. I now work in the market and a few times things have flown off the shelf. ✌️

  • @alm2187
    @alm21872 күн бұрын

    Mystery Spot is no one optical illusion. It's a gimmick. Optical illusions may be in play from room to room, though, such as when the relative height of two people appears to change when they swap positions on a seemingly level surface. Largely; figure it's all just trick architecture. Everything's built so objects will swing, roll, or fall counterintuitively. One telling point: Knott's Berry Farm is a number of hours' drive from there. It's a theme park replete with rides and costume characters. One feature is a cabin (with the neighboring structures) with tricksy aspects similar to those of The Mystery Spot.

  • @THEREALLDSHADY
    @THEREALLDSHADY8 ай бұрын

    Heathers x Bigfoot seems like a good crossover! (Sorry for bein late Heather!)

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s okay Heather :) I love your style!!!!! I’ve got it: Bigfoot actually has a tiny lifeboat and is misunderstood about his size

  • @winelovrs1968
    @winelovrs19688 ай бұрын

    When I was growing up in Santa Cruz, the Mystery Spot was across the street from my parents home on Branciforte Drive.

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    Really?!?! That’s amazing!!! What’s your favorite thing to do in Santa Cruz? My dad is from Scotts Valley!!!!

  • @winelovrs1968

    @winelovrs1968

    8 ай бұрын

    I @@ElleMcLemore

  • @winelovrs1968

    @winelovrs1968

    8 ай бұрын

    My wife and I owned a home in Scotts Valley for 16 years. We left when we could no longer understand our neighbors, most were from the middle East and spoke little English. Our neighborhood was called Oak Creek, mostly engineers, they made incomes to afford the homes.

  • @Anxiousrat323
    @Anxiousrat3234 ай бұрын

    This is sweet! I must visit the redwoods. What time of year was this? Do you recommend spring

  • @TheAngelaLee
    @TheAngelaLee4 ай бұрын

    Bigfoot is probably just a myth and the mystery spot is def an illusion. Still both are very entertaining

  • @MagicMichaelAngelic
    @MagicMichaelAngelic5 ай бұрын

    💋💋💋

  • @panizshariat7892
    @panizshariat78928 ай бұрын

    Are you Heather McNamara?

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    I am!!!! ❤️

  • @panizshariat7892

    @panizshariat7892

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ElleMcLemore i love your performance! You are the best HM out there!

  • @ElleMcLemore

    @ElleMcLemore

    8 ай бұрын

    @@panizshariat7892 thank you so so much 💛 I had a lot of fun creating that role

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...13864 ай бұрын

    Why do they always have a white dress?

  • @TravelGuru-fr5ik
    @TravelGuru-fr5ik8 ай бұрын

    A fantastic episode. I think Bigfoot is a bunch of BS!