LA to Vegas - BEST Stops! Route 66, I-15, Abandoned Parks, Ghost Towns, 50s Diner, Magic Mountains!
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2023
- Join us for a scenic drive with some of the best stops between Los Angeles and Las Vegas on I-15 with Route 66 sites as well - including Seven Magic Mountains, Peggy Sue's Diner, Calico Ghost Town and more, driving in to the Vegas Strip at night! We pass from rolling green hills to desert mountainous regions, with stunning views of long trains, hills and mountains, and stop at some iconic institutions including Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch, a popular Route 66 stop created by one artistic man and maintained by his family, Peggy Sue's 50's Diner, which turned out to be an absolute favorite of the entire family, with food as delicious as the theming and atmosphere was cool! We also of course visited their Diner-saurs and of course stopped in to Calico Ghost Town, and explore the history and of course the Mystery Shack! And a stop at the stunning art installation in the desert, Seven Magic Mountains, right at sunset, which was awe inspiring, and pass by the abandoned Lake Dolores Water Park, and the long closed Desperado roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's, before arriving in Las Vegas and checking in to The Mirage hotel!
Welcome to Super Enthused! My name is Jackie and I bring you along as we explore the best theme parks, unique travel destinations, historic sites, cool cities and more! Thanks for joining the adventures!
Which stop was your favorite and which Magic Mountain was your favorite???
Hope you enjoyed our fun road adventure from LA to Vegas, I love this kind of day and we had a blast!
The sunset 🌅 at magic mountain was cool 😎
MEOW!
What you could see in the dark out there are stars! Don't forget to check out the stars in the desert outside the Vegas lights.❤
I enjoyed seeing everything you guys showed me thank you for sharing
The guy in the toilets.
Best mountain was the one with the cheese on top😂
This channel has the best vibes and consistently great content! Jackie you’re a top notch travel host who makes our whole family smile. Each of us had a different favorite “mountain” . You made us want to take this exact same trip to follow in your footsteps.
America the beautiful. God shed his grace on thee. Loved this so much.
This is pure Americana at its finest! So jealous!
Welcome to my home. Enjoy yourselves and stay hydrated.
Who knew that colorful stacked boulders would attract so many people?!
California is such a beautiful state. I'm loving the California vlog.
Thank you 🙏 Jackie and Sam
Yay you did Calico Ghost Town! I love the drive to Vegas from CA. So Jackie, the first mistake you made was wearing BLACK in the Desert Sun bcuz black attracts heat. So on ur video Time Stamp 30:28 where you said it was "Sandy like desert, desert you know." Well, its not sand ur looking at. Its actually SALT, its a dry lake bed. I'm sure you saw a weird exit sign on the i15 showing "Zzyzx Rd" so, at the extreme end of Zzyzx Rd is a Abandoned Hot Springs Resort that utilized that once Salt Lake. Now The University of California Riverside occupies a portion of the abandoned resort for Agricultural Studies! Just fyi Jackie 😊😊😊 Have Fun In Vegas!
That Tid-bit about the dried up Salt bed was so interesting.
You know it's a good day. When you see a new video from super enthused pop up.
Facts!!!😊
Thank you Jackie and Sam!!!
"From this side it looks like a piece of cheese, but from this side it looks like a different shaped piece of cheese." This is the best line ever. It absolutely speaks to me! Another wonderful video.
Sam is so cute! He loves you so much!♥️
I'm so grateful for him!!
Dude, that tour guide was soooo great!! Makes everything better when they are that funny haha
Neat ride down Route 66. Dry & dusty with nifty places here & there. Love that bottle tree area. You’re as spunky as ever. 👍😊
I think diners on Route 66 are amazing!
I would say that the Lego cowboy looking magic mountain is my favorite
Route 66, absolutely love the history of it, mid century modern, historic sites, the original mother road! Going to watch now!! I love, love, theme park history, first and foremost, old school Disney and Universal, however, outside of theme park history, some of my favorite history is route 66!!
I have visited Las Vegas so many times from the UK,I have also been to Primm and had lunch many years ago at Buffalo Bill’s,amazing to contrast all places,all within a short drive of each other,thank you for reviving my memories Jackie and Sam❤️
This is one of the best stops on I-15. Also I’ve been to Las Vegas for the Jonas Brothers residency last year. Also they did extend my vacation to 15 days because I was sick. But it was a lot of fun in Vegas.
Such a sweet couple. I just love how you chuckle at his 'dad' jokes (like the bottles). Looks like an amazing time !
That glass tree place feels like the start to a nightmare... 😬
Southern California has 13 of the world's 18 climates. Go along the 15 and you see most of them. Great episode
Mad respect to your man for the fallout new Vegas reference, arguably the best fallout game 😊
The longer the video, the happier I am!! ❤️
Yaaaayyy!! That makes me happy because I’m the same with both creating and watching vids! I like longer so I can put them on and enjoy and not have to worry about flipping to something else so soon 🩵🩵🩵
Probably my favorite stop that you did was the seven totems and boulders. That is so unique.
Get your kicks on Route 66 🎶😁 These small roadside attractions are some of our country’s greatest treasures, imo! Peggy Sue’s Diner looked like a real hoot. Who would have guessed that you’d run into so many Universal Studios icons so far from Orlando? 😉 So cool to see an authentic American Ghost Town, too! Dated reference, in more ways than one, but it looked like you walked right onto the set of 1990’s “Tremors”! Those forced perspective mystery shacks are always so fun, and your guide did not disappoint. ‘Desperado’ has always looked like a painful ride to us, but I’m with you, Jackie…even if it hurts me, I desperately want to snag a ride on it if it ever reopens! 😝 It always floors us how much you two are able to pack into a day, particularly a travel day. Glad that you were able to find the time for all these exciting stops on your way to Vegas, and glad that you got to see the Magic Mountains before they are dismantled. Green rock mountain is the best rock mountain! ✨
Good morning 🌞 Jackie! Love this road trip
I'm a So Cal girl who discovered your channel while researching our trip to Orlando this November and it's SO COOL to see you in my neck of the woods. When you were driving up through the mountains on I-15 all I could do was smile because I drive that same exact route multiple times a day pretty much every day lol. The next time you're in Cali, you should do a road trip up the coast on the Pacific Coast Highway through San Simeon and Big Sur. There is so, so much beautiful scenery, I think you and your partner would really enjoy it.
Been through there hundreds of times but never took the time to see the roadside attractions. Thank you for showing the small jewels along the way while you're spending quality time with family.
I was in Vegas February 2023, I was so overwhelmed. It is a lot. I wish I would have had a car to see some of the sights outside of Vegas. I didn’t even know about those beautiful colorful rocks. Definitely wanted to visit the Grand Canyon.
Totally overwhelming, just finished editing days 1 and 2 in Vegas (combining them into one vid), and I was smiling the whole time re-living how funny everything was and how overwhelmed we were!
I loved Calico!!❤
I've lived in Vegas since 95, a transplant from Los Angeles, so I've made more road trips between the two places than I can count. I've seen that Peggy Sues Diner sign a million times, and never bothered to stop. Thanks for showing how cool it was, as it looks worth a stop for sure, as well as some of the other places you guys visited as well.
We loved it Jackie. Like I've said before. Entertaining and informative. To me and Kay you are just simply the best at it. You always make us want to try the same things. That's a mark of a true pro. You and Sam are very likeable and make us feel like we are along for the trip with you.
I was 19 when I went to Vegas, and I remember how overwhelming it was. That was 1987! Great video, you and Sam always entertain and make me smile!
I just love your channel! I don’t like to gamble but you make Las Vegas look like fun, even for a family that doesn’t want to gamble! I accidentally watched this series backwards 😂
I loved the Mystery Shack! What fun! Also…now I’m craving fried pickles! 😂
Wow That's what I call hitting the bottle!
Then it's time to hit the road!
It took me a second to get this 😂😂😂
Thank you
Very good video. Enjoyable.
Woooooow you're staying at the Vegas Vacation hotel!!!!! I love that haha. ❤
That was great vlog.
Let's get to VEGAS, BABY!!!!!
The best day! ❤
The BEST!!
brought great memories Flooding back from making this drive, many times over. your "homage" to the Clint Eastwood "Man with no name" era was on point. thanks for this one. ❤
This is awesome so glad you are doing this what a nice break from the parks you have fun
The Guy in the Toilets was hilarious
How cool was that mystery shack?
27:26 how can we remember a forgotten miner if we forgot him🤔
Great stuff as always, looking forward to some casino fun
I am loving you travel video my friend i am super Enthused this is why i love your channel Jackie..
Las vegas is so strange as a brit. The ghost town is eerie
Las Vegas is strange to everyone, that's why it's Vegas.😊
Such a super cool, retro nostalgic video! Right up my alley, Jackie and Sam! Keep bringing the fun vibex😊👍✌😊
Beautiful Jackie..Thanks for showing the art. Must have been wonderful to drive into Vegas at Sunset..😊
Wow this was terrific! Gave me classic travel channel memories, but funnier. Every stop was entertaining and you could just feel how happy she is to be there. Watching this put me in a fantastic mood to start my weekend, keep up the great work!
It's so funny. We just got home from our little road to California to see family about 3.5 hours from Vegas. Where we just moved about 1 month. And seeing the same road trip we just took. 😂 love it. I feel the same about desperado. I hope it opens up. Alien jerky place would've been a fun stop. It was by biggest thermometer. Can't wait for more videos 🎉
I painted some Route 66 murals out there in Yermo. Van broke down there was stuck for a month. Great people out there!
Lol I’ve been in that area so many times and never heard of the Bottle tree place. Thanks for stopping to see it, next time I’ll be sure to visit it.
I actually traveled with you to Vegas, and the truth is that the stops along the way are just as interesting as the casino city. We are planning a trip to the USA, and your explanations are accurate, and helped me a lot. Thank you very much, you are a cute couple! 🥰
I've stayed at the Mirage for a work conference for the past two years and I love it. It's going to be changing to a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino over the next few years. It makes me so sad because the Mirage is such classic Vegas.
I'm just catching up on videos and I'm glad I started with knotts and then here. I'm a native Cali girl grew up Disney & Knotts and now I'm going to stop at Calico cuz I use to love the mystery house as a little girl til I think the 70s 80s when they took it out of Knotts I never knew what happened to it. And we use to just continue on to Vegas not knowing Mr. Knott bought Calico all these years and your showing me something new. I have a new day trip to plan. Thanks❤❤❤❤😊
Those bottles looked so pretty! 🤩
I thought so too. Just something strangely beautiful about the whole thing. The fact that someone put their heart into this.
That's a great trip!!!! Thanks for sharing the great moments with us, Jackie. Enjoy it. Greetings!!!! :8)
Welcome to Vegas from a local. Hope you have a wonderful time!
Thank you!! Working on editing the first day in Vegas vid now!
In February of last year, my family went out to Yermo to attend an event at Calico Ghost Town celebrating California’s state becoming. After that event, we then went to Eddie’s World (which we went to before during a Vegas trip in 2019) and then Peggy Sue’s Diner. I’m glad to see you visits those locations on your way to Vegas.
Damn it Sam the English have been stacking rocks since Druid times! Practice, practice, practice! :) 37:58
OMG I visited Calico ghost town as a kid over 20 years ago. It's so great watching your videos Jackie! I feel like I am revisiting these places from my childhood with you. 😊
Can’t wait to see more of your cross country trip you’re doing right now but for now I am checking out your Vegas trip from last year! I love when you screamed when you first got on route 66! That is totally something I would do too!! You and Sam ROCK!!❤
It is so sad to see the water park like that. It was so fun. Sad to see Primm like that as well. When it was new it was amazing to stay at.
So enjoyed the video this morning. Only been to Vegas once & we had to rent a car to ride the coaster at Buffalo Bills. Being so close to California I said we are driving to first town in California I need to at least step in cali once in my life. That was Baker Ca with the worlds tallest thermometer. I was surprised to see those places in your video. Thx❤
Wow you are off on another vacation adventure
That young man was very funny,
I would love to know how those tricks work
Calico reminds me of Goldfield it's 20 mins from my house. It's so cool. I have a vlog of Goldfield,Bisbee, and Tombstone. You guys should visit Arizona 😊. Oh yeah, and Jerome
Hi Jackie, you passed near my house! lol, cool. Looks like so much fun, thanks so much for sharing. Those views look spectacular. How would you compare the heat here and the heat in Florida? We 💗 your adventures Jackie and Sam!
Jackie, love your emery! I’m so excited to see the next video. I smiled all the way through this one!
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I’ve lived in Northern San Diego County for the last 32 years and we’ve probably made the 310 mile drive up the I-15 Sixty-plus times, easily….I live, literally, less than a tenth of a mile from Exit 16 of the I-15, so the directions for us to Vegas is, literally, “turn left out of the driveway, turn right up the North I-15 entrance ramp 400 feet away, Get off at Tropicana 311 miles later”!….You hit most of the really fun stuff there is to stop at!
Love a road trip, thanks for showing us some great road side attractions. Love the bottle tree farm and the 50's diner. Looking forward to the next road trip vlog
My only understanding of the Nevada desert comes from Hunter S. Thompson and yep, it really is surreal at sunset, long shadows everywhere! Thanks for a wonderfully atmospheric watch!
It makes me beyond happy when someone appreciates the atmospheric shots I try to include! Just trying so hard to capture the moment with the limited gear I have.
we can't stop here, this is bat country
I did a road trip from Seattle down to LA, across to Palm Springs and then via Las Vegas and Yosemite Valley back up to Seattle again. Americans may complain that they don't have a lot of history, but just as you did, I saw plenty of American history during my trip.
I love roadside Americana and soaking in the history we do have!
You're in my backyard and didn't stop in and say Hi!. You picked a great time of year to come out this way, it's been a very mild spring, as usually by this time it's in the 100s. You picked many of the excellent stops from OC to LV. Elmer's bottle Forest is fantastic, you covered it well. Peggy Sue's service and food are so good. So glad to see that you stopped in there to experience it. Calico is a fun stop. Eddie World is a fun stop, and there is another Eddie World in Beatty, NV if you're ever out this way again need to check out Beatty NV, and Rhyolite ghost town is just down the road. I just stayed at Buffalo Bill's a few weeks ago, just so you know the rides are supposed to reopen later this year!!! The tram I was told won't re-open (the track doesn't exist any longer). You missed stopping at the World's Largest Chevron Station in Jean, NV. Seven Magic Mountains wasn't supposed to last longer than a few years, but they are still there! So cool you were able to stay at the Mirage before it is rethemed. Enjoy your stay!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed watching your video route 66 looked fantastic but the thing that made me want to go all the way down there would be to see that very house that you guys went to see where are you are walking around sideways where everything was uneven floor that's what I would like to put on my bucket list would be to go see that House the food looked delicious and safe journeys to you and Sam looking forward to seeing where you guys go next and thank you for sharing your video it was super awesome 👍😎
You’re in my neck of the woods now…enjoy your adventure! 😊
Love theses videos, can’t wait for more
It's been a very long time since I've been that way...used to go to Victorville or Apple Valley about every other Friday when I lived down south, but last time I went to Arizona (2019) I went on the 40 so missed all these stops on the way to Vegas. Hopefully will get another chance to head that way sometime again! For now I'm happily here on the Central California Coast! Thanks guys for sharing your journey!
You are so good at filming travel/road trip vlogs, and the music you picked was so evocative...brilliant job! Thankyou for including us in your family trip! Love from BC Canada
I love your road trips they are awesome.
Absolutely Beautifully shot and such a cool view and explanations! Much appreciated the adventures you take us on! We thank you for these wonderful & inspiring vlogs.We sure liked seeing this one! We luv all your vlog! Luv&Peace! Ty to Jackie & Sam! Cheers! The family appreciate you immensely & thanks for helping us get trough the adversities of life! Cheers to continued success! Sean&family 🙂✌🏼💛
Totally loved this road trip! ❤ The sunset lighting in the Desert at that sculpture was beautiful. What a long day you had.
Loved this Jackie!! Such a great fun trip vlog!! The Mountains in California on Route 66 are so beautiful and such a pretty view from the car!! The restaurant you guys went to for lunch looks so cute inside and the turkey sandwich looked really yummy! Sam’s burger looked huge!! Ghost town is so cool! Loved all the rocks and the show was so fun!! The instructor guy was really funny!! so glad you guys are experiencing and exploring your road trip so fun to see you go to all these different places!! Can’t wait to see more of your road trip!! ❤️❤️😊🥰😊😊😊❤️❤️
Nice you got to see that part of the country and let others see it as well. I've always thought Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon were the 2 places I wished we took my Mom to. Hope you get to Sedona as well. All parts of the country most will never see. We live in Sevierville now and enjoy your trips in our area. Also have roots in Orlando so we love both of you!
Excellent, me & doug did this drive in November. Had a blast.
I love that you spend that quality time with your boys!
This reminds of Wisconsin Dells and the 80s themed diner there.
The music at the end reminds me of Kill Bill😂 The scenery is so beautiful, so different than Florida:) Thanks for sharing 🎉
Oh man! You guys are giving me road trip envy! In 2018 I drove through 15 states from my home in Arkansas out to California up to Washington and back. The Bottle Tree Ranch was one of my fave stops. Out west is just my jam. It feels like home. Have fun! I loved watching this😍
Love y’all’s road trips love seeing all the scenery
0:55 OH WOW! I live about 4 blocks from this spot! You can see this interchange from my house in Corona!
Hey Jackie and sam good vlog and thank you and keep up the good work you do love jari ❤❤❤❤❤
Yes i did love jarl
Haven't seen you lately so it's great to find you again to go on an adventure with you for Memorial Day!! I love 💕 your narrative skills in your videos, Jackie!!! You are interesting, well informed, funny, n super enthusiastic!!! Attaboy, Jackie n Sam!!! Happy Memorial Day!!!!🇺🇸🎆🌎💐🧨🎉🎚️⛽🎇
Thank you so much, Liz!! I’ve been posting videos the whole time, lots of adventures to catch up on if you want to, but glad you’re back and lots of fun things to come 🩵🩵🩵 thank u again for the kind words!
What a fantastic video of a lovely adventure filled day on our side of the country. Glad to have you 2 here. Enjoy, stay safe and send videos.😊😊😊
Even though its long, I love the drive from Cali to Vegas. Probably because I don't have to drive lol. But I've never been to Seven Magic Mountains. I wanna go one day though
Really liked the ghost town!
most fish tanks in Las Vegas were done by Acrylic Tank Manufacturing AKA the Tanked guys. that one at the hotel you are at is a example of one they did over six weeks. they also did one for the tampa airport.
I’m a local to the Inland Empire and haven’t done many of these stops the 876 times I’ve driven the 15 to Vegas! Haha! Usually stop at the Del Taco in Baker and that’s it 😂 next time, we’ll take our time!
visited Calico about 40 years ago just after Landers / Big Bear earthquake. I remember a lot of cracks in the ground and buildings. A lot less things to do there way back when! Have fun.
Hi Jackie and Sam.I felt like I had gone back in time when I looked at the general store,was expecting some cowboys to walk out❤️
Me too!