This article is about the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz. For "mystery spots" in general, see gravity hill. For the Supernatural episode, see Mystery Spot (Supernatural).
Mystery Spot entrance
One of the many optical illusions at the Santa Cruz Mystery Spot.
The Mystery Spot is a visual illusion–based tourist attraction near Santa Cruz, California. It opened in 1941.
The operators of the small site (which is about 150 feet (46 m) in diameter) state at that location the laws of physics and gravity do not apply and provide a number of demonstrations in support of these claims, where water seems to flow upwards, people seem to be standing in slanted positions, etc.