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Historian and author Tim Hollis collects Boomer-era toys and tourist attraction stuff. He's filled his private museum with lunch boxes, fast food containers, and personal relics such as his family's 1978 RCA Selectavision VCR.
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- Address:
- Sharon Blvd, Dora, AL
- Directions:
- In Dora, outside of Birmingham. Get directions when you make a reservation: hollis1963[at]aol.com
- Hours:
- By reservation only, at least 48 hrs in advance. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 205-648-6110
- Admission:
- Donations greatly appreciated.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Cartoon mascot of Western Exterminator keeps vermin away from Highway 101. Business moved in 2018, statue stored.
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Western Exterminator Company
- Directions:
- Western Exterminator Company, Hwy 101 just south of airport at Broadway exit, south side of Hwy 101.
- Hours:
- 2018: Statue removed.
- Status:
- Gone
A collection both puzzling and illuminating, dedicated to raising public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic. No photography permitted inside the museum.
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- Address:
- 9341 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
- Directions:
- Four blocks west of Robertson Boulevard, one block west of the In-N-Out Burger on Venice, a small, odd-looking store front.
- Hours:
- Th 2-8, F-Su 12-6 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 310-836-6131
- Admission:
- Adults $8.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Not mere putt-putt, this course has apparently been around since the 50s; the new owner took over four year ago and has poured quite a bit of effort into the place. Miniature golf among cement dinosaurs, ghosts and other ... creatures. It's fantastically trippy. Across the street, the defunct Mr. J's Amusements with its Wild Mouse coaster, bumper cars and several carnival rides. Alas, that closed late last year because of escalating insurance costs.
Upper River Road a bit, towards Santa Rosa, is an alleged mutant Muffler Man, peddling canoes and oars alongside the river.
[Chris Head, 08/03/2004]Pee Wee Golf:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 16155 Drake Rd, Guerneville, CA
- Directions:
- Drake Road and Hwy. 116, River Lumber Yard, just south of bridge.
- Hours:
- Opens after Easter. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 707-869-9321
- Admission:
- $8 for 18 holes, $12 for 36
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Yesteryear Travel: Children's Fairyland:Ride a miniature train with a munchkin to Children's Fairyland, a colorful, crazy-angled, kid-sized theme park in Oakland, California. In the 1950s, it was a radical place.
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