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Pretty cool statue. Worth getting out of the car. While you are here, the Billy Goat Tavern is just across the street and down the stairs below the street. Get your picture looking up her dress then go get a burger! This is in the middle of tourist central so be prepared for small crowds around the statue and lots of people in the area.
[Jon P, 09/10/2011]Giant Marilyn Monroe:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- Museum Way, Palm Springs, CA
- Directions:
- In the middle of Museum Way, just west of its intersection with Belardo Rd.
- Hours:
- Lit at night. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe, posing in the famous pose in "The Seven Year Itch."
[Mari, 07/21/2011]This 26-foot sculpture of Marilyn Monroe was unveiled on July 15th 2011. It depicts Ms Monroe as she appeared in a scene in the 1955 movie "The Seven Year Itch," where her dress goes flying up as she stands over a New York subway grate.
This sculpture was really well done and looks awesome.
[Vinny Gragg, 07/21/2011]- San Francisco, California - San Francisco Style Polka Hall of Fame
The San Francisco Style Polka Hall of Fame is as funky as it gets. It consists of 3 display cases on the wall of a pizza parlor in the Castro district of San Francisco.
Following in the grand tradition of local polka halls of fame, such as those in Cleveland and Chicago, 3 San Francisco bands got together and founded the San Francisco Polka Hall of Fame. Cleveland style polka derives from Slovenian tamburitz music, while Chicago style polka is Polish, with the lyrics often sung in Polish. San Francisco style polka throws tradition out the window. It drags in other musical styles, such as punk rock, blues, C&W, jazz, and anything else the practioners can think of. It is an impure musical form.
Founding members of the SFSPHOF are Polkacide, Big Lou's Polka Casserole and The Squeegees. 2003 inductees are Brave Combo from Denton Texas and the Polkaholics from Chicago.
[Linda Seekins, 07/09/2003]San Francisco Style Polka Hall of Fame:- Directions:
- Escape from New York Pizza, Castro Street (between 18th and 19th Sts).
- Hours:
- Gone since before 2005.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Status:
- Gone
Travel back to the '80s, when a B-movie actor was America's President. Memorabilia, diplomacy, Cold War classic Gipper moments. Walk through Air Force One, crawl through a replica Berlin Wall! Ron's buried out back.
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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
- Address:
- 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA
- Directions:
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Ronald Reagan Fwy exit 22 or 22A. Drive south on Madera Rd for three miles. Turn right onto Presidential Drive; one mile to the museum.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Su 12-5 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 805-522-8444
- Admission:
- Adults $21.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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A mesmerizing though temporary installation through Spring 2012.