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Salon, gift shop, and museum that displays over 3,000 pieces of hair and beauty memorabilia: dryers, hoods, perm machines, lotion bottles, curlers, combs, wigs. Run by Jeff Hafler, "America's Hair-storian."
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- Address:
- 61855 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the south side of CA-62/29 Palms Hwy, just east of its stoplight intersection with Park Blvd.
- Hours:
- M-Tu 10-5, W-Sa 10-6, Su 11-4. F-Sa museum only. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 760-366-9000
- Admission:
- Free, or get a haircut!
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
This is a giant bust of Hollywood auteur David Lynch. It rotates in sections.
[Brian Bubonic, 04/11/2024]Shape-Shifting Head of David Lynch:- Address:
- Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA
- Directions:
- On the north side of Colorado Ave., between 7th St. and Lincoln Blvd.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Many of the entertainment industry's most famous (and infamous) celebrities are transformed into pink terrazzo stars that you can walk on.
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- Address:
- 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
- Directions:
- Those in the know tell us that the most star-studded way to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame is to start at the Egyptian Theatre - between Las Palmas and Highland Aves - and walk east. Sidewalk space next to Graumans theater is for show-biz royalty.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
A full-color statue, 26 feet tall and 15 tons, mimics a famous publicity photo of Monroe standing atop a New York City subway grate, her dress billowing in an updraft.
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- 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
Ten gently sloping acres of eternal rest for Rudolph Valentino's dog, Mae West's monkey, and Leo the Lion (one of many). Also here, "Room 8," famous school cat of the 1960s.
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- Address:
- 5068 Old Scandia Lane, Calabasas, CA
- Directions:
- US-101/Ventura Fwy exit 30. Turn north, then east onto Ventura Blvd, then make a quick left (no stoplight) onto Old Scandia Lane (look for the small L.A. Pet Memorial Park sign). Drive behind the office park to the cemetery, on the right.
- Hours:
- M-T Th-Sa 8-5, Su 9-4. Gated after hours. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 818-591-7037
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Unveiled in early April 2024, the head is 21 feet high and cost $1 million to build. Since it stands outside of an apartment building, the head's various motors have to be very quiet.