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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 cat, with rolling eyes and a Santa hat, dates to the 1960s, and began life as a Macy's parade float.
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Blue Arrow Farm
- Address:
- 86 Glenwood Rd, Pine Island, NY
- Directions:
- Blue Arrow Farm. On the east side of NY-26/Glenwood Rd, a half-mile north of the New Jersey-New York state line. It's moved around on the property; ask at the front desk for directions to the big cat with a Santa hat.
- Hours:
- Hours vary; call ahead. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 845-533-3351
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Dinosaur skeletons and animatronic dinosaurs, too. Has what may be the world's largest Triceratops skull as well as a Fruitadens, the smallest known dinosaur. Also here: a working paleontology lab, a simulated earthquake ride, and a sandbox where you can make your own dinosaur tracks. A truck parked out front has been customized to resemble a horned dinosaur.
[Fritz Crawford, 04/09/2024]Dinosaur Journey Museum:- Address:
- 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO
- Directions:
- I-70 exit 19. Turn south, go through two traffic circles. On the right; look for the dinosaurs.
- Hours:
- Daily 10-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 970-242-0971
- Admission:
- Admission
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Built in 1964, it covers nearly 10,000 square feet and recreates in miniature 895,000 buildings. The Twin Towers were added in the 1990s, and they're still standing in the little city.
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Queens Museum
- Address:
- Ave. of the States, Queens, NY
- Directions:
- Take the #7 train to 111th St. in Queens. Walk downhill on 111th St. (south) for four blocks. Just after you cross under a bridge, you'll see rockets to the left; you can cut diagonally through the parking lot to get to them. Walk past the rockets, bear to the right at the supersonic jet sculpture, then make a left at the geodesic dome and walk across the bridge over the Grand Central Pky. To the right is a gray, boxy building, the Queens Museum; its front entrance faces the Unisphere.
- Hours:
- W-F 12-5, Sa-Su 11-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 718-592-9700
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
A rural living museum that surprises with devil burls, angel swirls, Apocalypse signage, and a full-size perpetual motion machine. 65 acres, several buildings, farm animals, 250,000+ items.
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- Address:
- 2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton, TN
- Directions:
- I-75 exit 122 (Norris-Clinton). Drive east. The museum is one mile on the left.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 865-494-7680
- RA Rates:
- The Best
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