Offbeat Art & Museums
411 Olive Ave., Huntington Beach, CA, 92648
This veritable temple to the surfer lifestyle lies in the sport's spiritual center, "Surf City." Exhibits such as those devoted to Duke Kahanamoku (the father of...
4331 Degnan Blvd., L.A., CA, 90008-4908
The Museum in Black owes its existence to the efforts, determination, and collector's savvy of Brian Breye. He opened the museum more than 20 years ago, exhibiting such...
7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA, 90620-1934
Disneyland-bound? Visit Tom Selleck (or at least his likeness) at the nearby Movieland Wax Museum. More than 280 waxy stars await, including personalities from music, movies...
7850 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA, 90620-1937
Reporter and columnist Robert Ripley traveled the world searching out the bizarre and the beautiful. During his career, he visited more than 200 countries and met with kings...
2524 N. El Molino Ave., Altadena, CA, 91001-2318
If you're going bananas, you'll be in good company at the International Banana Club Museum. It all started at a photography convention, when museum founder Ken Bannister was...
29053 Wild Road, Helendale, CA, 92342-9631
Dixie Evans, the "Marilyn Monroe of burlesque," is curator of the Exotic World Hall of Fame and Museum, a lovingly preserved collection from the gaudy and glorious days of...
1003 E. Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA, 92404-4645
The Easter Seals Society opened a museum in 1989 specifically with children in mind. The goal of A Special Place Hands-on Children's Museum in the Inland Empire, according to...
6764 Hollywood Blvd., L.A., CA, 90028
This museum is a little less contemporary than the neighboring Hollywood Wax Museum and Ripley's Believe It Or Not, but it is still full of fascinating oddities and...
6608 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90028
Frederick's of Hollywood, the lingerie vendor, has set aside a portion of its Hollywood Boulevard store as the International Brassiere Museum, featuring specimens believed to...
516 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Imagine a quaint Victorian house that also doubles as a museum full of collectible dolls and dollhouses, and you'll have a good idea of what it's like inside Angels Attic. An...
432 Lola Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91107
Known as "the Cake Lady," Frances Kuyper has created a masterpiece in the Mini Cake Museum. There are 200 artistically decorated cakes on display--from a replica of Pasadena...
1933 Jefferson Drive, Pasadena, CA, 91104-1730
More than 10,000 bunny collectibles can be found at this little ole house in Pasadena. Open by appointment only except for major holidays (including, of course, Easter...
6780 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90028-4622
365 N. Main St., Corona, CA, 92880
6741 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90028