Tourist Day!

I live Hollywood adjacent. So I'm close to the hustle and bustle of Hollywood life, but far enough away so that it doesn't drive me crazy.  Occasionally, I get a hankering to experience what the tourists experience. So I hit up the most cheesy, touristy thing I could think of. The Guinness World Records Museum and it's neighbor across the street, the Hollywood Wax Museum!

There is a definite cheese factor to both of these.  But knowing that going in, made it all the more fun. The Guinness is very flashy on the outside, but unbelievably antiquated on the inside!  Most of the facts and displays haven't been updated in 10 years!  Some of the interactive items are broken. Everything has a dingy, dirty feel to it. And if you walk briskly, you're done in 20 minutes.  And for the $12.95 entrance fee, I wanted a little more zing, flash, sex. Okay, maybe not the sex part. But at least something that wasn't so dated. Even the TV's were tube TV's. I haven't seen one of those in years!  And the Hollywood facts/figures portion of the displays were ridiculous!  Your museum is in the heart of Hollywood, and you don't even have the most current information on movies!

Guinness World Records Museum 

6764 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028

(323) 463-6433

On the plus side, you can buy a two-fer ticket that gets you into the 

wax museum across the street for $17.95 or $14.95 online.
The was museum was slightly better in that you could look at creepy wax figures of stars. But we were shockedat how much they did not look like the celebs they were modeled after!  We stared at a model of Jessica Alba for 20 minutes --naming every single person we could think of-- before we realized who it was.  And if I was Tom Cruise, I would sue. His figure looked so awful!  But there were a few that were pretty spot on-Harrison Ford as "Indy" and Tom Hanks from Forrest Gump.  Another cool thing,you can take pictures right up next tothe figures. And even make inappropriate gestures with them. Right on! Worth the price of admission.
Hollywood Wax Museum 

6767 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028

(323) 462-5991 ‎ 






So to recap, would I go again? Not likely.  If you are in town from Indiana and have an hour and some money to waist? Why not. 
Happy Tradventuring!