Hollywood Wax Museum

What is Hollywood Wax Museum?

This is a celebrity wax museum: room after room of wax replicas of famous people, from classic entertainers to current A-list stars. The museum describes itself in its own promotional material as the only wax museum given over entirely to celebrities.

It stands on Hollywood Boulevard in the middle of the neighborhood's tourist district, where several other museums and attractions sit within a few blocks.

For Route 66 travelers, it is a light counterweight to the history-heavy stops along the way. The figures are the whole point here, so expect a quick, casual visit built around famous faces rather than deep exhibits or long reading.

History of Hollywood Wax Museum

The museum dates from 1965, which makes it a long-running part of the boulevard's tourist scene. Its focus has stayed on celebrities alone, with classic entertainers shown alongside newer stars, which keeps it familiar to several generations of visitors at once.

Visiting Hollywood Wax Museum: tips

Allow about an hour. Restrooms and wheelchair access are available, and the museum is suitable for children. Food and fuel are each about 0.1 miles away, and a hotel is about 0.1 miles off.

The Hollywood Museum is about 0.1 miles away, and Madame Tussauds Hollywood about 0.2 miles. With two wax museums this close together, most travelers choose one and spend the rest of the time on the Hollywood Museum's collection or a walk along the boulevard. Parking is not listed on site, so plan that part ahead.