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Palace of wonders
Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past
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The Palace of Wonders (now known as the Red Palace) has two floors over-flowing with an eye-popping array of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past. The collection includes skulls, mummies, gaffs, two-headed chicks, wet specimens in formaldehyde, and natural wonders. The Palace often presents lectures, demonstrations and tours of their intriguing collection of oddities.
With a view of an intimate vaudeville stage from both floors, the Palace has the most astounding live burlesque, sideshow and vaudeville shows every week with stunts, shows, & magic shows, dancing girls, sideshow, aerialist & contortionists.
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- Hours Tuesday through Saturday
- Website Palace of Wonders http://redpalacedc.com/
- Address 1210 H Street NE , Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
The two closest Metro Stations to Palace of Wonders are the Red Line Stations New York Ave / Florida Ave / Gallaudet University Station and Union Station. From the Metro take a cab, bus or walk to 1210 H Street NE.
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Yes, the palace is owned by James Taylor who also co-owned the Dime Museum so his part of the collection is in the palace. Dick Horne, the other founder of the Dime Museum sold his collection at auction.
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Anonymous
June 19, 2009
Can't create an account so I'll just ask this question: Is this the exhibits from the defunct Dime Museum in Baltimore?
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