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All the United States California Escondido Heartbreak Hotel House

Heartbreak Hotel House

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

Escondido, California

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The Heartbreak Hotel is filled with odes to a few icons of the 1950s. Posters, statues, and memorabilia dot the landscape and house featuring the likes of James Dean, Elvis, John Wayne, and Marilyn Monroe.

This massive collection even includes a salvaged Big Boy Burgers sculpture. It joins several Elvis statues and other shining examples of classic Americana. 

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Heartbreak Hotel House
622 Utah Way
Escondido, California, 92025
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33.10122, -117.076949
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