Imagine running into President Barack Obama in Hollywood.  Or for that matter, Wolverine.  Both encounters are just as unlikely in real life, but if you go down the rabbit hole into a very special place, these weird fantasies of yours just might come true.

Smack dab in the middle of all the touristy action, Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum opens August 1, 2009.  With an updated cast of wax figure characters, (thank goodness) the museum offers an experience you cannot have elsewhere, that’s for sure.  Photo ops galore, and the whole family can go.  The comprehensive website helps you plan your visit, and you never know what celebrity you might bump into…for real.  Tussauds works the Hollywood connection so well that the real-life models drop in to unveil their lookalikes.

Madame Tussauds Hollywood is at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard, right next to the famous Graumans Chinese Theater.

Get up close and personal

Get up close and personal