Visiting the Iron Man 3 Wax Figures at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood #IronMan3Event
Remember when I told you guys that I would be visiting Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Hollywood, and that I’d been there before and it was awesome?
Well, I lied.
You see, I didn’t realize there are actually two wax museums on Hollywood Blvd. I realized my mistake as soon as we planted our feet in front of Madame Tussaud’s–and saw it was right next to a Starbucks. I had most definitely not been to this part of the street before; I would have remembered that Starbucks!!
Just kidding. As much as I love my coffee, wax figurines are so much cooler–especially when this is quite possibly the only time I’ll get to hang out with the one and only Tony Stark of Iron Man 3!
(Photo credit for all images are due to Ashley of Crunchy Frugalista)
Madame Tussauds is 200 Years Old
So why is Madame Tussauds named what it is? It all began in 1770 with a 17-year-old girl named Marie Tussaud. In Paris, she learned to make wax likenesses of the rich and famous. Those life-sized figurines would then go on a traveling exhibition. These were the days when news was passed along by word of mouth, and the exhibition gave ordinary people the opportunity to come face to face with the public figures they had only heard about. In 1835, the exhibit became a permanent fixture in London, and visitors were charged an entry fee to view the much talked about figures.
Madame Tussauds Today
After reading about the history of the museum, I am not at all surprised why this type of attraction is still popular with people of today. In Madame Tussauds, visitors can mingle with people of the past whose work is still widely recognized as well as public figures who make the headlines of today and tomorrow.
Just a Few of My Favorites at Madame Tussauds
I loved E.T. as a kid! What impressionable young child did not wish they were wearing a red hoodie and flying a bicycle into the sky with the lovable visitor from afar?
Speaking of E.T., its director, Steven Spielberg, just so happens to be my favorite director of all time. I also have him to thank for being heavily involved with my favorite flick, The Goonies. Of course I had to hang out with him, and give him some input on his latest project. It’s top secret, so don’t ask me for any details!
Leonardo DiCaprio and I go way back. Remember that sitcom, Growing Pains? Once upon a time, Leo was a series regular as Luke. Then Leo starred in Romeo + Juliet and Titanic, which made me love him even more. Truthfully, there’s not a single role I’ve seen him in that I haven’t liked!
How could I not stop to say hi to my friend, Hugh Jackman? It’s kind of weird seeing a wax figure of someone you’ve met and actually talked to…
Interested in finding out more about Madame Tussauds Wax Museum? Check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and their website.
*Disney/Marvel provided me with an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles to attend the red carpet premiere of Iron Man 3, participate in interviews with cast and crew, and a visit to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Thanks so much to Ashley of Crunchy Frugalista for taking all of the photographs of me in this post. All opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own.*
I was at a wax museum once, its very neat because they look so real. I like the E.T. wax figure.
that looks like a fun time!
The Steven Spielberg wax figure looks just like him!
I love the ET photo! 🙂
I was in the Madame Tussauds museum in Las Vegas a few years back and just LOVED it. It’s crazy how realistic some of the statues are!
I’ve never visited a Madame Tussauds but from the short snippet you’ve given, I would definitely enjoy it far too much. I can’t believe that the Iron man suit is actually wax! Steven looks unrealistically real! I would love to enjoy a ride with E.T.! Leo looks so young there, but the likeness to how he looks today is not lost! And goodness, Wolverine!! Thanks for sharing! I’m going to have to go to a wax museum sometime soon, hopefully Madame Tussauds, it looks way too much fun!
I went to one of these wax museums years ago, it was really something.
I bet that would be a really fun place to go! And Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) is so sexy, even a waxed version of him 🙂
i have always wanted to go to Madame Tussauds! looks like such great fun
That is awesome, looks like a lot of fun, I love wax museums, I went to the one in Niagara Falls years ago, its so neat!
I love the ET shot – too cute!
Oh wow I love going to wax museums . They look so real life its unbelievable really. Its cool that you can have your picture taken like that with ET. My best friend would love that . We went to a mall one time that had a kids size of something like this ET and she insisted she gets her picture taken on it (we were adults at the time) boy did we get some funny looks from people. Would love to see this one
I’ve never been to a Madame Tussauds – I always thought it would be kinda creepy! But seeing how much fun you had has made me reconsider!
this looks like fun!
I think wax museums are kind of creepy because they are fairly lifelike. I really like that you can interact with the figures (i.e. sitting on the bike with ET). Pretty neat.
that is so cool would love to see this in person
Well, that does it! I’ve never been to a wax museum before, but after seeing the pictures, I HAVE to go! There’s one right here in town – gonna grab my brother and hopefully we’ll do it next week. I would love pictures like yours!
I’d love to visit Madame Tussauds Wax Museum someday. The wax figure of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is pretty awesome.
they look werid
I would love to go to Madame Tussauds museum. Looks like a lot of fun:)
Oh how I would love to go there. It would be so fun to see how tall I am compared to the figures. Who would you say was your favorite. My favorite picture of you is with ET. The way you are facing up and looking out in spacer looks so natural. It makes ET look real too! Thank you for sharing!
That’s so cool! Some of those look to real… Eeek! I definitely have to go to it one day it looks like fun.
How fun! I’ve always wanted to go to the museum in D.C., but wax figures are still a bit creepy. It looks like it would be more fun if I went with a friend to take pics.
Great pictures of the wax figures! Looks like you had a lot of fun!
Oh, I’d love to go here. When I was in elementary school, one of my English teachers took a group of her “best” students to a day in Chicago (on her own dime) and we went not only to the wax museum, but to the Ripley’s Believe it or Not museum. They are no longer there, but the memories are still with me and I’d love to visit another one.
they look so lifelike!