The “Krayt Dragon,” a creature from the planet Tatooine, appears in skeletal form in an early scene of Star Wars after C-3PO has separated from R2-D2. The long serpentine skeleton resting on a sand dune signals that this desert and the universe as a whole is a strange and dangerous place. George Lucas chose to film the desert scenes in Tunisia after being inspired by the area’s architecture. Early scouting of the area heavily influenced the design of the houses and streets seen in the film.

This specimen contains fragments of the fiberglass from Star Wars Episode IV's "Krayt Dragon" prop, the long serpentine skeleton C-3PO encounters soon after separating from R2-D2 on Tatooine. It was collected from the desert, where the prop was abandoned after filming. Now, it can be a part of your collection!

To protect this fragile material, we've encased fragments of the original Krayt Dragon prop inside clear acrylic and affixed it to a sturdy black acrylic disc. Really, this is as Jawa-proof as it gets.

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened its gates for the first time. Instantly capturing the imagination of millions of visitors, the “Happiest Place on Earth” became an icon of American popular culture. For Walt Disney himself, the park was a place where both parents and children could look forward to exploring, a wonderland that he shared with both the whole world and his own family.

Straight from the park's private apartment for Walt Disney, this specimen is a section of the red carpet of "the Cranberry Room," Walt Disney's secret apartment hidden over Main Street U.S.A.'s firehouse. Here, Walt and the Disney family could find privacy and rest in the heart of Disneyland.

The carpet was replaced during a later renovation and the swatch was purchased by Mini Museum from the Van Eaton Galleries, the premier collection of early animation art and Disneyana memorabilia. This carpet specimen is a premiere Disneyland memorabilia collector's item, perfect for anyone who's happy place belongs to the parks.

For decades, the Hollywood Sign has watched over Los Angeles from Mount Lee, a symbol of the filmmaking capital of the world. First built as the Hollywoodland Sign to advertise a housing development in 1923, the sign fell into disrepair and was entirely reconstructed in the 1970s to preserve it for generations to come.

This specimen consists of two samples from the original 1923 sign salvaged during the reconstruction: a piece of metal from the lettering, and a piece of wood from the support beams that held up the sign. The material was acquired from the private collection of a retired LA sound engineer. Together they stood alongside each other for over fifty years before being salvaged in the 1970s reconstruction effort.