Bigfoot Discovery Museum

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Bigfoot Discovery Museum is a museum in Felton, California devoted to Bigfoot (Sasquatch). The founder, Michael Rugg, graduated from Stanford University in 1968, worked in Silicon Valley until the dot-com bust, then opened the museum in 2004 or 2005. [1] Paula Yarr is listed as a co-founder. [2] The museum features tchotchkes from the 1970s Bigfoot boom, and the 1980s resurrection with Harry and the Hendersons memorabilia. [3]

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References

  1. Roadside America
  2. Atlas Obscura
  3. KCET

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