After we broke camp we headed 40 minutes southwest into Jamestown to visit the Lucille Ball Museum and Desilu Studios.

This was the reason we’d picked this region and it was worth the trip.

The two buildings are a short walk from one another in beautiful downtown Jamestown.  If you are a Lucy fan, it did NOT disappoint. 

I took very few photos as I was really enjoying the displays and reading the signs.

The full studio replica was amazing.  It was life sized.  Ohh how I wanted to go in and play in it!

Old scripts and cameras and equipment.

I was so impressed with the work ethic of these two.  Desi Arnez had major directing interests and helped to design equipment to work to meet his vision for the live broadcasts.

This is a model of how they had the live studio.

After a few hours in the museums we walked to a yummy pizza place.

and then headed over to the Comedy Museum.

The comedy museum would never have gotten us to the region on its own.  They offered a bulk pass to the two.  The technology used in the museum is cutting edge and very impressive.  The CONTENT – being comedy focused – is entirely too crass for my tastes.  We enjoyed what worked for us and left the rest.  What we did enjoy was cool.  Like I said, it was technologically VERY engaging.

We headed home where we unpacked from camp and ate the rest of the premade food I’d had for camping.  And we slept well in our own beds!