I am the biggest taco connoisseur ever!! So when I heard there was a pop-up museum dedicated solely to tacos, I had check it out. LOCATION - Smacked in Downtown Santa Monica. This is such a perfect location because you're in a beach city with plenty of things to do! You can eat, shop, with the beach and pier being merely steps away. I would suggest spending a whole day here so you can just enjoy and soak everything in. PARKING - HORRIBLE. What do you expect from beach parking? There are several parking garages around the blocks, but they're all pretty pricey. COST - $32.25/per person including service fee ATTRACTION - I've been to a fair share of pop-ups, but this by far is the most disappointing one I ever been to. There were about 8 little rooms that you can walk through, with different colorful installations relating to tacos somehow. Some were just aesthetically pleasing for Instagram and others were more interactive like the taco see-saw and the big guacamole bowl that you can jump into. I was really sad that the mechanical taco bull was not working when I came. They were all pretty corny, but I'll give them a B for creativity. The freebies you are given are one single ticket to a free taco from this restaurant down the block (this actually tasted really good), one jarritos soda bottle, and mini cholula hot sauce and tortilla chips to try. OVERALL - I had such high hopes for this place since it revolved around my greatest love (tacos). But, WHAT YOU PAY IS NOT WORTH THE EXPERIENCE YOU GET. I was expecting so much more!! You can basically walk through the whole museum in less than half an hour. It also looks like they change the installations every so often, because the ones I was looking forward to seeing from Instagram were not there when I went. Boo. Save your money and go eat tacos somewhere else. read more

Great time checking out all the interactive installations dedicated to the mighty taco. This exhibit was so Instagram centric with plenty on places to take great shot and make memories. My fave was the super fun giant guacamole bowl. You could just jump, dive, back flip in there if you liked as it was made of giant read, white and mostly green foam cubes. Definitely a fun time plus you also sampled different, new Cholula hot sauces and walked away with a taco and a Jarrito read more

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My dog and I went to both this pop up and the PetPop Popup in the same week as they were both dog friendly. If I was going to return to one, I would return to the PetPop one instead. Yes, I LOVE tacos and pop ups, but this seemed lackluster. It is located right at 3rd Street Promanade, so if you are planning on coming here, plan to spend a day out in Santa Monica because the traffic coming and leaving here is horrendous. Going on a weekday, I was able to find parking pretty much right by the entrance! Metered parking was $2.50/hr and I spent barely an hour in the display. Dog friendly time is Mondays after 3pm. I bought the 3pm time slot as I wanted to avoid traffic and did not want to be back home super late. However, "small dogs and service dogs" are allowed at all times. I would had preferred to go right when they opened, but after 3pm it was. Dogs are free and I believe a ticket is $25/person. The space itself is pretty small actually. Each of the photo displays is not actually a room. In fact, it's one BIG room with section dividers up. I would prefer separate rooms for a more in-depth experience. I was not as impressed with the visual displays as I was with PetPop. My favorite displays were the "make tacos, not war", the guacamole bowl, and the fighting ring. My dog also did not seem to enjoy Tacotopia as much as he enjoyed PetPop. He seemed to really enjoy that one, and this one, it seemed like he just wanted to leave. The space feels very tight. Healthy Spot was present during doggy hour to give out some freebies and samples for your dog. When my dog and I went, we were the ONLY people there. Each person gets a bottle of jarrito, a coupon for a free taco (which expires 8/31/19), and a mini bottle of hot sauce. I did not even get to try the taco, although the pictures looked good. The taco place is across the street, but it is in a food hall, located upstairs... so I cannot take my dog into places like that. If it was at street level, then I could run and redeem it, but not when it is located upstairs. The gift shop area is tiny and had nothing of interest to me. They also don't seen to turn the air on and I was sweating!! It was so hot in the place!! Probably another reason why my dog was not enjoying himself and just wanted to leave. Who wants to take pictures when you are sweating and feel gross!! Anyways, the idea is cute, but execution was poor. Also, driving to Santa Monica sucks as it took me over an hour to drive there and 2.5 hrs to get back home!! read more

I had zero expectations for this being anything great. I was so pleasantly surprised. It's a lot of fun once you get inside and there are so many clever and fun ways to take pictures that are all taco themed. The people were very nice and they even serve complimentary drinks, chips and hot sauces. It's a traveling exhibit so it's worth going to check out! read more

I saw a lot of cute sponsored ads on Instagram and I was convinced to go. This was totally worth it. Not only were there many cute photo opportunities, there was also free cholula, free jarritos, a free taco bull ride, and a delicious free taco. This was super fun! It's located on third street across adidas. I recommend parking in the lot in Arizona street. read more

I would give Tacotopia 3.5 stars, located at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. I was late for my ticket time but they did not mind and all staff that I encountered was extremely nice, helpful and generous, which I thank and truly appreciate that service. I just thought it was way too small. I like that they had multiple "rooms" with various backgrounds for your social media, but it was too cramped and tight. If a big group was ahead of you, your in trouble since it is hard to walk by as all rooms are relatively small and next to each other. This is not my first time with pop-ups so I knew what I was getting into. We received free drinks and ate tortilla chips and received a coupon for 1 free taco at Azule, which is down the street. The highlight for me would be jumping into a green soft plush that represents "GUAC." In addition, riding a mechanical taco was pretty spectacular. It is more slippery than you think but very fun and the operator was so nice and accommodating. read more

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I got tickets for my sister and I because she has an obsession with tacos; so what better way to spend time together than at a taco installation pop up. I was expecting a bit more. It was more like a colorful child's play pen. The taco theme was prevalent on each set up and room, but I wasn't feeling it. I didn't think it was worth the price and time. I went through each room and left within 15 minutes. I was expecting something more creative. One visit was enough for me. read more

BEWARE, this event is NOT OPEN FOR ALL POSTED TIMES. Purchased tickets to attend Tacotopia in Santa Monica on Sunday, Sept 1, 2019. Website said they opened at 11am. We arrived and waited until 12noon, still not open. Others who had purchased tickets were waiting too. Went to eat lunch nearby and came back around 2:30pm. Still not open, so we gave up. Very frustrated as we had out of town guests who wanted to attend. Hope I can get a full refund!!!! read more

What a big fat joke!!!! This is a huge waste of money and time. It's a bunch of Installations side by side down 2 hallways. Each one was separated by a partition. Very poorly made. Nothing fun about it. We wanted to leave the moment we arrived. Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else but here. I feel like whoever created this 'experience' was looking at us and laughing because we fell for it and bought tickets. If I could give negative stars I would!!! read more

Really cool pop-up museum. I think my kids have done every single one in the Los Angeles area and this one ranks near the top. So many different rooms in so many different things to do! The customer service is top notch as well. Definitely a must do! read more

Tacotopia - Fun! - Art Installation Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Tacotopia was so much fun!!!! I forgot how many little rooms they had, but each one was so cute! We stayed for an hour. Definitely Instagram worthy. ;) and definitely worth the price! You can enjoy this place with your family, friends, coworkers, or significant other! Each room was very bright and colorful. They also had a taco thing you could ride. My boyfriend went on it and totally fell, it was hilarious. The only negative thing I could say is that I wish Tacotopia had better lighting tho. It was a tad bit dark in some of the pictures my boyfriend and I took. It's okay though. Most of our pictures turned out great! I really enjoyed this museum and I definitely recommend this place if you're in the area! read more

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Me and my friend love tacos so we decide to pay this place visit lol. It is very adorable, and I would recommend anyone to come check it out if you're in santa monica area. It give you some free tacos to enjoy across the street in the food hall. They have some cute gift in the gift shop. read more

Tacotopia - Main room - Art Installation Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Was not worth $25 plus service charges. Was expecting more! it's just a small venue with like 15, not sure where they got 30 showcase booths were you can take pictures, some of which are interactive. You get one free taco and a drink and a free bottle of hot sauce on your way out. The street taco was the best out of the whole experience. I wish I could get my money back! read more

Tacotopia - Taco - Art Installation Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

This is not worth your money people! You don't need to pay 25-30 bucks just to take pictures for your Instagram. This place was very cheaply made, I could set this up easy in someone's back yard and charge half the price. I spent maybe 20 mins there. Please don't make the same mistake I did read more

Meh. I have loved other Instagram Museums but this one was just art simple stalls down 2 poorly-lot hallways. It felt the branded products weren't integrated very well into the whole venue. Save your money and just hit the taco place across the street for a full meal. read more

I would give it a 3/4 star but we can't give half stars.. it is a really cute place to check out but it was really small. I wish it were bigger then I would feel like I got my monies worth. You do get a free small hot sauce, one drink and a free taco with your admissions but since the place was so small we finished up rather quickly. We had no idea it was so close to Santa Monica pier and shopping and eatery so that was kind of a bonus. I would recommend going on Tuesday in pairs of twos for their Tuesday special to get the most bang for your buck! read more

This place is awesome!!! You'll spend about an hour here and there are sections upon sections of exhibits, each one unique and filled with instagramable activity! Definitely bring the instagrammer in your life here! If you're someone who hates their photo being taken, go elsewhere. This is a great place to kill some time, be a big kid, and enjoy all that makes tacos great! You get some chips and hot sauce and a mini hot sauce bottle for free! There's a mechanical taco for you to ride, too! My ONLY complaint was that contrary to what the amazingly charismatic front desk personnel said, the employees scattered throughout the exhibits were NOT enthused to take our photos and generally appeared to hate their life while they were there. At one point I asked one what their favorite pose was for the tipsy bar exhibit and she rather bluntly said "I don't know, I don't do this." Then man operating the mechanical bull may have cracked if he smiled, and the woman manning the chips bar said maybe 1/2 a word to us. Kinda disappointing but it definitely didn't take away from the overall experience too much. Oh, you get a free taco coupon good at Azulé Taqueria! read more

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Super fun experience, great photo opportunity and the staff is very helpful in taking pictures and helping you however they can!

I'm not going to burrito around the bush here because there's so much to taco about. TacoTopia was awesome! This is nachos typical pop up because in addition to the staff being awesome it was just a one of kind experience that brings you out of your shell. All the different rooms were great to smile, say cheese and take pictures in. The mechanical taco was by far my favorite part so when you go I highly recommend you taco walk on the wild side. In queso you haven't had a chance to go I suggest you salsa on over and thank me later! read more

I would highly recommend everyone to go visit Tacotopia. I went last month and had a blast! There were so many incredible displays. Displays where you can move around and take fun photos. Plenty of Instagram worthy photo ops! They really have some fun items to interact with. Also, they serve GREAT tacos... of course! It was total worth the money. I can't wait to go back. :) read more

This place is so fun! I love it! It has lots of cool props and super cute places to take pictures!!!

What an amazing experience! Truly creative and well done, got many great pics for my IG account. If you're looking to have a happy fun-filled day then I highly recommend stopping by Tacotopia. You guac-ed my world Tacotopia! read more

Customer service was excellent. Such a cool place with lots of great photo ops!!! Do it for the gram

Such an awesome experience with dozens of unique interactive exhibits. Definitely recommend this place to all my family and friends!!!

I have been to both the Austin and now the Santa Monica Tacotopia. The exhibits are bright, colorful and perfect for memorable Instagram pics that are sure to be re-shared - and all taco themed. I was there on the opening night - lots of positive energy. Staff is helpful, place is fun, parking is convenient. read more

Words can't express the artistic value I felt for this place. First of all I love tacos. So tacos? Yes please. Whether you love guac and roll, or your milkshake brings all the taco shells to the yard, this is the place for you. If you don't think tacos are in then you're out! Why can I only give 5 stars?? 10 10 10! read more

I had a great time with the family. Well worth the price considering we got unlimited chips, hot sauce, and jarritos. Tacos at the end were amazing. read more

This was such a waste of time and money. Well, it didn't actually take much time which means it was definitely not worth the money and we went on taco Tuesday when it was buy one get one free. We didn't get our free jarritos. Multiple attractions were broken. I've been to multiple pop-up museums in the past couple of years and this doesn't even scratch the surface. We were done in less than 15 minutes. Please learn from my mistake and don't waste your money. I would give it zero stars of I could. read more

Very bad service. I brought my kids here and when they were playing around at the ring toss the lady working there at the time was being very rude. One of my kids wanted to see one of the flavors of the sodas that were on display and the lady working there assumed she was trying to steal the drink. She went to one of the other people working there and told them what happened and we were told that we would be kicked out of that happens again. Also we wanted to go back to take a picture in an area that we already had passed and we were told that we would be kicked out. Very bad service and definitely not with the money read more

There's no tacos! I feel like the only people who would enjoy this are "influencers" who need to get a colorful taco pic. And you have to walk to go get your free taco somewhere else. It was kinda lame. read more

Calling all taco lovers!! This is an AMAZING interactive pop up art experience !!! It's a must see when in Santa Monica!! Don't forget to bring your camera and photo ready poses because there are amazing art pieces to take your photo with! Very trendy spot!!! Very family friendly. There are plenty of games and activities! Also, bring your appetite!! read more

Great Fun! Stop in and check it out worth it while it is here! There are a lot of different set ups for pictures and everyone will ask where you were at afterwards read more

This place is the perfect experience for people of all ages! The displays make your love for tacos grow with each interaction. The tacos available are so delicious and from local vendors which makes the experience super authentic while giving visitors an opportunity to support small businesses. Tacotopia is the new utopia, and I loved every second of it! read more

So much fun! A perfect , quirky, cute, innovated place for all ages. I would totally recommend for any crowd young and older. I had a good time with a date and also went back again with my girlfriends! read more

I came with a few of my girlfriends and we were pleasantly surprised with how much fun we had. I've been to a few pop ups so I know they can be hit or miss but I loved how this had a mechanical taco, foam guac pit, and swings! We left with great pics and a taco, I recommend!! read more

Unique and a cool experience. Definitely a must do while they are in town!! Make sure to charge your phones in advance to take all the pictures!! read more

Great spot to stop by with friends and grab some quality Instagram photos. Really liked how creative they got with the taco theme. I found myself swimming in a bowl of quac! read more

Loved Tacotopia, all the interactive installations from the Party Like A Guacstar, Jarritos Soda Bar, Cholula Hot Sauce and the even the Mechanical Taco Bull were just some of the fun activations to do at Tacotopia in 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Ca can't wait to take my friends there read more