Lulu Hyggelig (Thomas Dambo Troll) — California Nature Art Museum — Quirky Museums & Collections in Santa Barbara

Entry No. 3 — the Santa Barbara file — filed under: giant troll sculpture

Lulu Hyggelig (Thomas Dambo Troll) — California Nature Art Museum

Built from over 80 wooden pallets and 30 wine barrels donated by local wineries, "Lulu" is Danish recycling-artist Thomas Dambo's first-ever indoor troll and California's first permanent one — a giant female troll wedged into the museum's front tower, with a backstory that she crossed the ocean and grew too fat on stolen Solvang pastries to leave.

The move: Find Lulu inside the tower of the California Nature Art Museum (the former Wildling Museum building), then walk Mission Drive's Danish-village storefronts hunting the same bakeries she supposedly raided.

Where: 1511-B Mission Dr, Solvang, CA 93463

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: solvangusa.com · independent.com · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-20