Cartoon Art Museum

Founded on a grant from Bay Area cartoon legend Charles M Schultz of Peanuts fame, the Cartoon Art Museum (cartoonart.org; adult/child $10/4) showcases cartoon classics from Batman blockbusters to Calvin & Hobbes strips. But these curators aren't afraid of the dark or serious subjects, either, showcasing Ukrainian political cartoons, Edward Gorey's Goth monsters, feminist comics trailblazer Trina Robbins and George Takei's graphic-novel memoir of Japanese American incarceration camps. Events are rare opportunities to mingle with comic legends, local Pixar Studios animators and obsessive comic collectors.