![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnyo7xoiMIzQ_0teXCfutJq1uyxfn2OMKZBgGGGFET_Yag6y9A_zspmsu_hBBDqJyAjznwco2SWRuIPF1RlWVmwaY3nRc1WjYu2yPVhCVrLSESJJZpp6sI1oQeFA4dF_biYrn9jbuGm3M/s1600/ws1.jpg)
For me, the buzz around Wonderspaces started with one picture some friends on a date posted on Instagram. In it, they were in a room with a giant floating spiked balloon. And for whatever reason, I just assumed they were in LA. That's where all the cool artsy stuff happens, right?
But within 24 hours of that photo showing up on my feed, the buzz grew steadily. My friends Makena and Liz both texted me separately asking if I'd heard of Wonderspaces. My coworkers were sharing snaps from their own visits in the kitchen at work. And more and more photos began to pop up on my Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook.
By the end of the next day, I was almost paralyzed with FOMO.
Wonderspaces, a traveling pop-up art exhibit that's here through July 30th, is the coolest thing to happen to San Diego in a loooong time. As they share on their website, "you can think of Wonderspaces as a pop-up museum of extraordinary experiences. Those experiences range from room-sized interactive art installations to virtual reality films and include art enjoyed at the world’s biggest festivals and fairs."
You can also think of Wonderspaces as an Instagram staging area or as a way to justify weeknight drinks, since all of their alcohol sales go to local charities. Because as I finally found out for myself last week, Wonderspaces has got a little something for everybody...