The Wunderkammer at the Port of L.A.

A Warehouse Full of the Strange and Beautiful

The CRAFTED marketplace sits inside a pair of Douglas Fir Navy warehouses built in 1945 at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. High ceilings, natural light through old industrial windows, and original concrete loading docks running along the outside. The Wunderkammer takes up a substantial section of this space, and the building itself does a lot of work before you even look at what’s for sale.

This is not a polished retail environment. It is a working market inside a working historic structure, and that roughness is a feature. The bones of the place give the whole experience a weight that a purpose-built curiosity shop rarely has.

What You’ll Find Inside

The Wunderkammer operates as a collective. Each vendor leases and curates their own section of the floor, which means the inventory spans a wide range without losing a consistent tone. Expect antiques from France and England, Victorian oddities, wartime memorabilia, taxidermy, dark fine art, photography, textiles, sculptures, and relics that resist easy categorization.

Established vendors like Memento Mori LA (running a second location here from their Silver Lake home base) and Miss Havisham’s Curiosities bring well-assembled stock and clearly defined aesthetics. Other booths lean toward the theatrically macabre, the historically obscure, or pieces that are quietly and genuinely beautiful. The mix is uneven in the way all multi-vendor markets are: some sections are strong and some are filler. But the floor is large enough and varied enough that you will find things worth stopping for.

You can spend serious money on museum-quality antiques or come just to browse. Both are equally welcome.

The Scavenger Hunt

One of the more unexpected features is an optional scavenger hunt that sends visitors through the collection looking for specific objects. It runs about an hour and covers the full floor, which makes it a good way to see everything without skipping corners. There is also a “Flatlay Session” ticket for photographers who want to pull items and shoot them in the space. Both are booked separately through TicketTailor. Pricing was not publicly visible at time of writing, so check before you go.

Special Events

The Wunderkammer hosts large-scale events throughout the year. The flagship is the World of Wonder Exposition, which brings in over 100 vendors along with sideshow and cirque performers. These weekends draw considerably bigger crowds than a standard Thursday afternoon and turn the warehouse into something closer to a traveling fair. If you want a quieter visit focused on browsing, a weekday or early Saturday morning is the better bet.

The Surrounding Area

San Pedro’s waterfront has been in a long rebuilding phase, and the neighborhood around CRAFTED is worth exploring. The West Harbor development, a major waterfront dining and entertainment complex, opened nearby in 2025. The Battleship Iowa is a short drive away, as is the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Parking is free and plentiful right in front of the warehouse, a genuine rarity for an LA destination of this caliber.

Worth Knowing Before You Go

The Wunderkammer shares the CRAFTED property with other vendors, galleries, and makers, so the full building is larger than the Wunderkammer section alone. There is no official website as of this writing. The Instagram account (@wunderkammerstore) is the best source for current vendor news and event dates. Hours run Thursday through Sunday, 11am to 6pm, though it is worth calling ahead to confirm, since CRAFTED’s own hours and the Wunderkammer’s hours have shown minor discrepancies across listings.