Surfing Museum Reborn in Huntington Beach | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Surfing’s golden era just got a new home — the International Surfing Museum has reopened at Huntington Beach’s Main Street Branch Library, packed with iconic artifacts like gold medals and historic surfboards. Gone is the $5 entry fee; now it’s donation-based, and revenue has skyrocketed fourfold. Led by legendary first world champ Peter “PT” Townend, the museum celebrates surfing’s evolution from heavy wood to foam, spotlighting innovations like the first three-finned board. It also honors local roots — lifeguards, surf shops, and Huntington’s surf legacy — while PT reflects on his historic role as the sport’s pioneer amid today’s stars like Kelly Slater and Lisa Andersen. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/206ed94d606e9a68