Cats & Crystals
Oceanside, California
Cats & Crystals is a cat lounge and gift shop on North Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside, a few blocks from the pier and the Oceanside Transit Center. Opened in March 2025, it grew out of an Etsy shop and traveling pop-up, and its lounge is decorated as a fairy forest with hidden details and photo spots. The cats are adoptable rescues from Fairy Tail Rescue, and visitors who connect with one can apply to adopt. Visits are booked per person in 30-minute or 70-minute sessions, with weekend rates a little higher than weekday ones and up to eight guests per session. Guests arrive early to sign a waiver, remove their shoes and sanitize their hands, and food is not allowed in the cat area, though drinks are. Coffee comes from Jitters Coffee Pub next door. The gift shop sells locally made art, crystals and cat-themed goods.