The PurrGround
Wrightwood, California
The PurrGround is a cat arcade in the mountain community of Wrightwood, in the San Gabriel Mountains of San Bernardino County. It is a family-run space where adoptable rescue cats roam freely among old-school arcade and video game machines, so visitors can play games and spend time with the cats in the same room. The owners ran an animal rescue for years before opening it, and the arcade is presented by the local pet shop Wrightwood's Littlest Pet Shop. The cats have cozy nooks, cat trees and toys around the room, and a bulletin board introduces each one. Entry is a paid visit charged by the hour, which covers both the games and time with the cats, and all the cats can be adopted. It opens on Friday afternoons and on weekends, which suits day-trippers coming up to Wrightwood from the valleys below.