Jim Thompson was an enigmatic person in Thai history. He worked as a CIA agent, build a business empire in Thailand by selling traditional Thai silk to foreigners and finally disappeared in the mountains in Malaysia never to be seen again.
Wow! And I thought I was organized!!! This is the bird department at the Smithsonian National Natural History Museum. I wonder how they decide which birds to put out and which to keep in the drawers???
Another old stagecoach stop... if you end up going to Los Olivos/Solvang area and take the route over the pass, past Lake Cachuma, this is a little restaurant bar that is a cool place to stop for a drink if you're thirsty or hungry.