Selena, the store axolotl, at The Worx Salon. Photo: Jeremy Duda/Axios
If you want to check out a pet axolotl while getting your hair done and shopping for cat-themed memorabilia, believe it or not, we've found the place for you.
The intrigue: The Worx Salonat Campbell and 7th avenues in Phoenix's Melrose District houses an eclectic collection of businesses:
The Peacock Room, a barbershop and salon;
Go Kat Go, which sells feline-themed clothing, jewelry, coffee mugs, decorations and more;
And several other aestheticians and hair stylists.
Yes, but: The biggest attraction for my family was a fish tank that's home to Selena, the salon's axolotl.
Peacock Room co-owner Derrick Nieves told Axios they wanted a "weird shop pet" and didn't think a fish or insect would suffice.
They've got a collection of axolotl-themed decorations that have been gifted to them over the years, along with peacock stuff and random other adornments like a taxidermied raccoon with a cigarette in its mouth.
