Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Was an incredible informative and entertaining afternoon outing. I was expecting it to last about an hour but we spent 3 hours there and didn’t even cover everything. It’s extremely informative and combines history with entertainment and hands on interactions. Great place for a date or an activity with kids or teens. Make sure to bring along snacks and beware of the bathroom on the way out ;). Overall well worth it for the money spent.

We went during off season so I think that helped. There is mix of art made of weird materials like spiderman "painting" made with cigar ashes or Justin Bieber portrait made with push pins as well as item that Mr.Ripley collected over his lifetime. Everyroom has gimmicky thing to try to get you spend more money, Zoltar machines (the fortune telling machines) Snack machines, bug candy machines... There is quite a bit of interactive pieces as well. The place is bigger than it looks. If you see there ad they say there is a secret room, I don't know if they changed it but definitely not a secret and not entertaining at all...don't expect anything out of it. The artwork was very interesting and I enjoyed that more than the old time items they had. I feel like there is a good mix for different interests

This is the third Ripley's Believe It or Not that I have visited. The previous locations that I have gone to in the past were New York and Atlantic City, which, unfortunately, are both closed permanently. This Ripley's has a lot of interesting artifacts even though I have seen some of them at the other locations. They also have some great interactive exhibits for all ages. The price of admission is pretty reasonable, and you can upgrade your ticket to go to the Mirror Maze next door, which is also pretty cool. The museum is well maintained, and the staff is friendly. Even though I have seen some of these exhibits before, I still looked at the artifacts like it was for the first time. I mean...come on who wouldn't want to see Mike the Headless Chicken or the Crocodile Man more than once?