Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum in Blackpool, England

Eric Sparague, otherwise known as Lizard Man

The first exhibit is of Eric Sparague, otherwise known as Lizard Man. Described as ‘the world’s most unusual man’, the waxwork details his transformation from regular human to the worlds only Lizard Man. His skin is covered in green scales, a result of no less than 1000 hours of tattooing over a ten year period. [...] more

Wax model of J.T. Taylors, a ‘girner’

The second exhibit joining the promenade attraction is a wax model of J.T. Taylors, a ‘girner’. For those not in the know, girning is the act of extending your bottom lip and being able to completely cover your nose. more

MINI MOTOR JOINS MEGA MUSEUM

Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum has long attracted weird and wonderful artefacts from around the world, displayed across two floors of exhibits and interactive displays. The museum of oddities now boasts a brand new display in the form of a Peel Trident – the world’s smallest production car! more

Shrunken Heads

A shrunken head is a severed and specially prepared human head that is used for trophy, ritual, or trade purposes. Come see a genuine one! more

West African Hate God

In Africa, witch doctors use voodoo paraphernalia like this “kondes” to hex their enemies.Every nail driven into this wooden “hate” god represents a prayer that hard luck or even a painful death will fall upon a rival! more

Padaung Women of Burma

The heavy weight of the brass rings doesn’t stretch the neck, it compresses the body, and if they removed them the head would collapse. more

Legendary Fertility Statue

The Fertility Statue has been on display for over four years and so far we have had over 1,000 confirmed pregnancies. Come and try for yourself, one touch and you could be lucky! more

Believe It or Not!

A New York man who grew to an amazing 1400+lbs eating a daily diet of 2 boxes of sausages, 1 pound of bacon, 12 eggs and a loaf of bread for breakfast. 4 Big Macs, 4 cheeseburgers, and 8 large fries for lunch. 3 ham steaks or 2 chickens, 4 baked potatoes, 4 sweet potatoes, [...] more

Animal Oddities

Farmer Paul Springer of Texas first discovered these strange creatures when one was born on his farm. The first calf that was born onto his farm was called Baldaguard, when he passed on Paul had him preserved and donated him to Ripley’s®. more

News of the Odd from Ripley's Blog

The Science of 3D Printing

Ripley’s & Science North Ripley’s has teamed up with Science North to bring you The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, a 6,000 sq ft highly interactive traveling exhibit. Each week the staff scientists of Science North are going to be blogging the scientific side of Ripley’s!

Intrigued? Leave a Comment! »

Man struck by lightning 4 times buries himself alive for safety

Fourth time is a charm Alexander Mandón has been struck by lightening not once, twice, three, but FOUR TIMES! Not only has he been struck by lightening four times, but he was struck by lightening four times in the past 6 MONTHS!

Intrigued? Leave a Comment! »

You too can pay $6,500 to hammer a chair

Do Hit Chair Want a super-uncomfortable chair, and have to hammer yourself into oblivion to make it? You can purchase the Do Hit Chair by designer Marijn van der Poll.

Intrigued? Leave a Comment! »

The Science of our Raspberry Flavored Galaxy

Intrigued? Leave a Comment! »

Real-Life Barbie

Playing Dress-Up At first glance, you think the striking photos of Valeria Lukyanova are the magical results of Photoshop or plastic surgery. Her resemblance to to the iconic doll Barbie is uncanny. However, Valeria claims the only magic involved is her.

Intrigued? Leave a Comment! »