Hollywood has re-opened!

Hollywood has re-opened!

After much anticipation, Hollywood’s Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum is open to the public! Come and Visit the home to weird class family fun, where you can explore 2 floors with ALL NEW galleries, shows and nearly 300 unusual and fascinating exhibits! more

Transformers Land in Hollywood!

Transformers Land in Hollywood!

These amazing Transformers are definitely more than meets the eye! Made entirely out of used card parts, standing almost 10′ tall and weighing over 1 ton, Ripley’s Transformer sculptures are truly unbelievable! more

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

The King of Pop made completely out of eye popping candy in amazing likeness. Our tribute to MJ. more

Welcome to Hollywood California!

Welcome to Hollywood California!

The famous Hollywood Boulevard includes such recognizable landmarks such as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, the Kodak Theater, and the awesome Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium! more

Ripley’s Odditorium in Hollywood, CA

Ripley’s Odditorium in Hollywood, CA

Come to Ripley’s and discover the unusual & the Bizarre where ‘truth is stranger than fiction.’ Come and see the museum that inspired the hit TV series. Explore 2 floors with 11 galleries, and nearly 300 unusual and fascinating exhibits. more

Come Inside the Ripley’s Museum

Come Inside the Ripley’s Museum

Well, don’t just stand there … come inside and take a fascinating journey inside the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum with hundreds of exhibits from all around the world! more

Tibetan Skull Bowl

Tibetan Skull Bowl

They love their ancestors so much that they make these bowls from the skulls of their dead. Touching isn’t it? more

The Queen Mary Exhibit

The Queen Mary Exhibit

The grandest, most magnificent ocean liner ever built. Over 1,019.5 ft in length and held together with more than 10 million rivets! more

The Amazing Mr. Ripley

The Amazing Mr. Ripley

Robert Ripley, the cartoonist, the explorer, the reporter, adventurer, illustrator, collector and seeker of the odd and unusual, is a man who lived a life that can only be summed up by the statement he himself created; “Believe It or Not!” more

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News of the Odd from Ripley's Blog

Mother’s Love – A True Life Preserver

Mother’s Love – A True Life Preserver

Summer of 1942 was without a doubt one to remember in the life of young nineteen year old signalman 3rd class Elgin Staples. Stationed on the USS Astoria, this US Cruiser was the first to engage the Japanese during the battle of Savo Island – an entire night of action fought August 8th-9th 1942. [image_border [...]

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World’s Largest Ball of Chewed Gum

World’s Largest Ball of Chewed Gum

[image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/01/measuring-the-ball-150x150.jpg" caption="" pos="right" border="true" buffer="true" /]Not Your Ordinary Giant Ball of Gum After 6 years, Barry Chappell has created something that truly needs to be seen to be believed. Weighing in at 175 pounds and measuring 62” in circumference, Chappell has sculpted a giant ball made entirely of chewed Nicorette gum. How Do You [...]

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Pub On Demand: An Inflatable Invention You Can Drink To

Pub On Demand: An Inflatable Invention You Can Drink To

It’s kind of like a party bounce house for adults – the first inflatable pub! The pub is erected by using 2 small air blowers and metal stanchions for support in about 2 hours. This traveling tavern can hold up to 30 visitors at a time. English designer Andi Francis (who also invented the first [...]

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Matchstick Marvels

Matchstick Marvels

One of a Kind Patrick Acton of Gladbrook, Iowa, is the world’s best matchstick model maker. His works , everything from Paul Revere on horseback to Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria, to this scale model of Hogwarts School of Wizardry, can be seen in a number of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums around the world. [...]

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Climb Aboard the Longest Motorbike In the World

Climb Aboard the Longest Motorbike In the World

Colin Furze, A plumber from Linconshire, UK has set the world-record for the longest motorbike ever made. Spanning 72ft in length and seating 25, it’s truly unbelievable that this 125cc Moped can travel in upwards of 35mph. [image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/01/longest-motorbike.jpg" caption="" pos="center" border="true" buffer="true" /] Built in his mother’s back garden, Furze spent about 2 months [...]

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