Ripley's Museum in Surfers Paradise, Australia

Fertility Statues Are Now On Display!

“From Here to Maternity” African Fertility Statues Now at Surfers Paradise! CAUTION – Please Don’t Touch unless you want to start a family! more

Amazing Exhibits at Every Turn!

Visit the amazing Mars Rock from the Red Planet. It has a surprise that is out of this world! more

Colloquially known as ‘Surfers’, the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. The feature of the central business district is Cavill Mall, where you will find the brand new Ripley’s Museum! more

High-Tech Interactive Lobby

Get a taste of what’s inside in the new lobby featuring the world’s smallest car, the Fab Four musical gang of human anomalies, a huge multi-screen video wall and much more! more

The Amazing Peel Car

The world’s smallest production car ever made in the world! more

Rare Shrunken Heads

See an amazing collection of real shrunken heads from the Jivaro tribe of Equador. more

Fun Filled Interative Exhibits

This special effects dark room will capture your movements and then display them in three giant screens in an amazing multicolored lights display. more

Awesome Miniatures Gallery!

See up close some of the world’s most amazing miniature art. You will be astonished at the amazing detail and ridiculously minute sizes. more

The Unbelievable 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

Austria’s Upside Down House

In the small western Austrian village of Terfens, Polish Architects, Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozhanski have unveiled a house that is literally upside down, both inside and out – It’s now open as a tourist attraction. [image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/05/UpsideDownHouse4.jpg" caption="" pos="center" border="true" buffer="true" /] Although there’s been many fictional portrayals of upside down homes, this one [...]

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The Flight of the Frenchies

These French Guys Are UNBELIEVABLE … ok, also a little nuts! The group is called the Skyliners, in their own words … a group of frenchies pushing their limits in highlining, basejumping, mountainering, and on an incredible exploration into the world of free flight Tancrède, Julien, Seb and Antoine are pioneers in ‘highlining’ – a [...]

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Nik Wallenda’s Death-Defying Feat Over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor!

A death-defying feat over the Inner Harbor, in Baltimore, Maryland. Thousands watched as a member of the world-famous Flying Wallenda family walked a tightrope that was just one inch wide for the length of a football field over the water. Check out the amazing video above! Wallenda Reprises Great Grandfather’s Walk Across the Harbor as Ripley’s [...]

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World’s Most Dangerous Golf

Next time you’ve got a hankering for some tee shots AND you happen to be in North and South Korea’s De-militarized zone, you might want to visit the area’s best golf course…if you’ve got the balls. [image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/05/trench.jpg" caption="" pos="right" border="true" buffer="true" /]Best known as the World’s deadliest golf course, this 192-yard par 3 boasts [...]

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Man Suffers Heart Attack…While Eating “Triple Bypass Burger”

A man suffered a heart attack while eating their illustrious 6,000 calorie meal appropriately named the “Triple Bypass Burger.” Most restaurants would deliberately shy away from unhealthy stigmas of unhealthy food but NOT the “Heart Attack Grill” in Las Vegas, NV. [image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/05/heart-attack-grill-ambulance.jpg" caption="" pos="left" border="true" buffer="true" /] With slogans like “This establishment is bad [...]

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