Ripley's first Odditorium opened in 1933.
The first Ripley’s Believe It or Not! opened at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago. The “Odditorium” saw an astounding two million visitors. Inside were dozens of Ripley’s famous cartoons, live performers, and hundreds of strange and exotic artifacts Ripley acquired from his worldly travels.
January 23, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
Inchconnachan is an island off Scotland where wallabies have happily lived, adapting to the climate since the 1940s.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!