Sneak Peek! Behind the Scenes of the Ripley Warehouse
Edward Meyer guides you through the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! collection in our warehouse.
Posts in category Vintage + Historical Oddities
All the bizarre, seldom seen, and utterly delightfully odd and strange people, places and stories from a bygone era
War Cats: Egyptians Lost A War Because They Loved Cats
Cats have been used many times in war! The egyptians lost a battle to a cat-wielding army!
Human Leather?
Leather, there isn’t a whole lot to it, is there? Sure, it’s a bit of a luxury and tends to be on the more expensive …
The Corpse Bride in the Window: La Pascualita in Mexico
For more than 80 years, visitors have been lured to a wedding gown shop in Chihuahua, Mexico, to study the spookily lifelike bridal mannequin in the window.
12 Facts for 238 Years of US Independence!
It may seem like distant history but July 4, 1776 is only 238 years ago! Here’s some amazing facts about Independence day you may never hear anywhere else!
Tree Circus
‘See the World’s Strangest Trees Here’ Axel Erlandson (1884-1964) was a Swedish born “tree shaper” who lived in California for most of his life. Tree …
Ripley’s & the Assassination of JFK
Commemorating a American Icon November 22, 1963, 50 years ago today… The world lost one of our greatest heroesJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy was only 46-years-old when …
Michigan Boys Find 13,000 Year Old Mastodon Bone
Fishing for Fossils “I thought it was a rock at first, but a couple minutes later I looked more at it, and I didn’t think …
The Turtle Boat
The First Ironclad Warship Ever Built Invented in 1591 by Li Soon Sin, the Turtle ship, also known as Geobukseon or Kobukson, was a type …
Ships Made with Human Bones
Who can’t appreciate a well crafted and detailed scale model of a car, boat or ship? But how to satisfy the hobbyist in you when there isn’t a craft store for miles and you happen to be a prisoner of war? Curious yet?