Ripley’s Believe It or Not

I live in Cape may and have been wanting to go here for years, and finally did the other day. In my opinion, definitely worth it. But I’m also a fan of the trivial and odd. I would say go with an open mind and approach it like any other musuem… entertaining and educational. try to go on off hours when it’s not too crowded, and take your time reading the write ups on all the stuff. figure about a good hour and a half. now, I would also mention the cost to get in is relatively expensive and also read many who thought it overpriced. my secret around this was go to
and you can get tix for 50% off. on top of that I had another discount code that made 4 tickets, 2 maze passes, and 2 souvenir books cost $ 20. so, 20 bucks for 4 people, as opposed to to about $ 80 if you buy them at the door. overall, had a great time. if I paid more then what I did, I might be singing a different tune. also, right down the street from the
, so went there for lunch. great atmosphere and cheap food.

My friend & I really enjoyed our visit here. Some of the exhibits were by far the craziest things I ever seen. The doll houses carve red out of wood, were phenomenal. The detail shown in each house were out of this world. I think I enjoyed seeing those the most.
Towards the end of the tour you have to walk through a spinning tunnel of sort. It made you feeling dizzy, crazy, and loopy all at the same time. I suffer from vertigo and this definitely messed with my equilibrium but I still have fun.
If you’re into weird fun facts you should definitely stop by. The cost for adults is $ 16.99 plus tax per person. You can also find a coupon on Groupon 2 tickets for $ 22.00 and included the laser maze.

I love Ripley’s and I’ve been so so many times because when I visited Atlantic City as a kid, my parents let me take a friend, and I always wanted to show my friend Ripleys. There are lots of oddities that you wouldn’t find anywhere else here. The entire musuem is a pretty interesting place. Definitely check it out.

what a waste
super dooper expensive
i just dont get it why why why

Good place to go in the rain other than that lacked something. Thought it was gonna be a little more interesting. Also a little bit pricey if you don’t have a coupon.

MEH. Looks appealing from the outside, but that’s probably because the coolest attractions are outside.
The exhibits inside left a lot to be desired. Nothing too crazy or «unbelievable», so I felt like the price for admission wasn’t worth it.
This is definitely a one time experience if you’ve never been. Make sure to get a coupon — there are people outside all the time trying to gather folks with special discounts.

I just love this place. Been here about a dozen times. Always makes me lol. Been to the Ripleys in Florida too, which was just as fun. Love learning about the exception to the rules!

This attraction is on the AC boardwalk and a good spot for offbeat fun. The place is pretty clean and well maintained. Most of the attractions i had seen at other Rippleys places in Ny and San Francisco but there were others that were different like the shipwreck room. Great for kids.

Its seems appropriate to dedicate review 1200 to the bizarre and unusual. And for that I chose to review a museum of oddities that’s a haven for it!
Being a fan of the Mutter Museum, who has interviewed and followed a number of unique sideshow performers, and grew up following and reading up on everything Ripley’s and Guinness related; its pretty easy to say that strange is something that I’ve always been drawn to. And exploring at least one of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum’s is something that I’ve always wanted to do. So after spending a weekend in Atlantic City for the Beer Festival, I decided to make it my secondary destination.
Even though I was INSTANTLY drawn by a statue of the Incredible Hulk made of car parts I was kind of hesitant to go in at first. But when a Ventriloquist dummy calls you out sometimes you just have to listen. And by doing so I got to explore room after informative room filled with useless facts, historic and twisted artifacts, pop culture pieces made out of recycled parts and foods, memorialized freaks, and then some. even the bathroom was treated like a museum exhibit filled with trivia!
Items of note for me included the Fiji Mermaid, an Optimus Prime made from car parts, a room dedicated to burial rituals, information about the Jersey Devil, a portrait of Julia Roberts made out of M & M’s, and the wing dedicated to freak accident survivors. Overall the Ripley’s museums might be kitschy novelties, but they definitely know how to provide a unique and informative experience that’s worth the price of admission.

Having been use to watching the show. We decided to go here to check out while visiting AC to kill some time. Ozzie who rung us up was very nice. We went in to look around and had fun also freaked out by some of the exhibits. It was woth the visit though, It’s a lot cheaper at this location compared to the one in Manhattan NY. If visiting AC you should check it out.
Oh and also I don’t think this is a place for small kids.

If you’re interested in the macabre, the gross, and the odd, then the wax figures and displays here will be for you. If you are squeamish or have small children, maybe its best to stay away.

If you’re looking for all the bizarre and uniqueness affiliated with the Ripley’s name, look elsewhere. This particular location has a few examples of it, but not enough that it’s worth the admission price.
Believe it or not, you’ll pay $ 17.00 to see a bunch of wood carved dioramas of famous rooms, or things such as statues or scenery built out of matches or car parts. This is not the stuff that people come to Ripley’s Believe It or Not to see.
As reviewer Camille M said, just save your money and buy the Ripley’s book for more of the bizarre you’re expecting to see. You can buy this book at the counter of the «museum», and be on your way.

Kind of a creepy place, some stuff is interesting, I brought my nephew and he is younger and was scared of some stuff. Luckily I bought him some salt water taffy off the boardwalk after, and he was happy. The positive is that it’s right on the boardwalk and easily accessible to other sources of entertainment

My husband loved it here! My son got a little scared but he enjoyed it we just skipped past some of the exhibits that scared him. It was pretty kooky place with all kinds of strange things. The monkey face exhibit was hilarious and the tunnel at the end was fun. They have a great military discount and kids under 4 are free so it was totally worth it for us! Fun family friendly afternoon.

Sucky place. 17 bucks for one person and the stuff inside really isn’t that shocking. A majority of it I either learned in school or was just kinda stupid. Very disappointing

This place is creepy and it’s kooky, mysterious and spooky.
Luckily, I like that sort of thing.
As a kid, I always asked for the Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness World Record books. So much so, every year, I received either one or both for Christmas.
So imagine my delight when I happened upon this museum last May on a trip to Atlantic City!
It was pretty empty which was fantastic for me because you get to stop and look for a while without feeling rushed or claustrophobic with people breathing down your neck. You get to really take your time and examine all the displays and read all the facts (and there’s a lot of that).
The items in here ranged from interesting to gross to beautiful to (really) creepy to cool to weird. I was fond of the matchsticks replicas, toothpick replicas and the small house displays.
The price was a bit steep at $ 15.99 per person (so over $ 30 for me and my husband) but to me, it was worth it. It was nice taking a break from losing in the casinos, lol.
Oh and the end was cray cray. That mirror/​stars/​rolling barrel thing was insane. It makes you feel really drigh (drunk and high — don’t ask me how I know this because I will deny everything).
Didn’t do the laser tag so I can’t comment on it.
Overall, I had an interesting 1.5 hours in the museum. Will I be back? No. While interesting, once was enough for me.

Beware, not for little kids! Asked cashier if displays are okay for my 5 year old. She reassured that it will be fine. FAR FROM IT! Displays of a cemetary, disfigured and dismembered figures, gross and horror pictures made my child close her eyes half of the time. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I ask for a refund. Obviously, they said no.

I have been to a couple other Ripley museums, in Panama City Beach, Florida and in Mexico City. each has some of the same stuff as this one mixed with some different stuff. worth the admission price in my opinion as there is actually some pretty interesting, wacky stuff and some of it is actually rather educational; good option on a rainy day, if you are with kids, or just want a change from the casino scene. It is somewhat small, you can check out everything in an hour or two, as others have mentioned. But keep in mind it is called «Believe it or Not» and although much of the stuff is real, you should definitely not believe everything you see!

I’ve been to several Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums in my travels across the United States. This one though.. . was the first I ever stepped foot in.. . approximately 15+ years ago.
What is it I remember about that trip to Atlantic City so long ago? Salt water taffy, cheap touristy t-​shirts that fell apart after a couple trips through the washer, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum.
The upside of this location? It fits in with the rest of the atmosphere of the boardwalk, customers drawn in to see a world of oddities for a considerable fee. It is certainly a welcome relief from the soaring temperatures during the summer months and a very interesting and informative way to spend an hour or two away from the hustle and bustle outside.
The downside? Ask my partner in crime.. . I listed off numerous pieces and exhibits I could still remember from my last visit during the train ride to Atlantic City. EVERY SINGLE ONE of them was there, among innumerable other things that sparked from my long term memory. I’m not sure that anything has really been updated since the last time I was there! (Although one difference I noticed was the spinning tunnel at the end being space themed instead of the walls being fake castle-​like stone and mortar).
Places like this intrigue me, I love reading the placards and checking out what each exhibit has to offer. I doubt that I would return to this location again as the second time around was more of a walk down memory lane than a truly enlightening experience. I imagine that I understood a great deal more about the items on display this time around (I laughed as I thought of a younger version of myself tugging on a parent’s pant leg asking what in the world a penis sheath could be.. . not that I’d have ever done that.. . I was far too shy, lol).
$ 16 admission (but talk with the attendants.. . they’ve got AAA and student discounts, perhaps others?)
Despite their lack of updates, I still had a genuinely great time here at the museum.. . flashbacks when reaching the «monkey exhibit» at the end and not being able to tear my friend/“older but more subdued version of my crazy, rambunctious brother from 15+ years earlier” away from the area :-P

They claim they are «the strangest place in Atlantic City», a claim that is both cute yet painfully contrived: anyone who has been in Atlantic City for more than five minutes can point out plenty of places stranger than this sideshow attraction without even referring to the illicit dens of drink down the street.
Flip inside a «Ripley’s Believe It or Not!» book. Basically that’s what this place is, in glorious three dimensions. There’s no shortage of wax dolls and mannequins inside.
Ripley’s isn’t the largest, but if you take your time to «appreciate» the cheesy reproductions, you can spend a decent hour here laughing, getting grossed out, and taking photos. Especially if drunk.