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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The original Odditorium of the famed American purveyor of the strange and unusual was opened in the historic Castle Warden hotel in 1950. Three stories worth of exhibits include a mummified cat, a two-story scale model Ferris wheel made out of Erector sets, life and death masks of famous celebrities (including Abe Lincoln), shrunken heads, and an iron maiden. Rumored to be haunted, the opening credits and various segments of the most recent Ripley's TV series were filmed here.

Address: 19 San Marco Ave
Hours: Daily 9AM-8PM
Price: Adults $16, children (5-11) $9
Website: ripleys.com (opens in a new tab)

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