Newport – This Ripley's museum was funded by Jacob Walters and built in 1986. It is at the Historic Bayfront and one of two amusements known as Mariner Square, the other being Wax Works. Robert Ripley is known for several radio firsts. He was the first to broadcast nationwide on a radio network from mid-ocean, and he also participated in the first broadcast from Buenos Aires to New York City. Assisted by a corps of translators, he was the first to broadcast to every nation in the world simultaneously. [23] As the years went on, the show became less about oddities and featured guest-driven entertainment such as comedy routines. Sponsors over the course of the program included Pall Mall cigarettes and General Foods. The program ended its successful run in 1948 as Ripley prepared to convert the show format to television.

Amsterdam – The Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amsterdam museum opened on June 23, 2016, at the Dam Square, Dam 21, in a building that belongs to the Heritage of Amsterdam. It has more than 500 exhibits. [ citation needed] Fleming, Michael (June 3, 2007). "Carrey lights up 'Phillip Morris' ". Variety . Retrieved May 23, 2017. Orlando – Opened in July 1992, this museum is located on the busy International Drive tourist corridor, and is built to appear as though it is dropping into a sinkhole. Norbert Pearlroth, 89, Researcher For 52 Years For 'Believe It Or Not' " (obituary). The New York Times. April 15, 1983 . Retrieved January 11, 2015. Norbert Pearlroth, who combed hundreds of thousands of books in the New York Public Library over 52 years as sole researcher for Ripley's Believe It or Not, died of heart and kidney diseases Thursday at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn. He was 89 years old and lived in Brooklyn.

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From 1965 until 1980, Gold Key Comics published the second Ripley's Believe It or Not! comic book, which lasted for 94 issues. [18] Great Yarmouth (closed) – There was an Odditorium in Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England. It opened in 1993 and closed in 1997. [45] It is now an indoor miniature golf course that uses some of the leftovers from the Odditorium as scenery for the holes. In 2006, the Philippines made a local adaptation of Ripley's Believe it or Not! with a local host. ABC 5 (now known as TV5) was the first to make it with Raymond Bagatsing as host. The show however was short-lived.

Grand Prairie – This Ripley's Museum is located at 601 East Safari Parkway in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is west of downtown Dallas on IH-30 and is on the northwest intersection of Belt Line Road and IH-30, 7 miles (11km) east of Six Flags Over Texas. Spignes, Stephen J. (2012), "The Titanic For Dummies", John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN 9781118206508 , retrieved August 1, 2014 Copenhagen – This Ripley's museum is a smaller one located close to the city hall and next to a museum of Hans Christian Andersen.Ripley's has also repeated the Muhlenberg legend, which claims that German was once one vote short of becoming the official language of the United States. [59] See also [ edit ] Gold Coast – This Ripley's museum is located at the popular tourist destination Surfers Paradise. It reopened in the new Soul Centre on January 22, 2010, featuring a band of human oddities playing songs at the entrance. London (closed) – This Ripley's museum was the world's largest and it opened on August 20, 2008, at the London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly Circus, and closed on September 25, 2017. It housed over 500 exhibits. It was famed for its large collection of Marilyn Monroe's personal belongings and interactive exhibits over five floors, including a mirror maze and illusion tunnel. Panama City Beach – Opened in June 2006, this Ripley's Museum is at the intersection of Front Beach Road, Middle Beach Road, and Thomas Drive on Panama City Beach and is designed to look like a 1950s luxury cruise liner that has run aground on the beach. It also has a moving 4D theater.

Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Reviseded.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp.76–78. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3 . Retrieved September 17, 2019. Ateneo team captain Chris Tiu still on cloud nine, denies getting death threats". Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 29, 2008 . Retrieved March 26, 2019.Hartzman, Marc. "Robert L Ripley | Interviews | Entertainment | Bizarre Magazine UK". Bizarremag.com . Retrieved October 20, 2010.