Ripley's Believe It or Not!

LA native, here! I absolutely love this place and taking any family/friends when they come in to town. It is a staple in Hollywood and so much fun. I feel like I find something new to look at every time I go.

Tricia is my favorite staff member! She is super fun and always remembers me when I come in. She treats all the patrons like they are VIP and elevates the experience!

Nice museum right on Hollywood Blvd. They have a combo ticket with the Hollywood Wax Museum across the street if you're looking have more time. They have interesting exhibits here and it's nice for the whole family. Younger and older kids will like reading the interesting facts and they have some interactive exhibits.

It's nice but not as big as other Ripley's Museums I have been to (the Ripley's Museum near Niagara Falls, Canada was bigger and more interesting). We liked the Guinness Book of World Records Museum more but this is nice to do if you have time, but if you had to choose, the Guinness World Records Museum on Hollywood Blvd is better.

I'm going with five stars because this great little museum was the best Ripleys museum I've been to and did a wonderful job on all exhibits!

This was my favorite of the museums that I visited while in West Hollywood. I'll admit I am a Ripley's believe it or not fan! But this museum earned its five stars on its own!

Some of the things you'll see here is a life like statue of the worlds, biggest man! It blew me away. It was like looking at a giant. Another incredible exhibit was on how headhunters used to shrink human skulls. Look where else are you going to find something like this out? I don't want to get anyone too grossed out, but it was one of the coolest exhibits I've seen in many many years!

Also, I didn't realize that Ripley searched the world for exotic treasures and facts. There are so many wood carvings and masks in here from all corners of the world! It felt like I was walking through an Indiana Jones movie set! Truly, breathtaking and amazing!

And everywhere you went there were lots of great amazing facts!

I strongly recommend buying the combination ticket with the Hollywood wax Museum. It's only a few extra dollars and both museums in my opinion were first class! Well, not large, both of them were big enough to give you a nice flavor of what they were showing and small enough to manage if going through there with a family. I would do both of them one after another. Both could be done quickly or you could spend hours in there depending on your liking.

Highly recommended to visit one day while staying in Hollywood. It's located right on the Hollywood walk of fame across the street from the Chinese theater area at the intersection!

I like weird things & since I was a kid I always enjoyed watching the show and reading the books when they came out. I know there isn't really a ton of room for this location to expand, but it would be nice if they could either update their current displays or expand the location to include more. As others have mentioned unless you stop to read every plaque & watch any short clips they might have playing then you can get through the museum in a short amount of time which makes the price of admission kind of expensive especially for families. My husband & I stopped here back in 2018 just the two of us & we just visited again last month with our kids + my parents and the only two things that changes was they included Kim K. & the part where you could re-wind footage of the area with the tongue twister area was gone.

Some people are into what would be considered the "older" displays such as Marilyn Monroe & I know they are in Hollywood but it would be nice if they could change some of their areas to include more of the newer Believe it or not stories & people. Having an entire room for Marilyn & a large section just for superman felt kind of meh knowing some of the more exciting features in their books & show episodes. Several of their machines & the musical stairs also were not working properly when we visited this last time.

Check it out. This place is as fun as you allow it to be! Try to take crazy pictures or candids not generic photos! And if you need help! TRICIA at the front has all the best poses and way to make it fun for you at the moment and for you to share with your friends later! Thanks Tricia... if that is your real name! Lmfao "inside joke" it is her real name.... I think lol

Ripley's was so much fun going through. My kids loved every minute and us adults enjoyed it too!
Tricia at the front was so nice and helpful! She explained everything throughly so we can get the best of our experience!
We will be back!

Hello! I had never been to Ripley's before even though I live here, so I decided to go last week after seeing an episode of Ghost Adventures that took place there. I LOVED the Marilyn Monroe exhibit. Love love love her. We were helped by Wren, who was super fun and knowledgeable. Definitely suggest this as a fun afternoon activity.

Went on 1/4 and it wasn't too full. Tickets are a bit expensive at $25. Museum and restrooms were clean. Metro is nearby if you don't wanna go by car and hassle to find parking.
It's definitely entertaining. We spent around an hour walking through.

The first time I went to this location I was a kid, but I have very fond memories of being here with family and can remember most of the exhibit. I just went again with my family today and it feels like the whole exhibit was shrunk down and there was way less rooms. There used to be a whole section about medieval torture, but now there's a separate museum for it which is why I'm assuming the exhibit had changed. It's a little pricey for how much you get to see. There is some cool stuff, but I'm not sure it's worth the money anymore for about 6 rooms

We visited yesterday and this place was such a fun experience! "Believe it or not!" I've lived in the OC all my life and been to Hollywood so many times and I've never visited before! I'm currently using a scooter for my leg and TRICIA was so helpful in assisting me to the ADA lift so I didn't miss out on any of the fun! Thanks so much Tricia! Can't wait to be back and hopefully you'll be there to help us again!