Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium

While living in Surfers I went to Ripley’d about five times. I knew a guy who worked there so never paid but I’d have felt like it was worth it had I had to pay.
It’s one of those things you just do. It’s not a large museum but it’s a fun one and it’s great for kids. They’re fascinated by the Robert Wadlow replica, the guy with the bulging eyes and the chicken with two heads. Adults will find it interesting too.

Something more educational to do in Surfer’s. Room after room about interesting things/​facts/​people/​art. Some totally mind-​boggling stuff. Reasonably priced, considering you can take your time and easily spend over an hour there if you’re actually reading about things.
Although it is a place for children, I’m not sure how many kids would want to walk around and pretty much just read about stuff nowadays. There are some interactive things, but not heaps.

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Odditorium is incredibly fun for people of all ages. Ticket prices are:
Adults: $ 21.90
Seniors/​student/​backpackers: $ 18.50
Children 5 – 12: $ 12.50
Children 4 and below: free
The Odditorium/​museum is a maze of rooms containing all sorts of groovy and interesting things to look at. There is a mirror testing you tongue-​twisting abilities, a room filled with disco lights and screens that represent you in pixel form, a room with rotating walls that you must walk on a plank to pass through as well as more standard rooms that don’t move and have normal lighting.
In the more normal rooms are fun puzzles like a gate that you must solve how to open and a statue of the tallest man alive.
There are so many cool things to see but I won’t list them here because the surprise is part of what makes this place so interesting. Kids absolutely adore it and there are plenty of historical items and stories that adults will get absorbed in. It is a great place for the whole family to visit.