Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium

We were just finishing up our stay in Branson when we decided to stop by Ripley’s Believe it or Not Odditorium and Campground.
First of all, the price of admission is high for the value you receive. I want to say it was $ 17.99 for adults and $ 9.99 for under 12. There are coupons available all over Branson in restaurants and gas stations for $ 2 off. Also, if you go online, you can buy tickets for $ 3 off adult and $ 2 off kids. We took that route.
The Ripley’s building is meant to look like an earthquake hit it or perhaps it was damaged after a parking lot battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Either way, Optimus Prime prevailed because he stands guard just outside the entrance.
Once inside, you’ll see hundreds of photos, mannequins, illusions and other assorted oddities that you could easily find with a quick web search of Ripley’s. These include: 3D paintings that were all the rage in the early 1990s; Pepper’s ghost illusions; stare at a negative of the USA flag and then blink 20 times to see it in color, etc. A couple of features were interactive (like the room that will make you feel off-​balance and the fun house-​type tunnel at the end… both made us all dizzy and crave a giant Sprite Zero from the Shell station down the road.) I also recall seeing a lot of architecture made from matchsticks and instruments made from kitchen appliances.
While the exhibits are interesting, you should probably plan on spending about 45 minutes to view everything at a normal pace. If you bring some quarters, you can try your hand at the Fortune Teller machine or the Love Tester or the Shooting Gallery. And, for some reason, halfway through the exhibit, there is one of those «put your face on someone elses body» things that you can pay for if you have no skill in Photoshop or MS Paint at home.
No visit would be complete without a stop in the gift shop as you exit. I didn’t buy nuttin’.
Anyway, it was a good time killer, but perhaps overpriced. I see no need to ever go again.
Pros: moves along pretty quickly, more than 400 things to look at, family-​friendly
Cons: a li’l pricey; could find most things online if I cared to
Last piece of advice… if you do purchase tickets online, be prepared to have the folks at the registration desk manhandle your smartphone as they attempt to scan the bar codes. There was a lot of unnecessary pinching in an out and horizontal to vertical manipulation. They were frustrated with it and given 10 more seconds, I was certain they’d either drop my phone or attach it to the strange statue of the Hulk Made o’ Car Parts just inside the door.

We stopped by here because the building looked amazing. It was a bit pricey, even with our $ 4 off from one of the Flyers we had gotten at the hotel. I had been here years ago, but still found it to be interesting. Some of the same exhibits were here from years ago. There is lots of reading for each exhibit, which is okay, but for our 2 children, it got a little monotonous.

Very fun place to spend a few hours. Lots of cool stuff to see — but if you do not like to read — you won’t like it. The best info is on the display cards by the exhibits. The shrunken head was my favorite. I’m pretty sure it was from a complaining guest the month before — but It’s still cool. because I didn’t know him. Also — they have a love tester. and it stated that I was, «Red Hot» — so it clearly was accurate and worth the money. (So the blue hairs could that I am «a catch».)

This was fun and something you should see once. But it was pricey for the experience. Many displays were dated and some refreshing could help. I see they have made attempts to do so with the car-​part art but this doesn’t really fit into whole theme well.
The exit through the tunnel was also fun but not really related to the over all theme.

Interesting/​unique collection of artifacts & items. I’m not sure that we learned anything we really needed to know or saw anything terribly exciting that made it worth the expense. If you’re in Branson & it’s raining, this is a good spot to kill some time.

Love it, love it, love it! We had a blast! My girlfriend and I enjoyed every step and sign of this place! Adult fun for sure!

This is a great place to visit of you like oddities. There’s lots to look at. My children loved it. The tour ends in the gift shop lol so bring your checkbook.

$ 31 bucks for me and an 8 yr old. Lasted maybe 30 minutes. I don’t think it’s really a place for little kids. There’s a few areas inside they would like (I won’t spoil it by telling you) but you can find them at Power Play or other business locations in Branson for less. That said, if I was with another adult I think I may have enjoyed it more. I think it’s still prices too high for what you get. Parking lot was unkempt. Staff boring, acted like they hated their job and didn’t interact much with us, even though 8 yr old was making every attempt to chat it up with the excitement he felt of being in Branson.

I’d say the museum was ok. There was more than I expected but still pricey to me. There wasn’t anything truly odd as I was expecting a ripley’s to be. But overall, it was a decent museum. Doubt I’ll go back simply because of the price.

Very cool and unique learning experience for kids and grown ups alike. Lots of interactive exhibits to keep kids interested and a fun gift shop at the end. It’s a little pricey, but that’s to be expected at touristy spots like this.

In these days of the Internet and interactive consoles at almost every display, in any other museum, the «Ripley’s» odditorium is extremely dated. Everything (and that’s a lot) has placards that require you to read about everything displayed. Children will be amazed and awestruck at the odd displays, but may lose interest very quickly, from the lack of computerized interactions.
The unique building is built to look earthquake damaged, recalling the 1812 New Madrid, Missouri earthquake, this made the Mississippi River run backward for three days. The exterior appears cracked and unstable. Inside, the décor has the appearance of exposed and broken water pipes, complete with flowing water.
Inside the museum and odditorium, there’s an immense collection of exhibits and artifacts, as well as bizarre pieces of art, including a Roman Coliseum replica made of playing cards, and an aircraft carrier model made of (around 48,000) matchsticks.
There are over 400 artifacts, oddities, world records, illusions, works of art, a full size stagecoach made from 1.5 million toothpicks, a pair of horses made from welded horseshoes. You’ll see the largest ball of yarn (the size of a VW Beetle), wax figure of the World’s Tallest Man (average size people come to his waist and he can hold 3 dozen loose eggs in one hand).
There are replicas of people ranging from, a man with a candle in a hole in his head, man with a horn growing from his head, man with two sets of pupils and irises in each eye.
Price for tickets are rather high for such basic entertainment, averaging around $ 23.00 for an adult. Expect to spend anywhere from a couple hours to 4 or more, depending on how dedicated you are to seeing it all, and how much you read.

9 year old daughter begged to come check it out and she had a great time. Took about 1.5 hours to get through going at a snails pace.

Very enjoyable and well worth the price. A lot of fun and cool oddities, but nothing truly exceptional.

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium was not bad and we came here to waste some time before lunch as well as the show we were waiting for. The parking lot had a lot of spaces and it wasn’t that busy when we came here. We followed the pathway inside where there were a lot of exhibits with a description for each exhibit. A lot of the things were pretty interesting to me. I took a few pictures of some things I thought was interesting. There were two floors to walk through which could take a bunch of time up and did. There was even a mini-​theater where you could watch the Ripley’s show that Dean Cain hosted a long time ago. The gift shop was small but also had food as well. Overall, the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium was just okay to me.

My 3 boys (ages 10 – 16) visited today. I heard lots about the catwalk, vortex tunnel, and the show at the theater. They loved it… great experience!

This is a great place for all ages! The exhibits are interesting and wacky, with lots of interactive things to do along the way. The gift shop was disappointing for a place like this-​I was hoping there would be a lot of unique gifts but most everything was typical souvenir stuff. Oh well, everyone had a fabulous fun time here. The tipsy tunnel at the end was the highlight of the visit!

We loved the museum. It was the first thing we saw when we went to Branson. If you take the time to read about each display, you really appreciate all of the things and people. It truly is amazing! It takes a good two hours to get through so leave yourself time so you can really see everything.

It’s a tourist trap in a tourist trap town. It has a couple cool exhibits and a few decent photo ops. If your in Branson it’s worth a stop. Just don’t get your hopes up.

This museum was someplace that we made a point to stop at. I have been here before, though it was fifteen years ago. Some of the displays were the same as they were all those years ago, but I still had a good time. If you are looking for interactivity, this might not be the place for you, most of the displays are behind glass. There are a lot of old Ripley’s posters, oddities and wax figures.
Use a coupon. It is a bit pricey, $ 45 for two tickets. We had a good time, but kids might find it a bit boring.

I am a huge fan of Ripley’s, from the TV show to the books. I make my boyfriend read them out loud! So when he requested we stop in Branson on a recent road trip and I found out there was a Ripley’s museum I made it a required visit.
The only other Ripley’s I’ve made it to is the one at Wisconsin Dells and I was pleased to see this one features different videos and displays. I especially liked the items related to the local area such as the folk art and the carpet bags.
It’s a little more expensive than the one at the Dells, $ 16, and I wish it was more like $ 12. Not sure why $ 4 makes a difference to me, but it does. It would make a good rainy day activity.