{"id":1224,"date":"2010-10-08T13:33:41","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T17:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2022-06-08T11:19:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T15:19:49","slug":"spotlight-ripleys-believe-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/spotlight-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-1224","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Ripley's Believe It or Not\" src=\"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/orlandotouristtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/home-slider_s09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out the most bizarre attraction in town!\u00a0 Robert Ripley has traveled the world collecting a variety of unusual <strong>artifacts and rare treasures<\/strong>.\u00a0 This 10,000 square foot attraction appears to be falling into a giant sinkhole from the outside, but inside will <em>amaze<\/em> you.\u00a0 There are 16 galleries containing hundreds of <strong>fascinating exhibits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a <strong>1907 Rolls Royce<\/strong> car made from over one million match sticks!\u00a0 Human oddities such as a <strong>human shrunken head<\/strong>, the <strong>world&#8217;s tallest man<\/strong>, and an <strong>Egyptian Mummy<\/strong>.\u00a0 There are unusual works of <strong>art<\/strong> and an interactive <strong>illusion gallery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This attraction is self-guided so it may take you anywhere from \u00bd hour to a couple of hours to see everything. \u00a0This makes it a great Orlando attraction or a fun thing to do on a rainy afternoon.\u00a0 So check it out and see if you <em><strong>believe it or not!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>For more information about<\/strong><\/em><em> <strong>Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not<\/strong>, <strong>visit their <\/strong><\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripleys.com\/orlando\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><em><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0or read this<a title=\"Ripley\u2019s Odditorium: Cure Boredom with Oddities\" href=\"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/ripleys-odditorium-cure-boredom-with-oddities-5531\">\u00a0this post<\/a> about some very odd items. 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