Best of Access Niagara – Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum

This is a continuation of my “Best of Access Niagara” series. This series looks back on popular posts, highly commented posts, my favourite places, etc. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum (now call an Odditorium) has been in Niagara Falls for many, many years. When I first went, I really enjoyed it, but then it…

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Niagara Falls Tourism March 2017 newsletter

I’m not sure if they do one every month, but Niagara Falls Tourism has a Travel Trade newsletter that they put out. The March 2017 issue is available online (as is a PDF of the newsletter) and there are lots of interesting tidbits in it, including: NIAGARA FALLS CRAFT DISTILLERS COMING SOON TO CLIFTON HILL…

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In Memory of Henry Muller

From HoudiniMuseum.org Henry Muller, cofounder of the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, a public museum and tourist attraction operated in Niagara Falls, Canada, from 1968 to 1995, died on Feb. 28 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was 86 years old. Here’s Henry’s official obituary, reproduced from YourLifeMoments…

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Interactive Titanic museum planned for Niagara Falls

From the Toronto Sun: An interactive museum that hopes to recreate the experience of sailing on board the Titanic may be coming to Canada. A group in Niagara Falls, Ont., has conditionally purchased land that would house the museum and is moving ahead with plans to launch an exhibit dubbed “Experience Titanic.” David Van Velzen,…

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Prediction: SNOW from January to April at Niagara Falls History Museum

Last week I received the following press release from the Niagara Falls History Museum: For Immediate Release Prediction: SNOW from January to April at Niagara Falls History Museum Niagara Falls, ON, January 13, 2016 – Canadians have a long-standing fascination with snow.  We either love it or hate it, and sometimes we do both.  We…

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20160620 Trip to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium

One week ago my family headed out to check out the Ripley’s attractions in Niagara Falls. These include Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks, Ripley’s Moving Theater, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium. Our last stop was Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium. Note: To view images from our trip, visit the 20160620 Trip to Ripley’s Believe It…

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Ripley’s reopens after modern makeover

From Niagara This Week: Oddball items and curiosities are back on display in Niagara Falls, Ont., now that one of the city’s mainstay attractions has reopened following a major modernization. Ripley’s Believe It or Not opened the doors to its so-called “odditorium” Friday after six months of renovations aimed at replacing traditional exhibits with something…

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Tuesday, Sept. 27: World’s most extreme escape artist to perform at Ripley’s Niagara Falls

Last week I received this press release about an escape artist who will be at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum on Clifton Hill tomorrow (Tuesday, September 27, 2011). I hope to be there to see it.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World’s Most Extreme Escape Artist to perform The Dagger Trap, Live on Sept….

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