Minute sculptures have a big wow factor

From Niagara This Week: It is hoped a display of some tiny creations will be a big hit with visitors to Ripley’s Believe It of Not! Odditorium. Several micro sculptures by renowned artist Willard Wigan are now on display at the Clifton Hill attraction. “This is the smallest exhibit we have now,” said Ripley’s manager…

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World’s smallest micro-sculptures on display

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s hard to believe something can be so small, but that’s why it’s on display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not odditorium. It’s a collection of rare micro-sculptures so small that many of them sit on the head of a pin or in the eye of a needle. The micro-sculptures…

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Clifton Hill museum founder dies

From the St Catharines Standard: Believe it or not, there was a time Clifton Hill wasn’t filled with museums, arcades, shops and houses of horror. One man, Alec Rigby, helped pave the way for the hill to become Niagara Falls’ main tourist destination when he brought the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum to the…

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! food drive

This past Sunday Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums/odditoriums in North America started their food drive for local food banks. In Niagara Falls they are raising money for Project Share. Until Thursday you can get admission for $5. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Holds 2nd Annual Gimme Five Food Drive to Fight Hunger in the Niagara…

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Believe it or not, Hudak skips potentially embarrassing Niagara Falls attraction

From the Canadian Press (via Yahoo! News): Campaign officials work hard to keep their leader in the best possible light and out of potentially embarrassing situations. So it seemed too good to be true Saturday when Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak’s schedule indicated he would visit the Ripley’s Believe It or Not attraction in Niagara…

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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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Ripley’s attractions within a half tank of gas of more than 50% of the U.S. population

A couple of weeks ago I received the following press release from Ripley’s Entertainment… Driving to a Ripley’s Attraction is Within a Half Tank of Gas of 53% of the U.S. Population Company has Diverse Offering of Aquariums, Odditoriums, Miniature Golf, Wax Museums, Fun Zones, Haunted Adventures, Mirror Mazes, Motion-Based Theaters and MORE! ORLANDO, Fla….

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Cheap fertility treatment at Ripley’s?

From the Niagara Falls Review: Typically, it’s the moms you hear warning their children “don’t touch.” At Ripley’s Believe it or Not, however, the dads are voicing that sentiment to their significant others. For some women, however, the temptation is just too strong. “The reason I want to touch it is because I know I…

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Oh Baby! Ripley’s in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statues Exhibit

I received the following via email, but also found it on the web: Oh Baby! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statue Exhibit World-famous statues are linked to more than 2,000 pregnancies – so proceed with caution! Niagara Falls, ON. – (August 4, 2010) – Ripley’s Believe It or…

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