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Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square

234 West 42nd Street, The Odditorium, New York City, NY 10036 (Manhattan)
212-398-3133
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Ranked #301 of 718 attractions in New York City
Type: Speciality Museums, Mysterious Sites
Owner description: Ripley’s Believe it or Not Times Square provides the Ultimate Adventure for visitors to New York City. Take a journey into the bizarre and the... more » Owner description: Ripley’s Believe it or Not Times Square provides the Ultimate Adventure for visitors to New York City. Take a journey into the bizarre and the unusual through North America’s largest Ripley’s Odditorium, with over 18,000 square feet and 500 artifacts that will amaze and astonish you. An absolute must see during your visit to New York. Click on our Web site for more information and save 15% on tickets. « less
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Hawaii
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

I would pay $20 for this, not $33. We used the "New York Explorer Pass" for discounted entry. Really neat stuff! Real shrunken heads. Amazing creations, oddities and occurences that will blow your mind!

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW via mobile

My boyfriend and I used our New York passes to go to Ripley's. It was boring and outdated. They clearly don't update the exhibits and it all looks old and worn and not worthy of the location. I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

My nephew was dying to go so we paid $16 per person with a groupon I think otherwise it was around $40. Takes about an hour but I wouldn't have paid more than $5 admission it was lame even my 11 year old nephew didn't care for it. Skip it!!!!!

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Thurso, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

We got free entry using our New York passes and are so glad that we didn't pay. What a waste of time, and money. Keep your money for something else to do.

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Ripleystimessquare, Owner at Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square, responded to this review
14 May 2013

Mackay Family M. I would really appreciate the opportunity to discuss your experience and to learn how we could have made it more enjoyable. I’ll be contacting you privately to see how we can do better. Michael More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

I would say Ripley's is a should visit but not a must visit if you're in Times Square. We had a fun time along with our two kids, but if I hadn't gotten a Groupon for 50% off the online admission price we probably wouldn't have gone. The exhibits were cool though, my personal favorite being the genuine shrunken heads.... More

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Ripleystimessquare, Owner at Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square, responded to this review
14 May 2013

IslandBri. Thanks for visiting—I’m so glad you thought the exhibits were cool, and particularly enjoyed the shrunken heads exhibit! Michael More

Winter Haven, Florida
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

This was are first time to Ripley's, it was nice but if I had to paid full price I don't think it would have been worth it.

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Port of Spain, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

There are definitely a lot of things to see and read here. Some interesting, disturbing and frightening. You can literally spend the entire day here if you plan to read all the details.

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Ripleystimessquare, Owner at Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square, responded to this review
14 May 2013

Tricia R. So true! Many people find that they can spend a whole day at Ripley’s because of the all details within our exhibits! Thanks for coming. Michael More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

Expensive museum. 2 adults and a child $90. Features a lot of weird stuff. Even though some of the them might be too much for kids for example execution tools, overall is really interesting. Kids were amazed, freaked out and loved it))))

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Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

Exactly as expected, expensive and a little cheesy, but enjoyable. We even learned a few things. We had a 12 year old boy along, he loved it, which is why we went in the first place. The bathrooms were clean and even came with a fart button to annoy your friends. There is a fun lazer room for kids, first... More

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Ripleystimessquare, Owner at Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square, responded to this review
25 April 2013

Dave G. Our bathroom certainly has a very unique feature. We’re happy your son had such a great time. Michael More

Pembroke Pines, Florida
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

It was good but was definitely hoping to see more. A little bit pricey as well. A lot of interesting things to see but was hoping for more.

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See 11 more reviews by Michael G for New York City
Ripleystimessquare, Owner at Ripley's Believe It or Not - Times Square, responded to this review
25 April 2013

Michael G. The best way to enjoy Ripley’s 500-piece collection is to read the display cards that accompany each artifact. They’re loaded with some really cool information and facts! We hope you’ll be back. Michael More

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