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Ripley's Believe It or Not! -- Louis Tussauds Wax Museum

301 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 (Downtown)
210 224 9299
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Ranked #78 of 167 attractions in San Antonio
Type: Speciality Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: Wax museum in downtown San Antonio that offers more than 500 unique wax curiosities from around the world.
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ancfire
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

The price is outragious. I am all about looking for the good in places. But this was awful. I have nothing good to say about any of the Ripleys in this area. Please don't waste your time or hard earned money. The staff is rude. The figures in the museum are missing paint in some areas and it took us... More

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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

we went here as part of our san antonio honeymoon. The believe it or not museum has a little to be desired but the wax museum was incredible. The likeness of some of them was ridiculous. It was a lot of fun to visit and they make for great photo ops with people that you'll never actually meet. haha

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See 6 more reviews by Patricia K for San Antonio
Helotes, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

And the people that walk around helping you are pretty nice too, but wow, these guys are like SO into their characters you can't even tell they're not really who they appear to be. We all had a great time, and will be coming back with more friends of ours from out of town.

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Houston
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

The wax museum was just OK. Definitely not worth the price if you buy just tickets to the wax museum. I would rate the wax museum as a 2-3 and not worth the money. We bought the 3-way combo tickets. We LOVED the Believe it or Not & the 4D Moving Theater. Two children (7.5 & 6) had a fantastic... More

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See 3 more reviews by stitchbug for San Antonio
Orange, Texas
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Although the kids enjoyed it we were a little taken a back by the not so recognize able celeb wax figures, they were more like the practice pieces before the real pieces,lol. But all and all we were entertained and the kids all found them to be right what they had imagined so we got some great fun pics and... More

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See 5 more reviews by LGT777 for San Antonio
Odessa, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013

This was a very fun place to visit. The kids and the adults had a blast. We loved the wax museum, especially the horror section. Very fun place. They have many attraction (6) total. Way pricey, but it was almost worth the cost.

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See 6 more reviews by honiebear420 for San Antonio
Fort Worth, TX
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2013

We did the max combo ticket that got you into Ripley's, the 4D theatre, wax museum, Guinness Records, Tomb raider ride and Haunted Mansion. It was a bit pricey at $50 a person but it took us all afternoon to do all the attractions and we had a fun time. Ripley's Odditorium - we have been to quite a few... More

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See 6 more reviews by TexasTraveller56 for San Antonio
Houston TX
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

I have been in other Ripleys...in Branson....Myrtlye Beach...Orlando....Los Angeles...New York Times Square....and the one in San Antonio did not get the best wax figures. Most of them are not like the persons they are supposed to represent. Marilyn Monroe was off, so was Forrest Gump, Jesus, Pontious Pilate, ....however, the grandkids enjoyed it anyway!! We also went on the 4D... More

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See 5 more reviews by MelanieMcDo for San Antonio
Austin, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

We got the passes for the 3 attractions (Wax Museum, 4D ride, Odditorium). We did them in this order and are glad we did. The Odditorium takes the longest with 3+ stories (and no elevator service to all levels). The Wax museum is good for laughs and pictures with your favorites. DO NOT take anyone under age 7 into the... More

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Athens, Greece
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

The wax museum wasn't really my cup of tea. I didn't really find anything too amusing there. I really liked Believe It or Not! At the entrance they have a mammoth skeleton and some really cool stuff inside. We took a photo in the world's biggest tire. Really neat. My fave attraction was this tunnel at the end that made... More

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