Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, 1 Piccadilly Circus, London, W1J 0DA Full details & map

Museums & Attractions

Family friendly
Robert Ripley with one of the museum's iconic shrunken heads Robert Ripley with one of the museum's iconic shrunken heads - © Ripley's Entertainment Inc

Time Out says

Attraction showcasing weird and wonderful items from around the world, such a 13-foot-long Tower Bridge made out of matchsticks, a piece of the Berlin Wall, shrunken heads, a copy of 'The Last Supper' painted on a grain of rice and a Swarovski crystal-covered Mini Cooper.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! details

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, The London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly Circus, London, W1J 0DA

Transport Piccadilly Circus 

Telephone

020 3238 0022, bookings 08445 791940

Ripley's Believe It or Not! website

Times 10am-midnight daily (last adm 10.30pm)

Prices £17.95, £15.95 concs, £13.95 children (4-15), under-4s free, £59.95 family; Mirror Maze £3.95

Ripley's Believe It or Not! map

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Only go to this attraction on either a 2for 1 (with train travel offer) OR I see Tesco clubcard now include this place in their Clubcard magazine for £5. At the start of the walk around, I thought it was going to be a disappointment, with lots of pictures or copies of items on walls, or behind glass (not non-reflective, so hard to see). However, further on there were more actual real exhibits, some unpleasant, some fascinating. There is a torture chamber you might want to guide children through quickly, and they can press a button to electrocute a man, but I saw that this was the most popular exhibit! On the whole, plenty to look at-DO take time to read the labels and watch videos, but don't go expecting to learn much other than the fact that Ripley's has a prime money-making spot in Piccadilly.

Posted by dee on Aug 21 2009 7:22pm

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