Welcome to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum on Jefferson at Fisherman's Wharf. "In its heydey of the 1930's the cartoon was seen by 60 million Americans in over 300 newspapers. A lot of the exhibits were pretty cheesy, but some of the artwork was impressive.
"The foundation of our museum exhibit collection was set by Robert L. Ripley (1890–1949), a cartoonist, explorer, reporter, adventurer, and collector, who traveled to 201 countries in 35 years seeking the odd, the unusual, and the unexplained." ripleys.com
Lighthouse man had an opening cut in the top of his skull to place a candle.
Where does self-adornment end and self-mutilation begin?
Jerry Garcia, made out of chicken coop wire.
Jimi Hendrix, depicted in audio cassette tape. For my younger readers, audio cassette was a medium that... oh, never mind.
Amy Winehouse
This 12-15 foot long space shuttle model made out of matchsticks was crazy!
Apple's Steve Job depicted in computer keys.
This walkway and handrail was stationary, while the colorful art swirled around it. This was extremely disorienting to walk across.
I left out a lot, from the 2-headed weasel to the shrunken heads.
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