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Ripley's Believe It Or Not
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#35 of 154 things to do in St. Augustine
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Moriah O
2 contributions
Value was in the tour for us.
May 2022 • Family
The trolley tour from Ripley’s was a very pleasant experience. The tour guide, Benji, was quite entertaining. He kept my daughter and I company while we waited for my husband and son to arrive with the tickets. His tour was informative and full of jokes - we would have loved to return for the ghost tour later but we had to cut our trip short because both kids started puking. (Wacka wacka) funny but true. We paid for trolley and museum, the kids enjoyed the trolley thoroughly and probably only behaved because the stomach bug was setting in and making them uncharacteristically still. (Wacka Wacka) the museum obviously terrified them (5 & 3) and even though it was his birthday weekend and he already received about a baker’s dozen of beep beeps, he left with two more to the tune of $20. I’m only saying all this for Benji’s benefit - pretty sure he’d think it’s funny. Thanks for the laughs, catch ya next time! He’s the best!
Written May 30, 2022
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Kimberly K
Thank you so much for the review! Benjy is a fun guide and makes history fun! So excited to hear you enjoyed your time with us, even with the little's stomach bug! The tour and museum offer so much to see and learn for sure! Happy belated birthday. Thank you for making us part of your day!
Written June 5, 2022
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Warren W
34 contributions
Awesome Museum!
Apr 2022
My family of 4 (2 adults, a 10 yo, and a 6 yo) visited on 4/5 during our Spring Break vacation in the Saint Augustine area. After having enjoyed the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum in Gatlinburg, TN last year, we had to see the original this year! We weren’t disappointed! There was three levels of oddities and unique interactive exhibits! For those that don’t like arachnids, be aware that this is a small portion the showcases a live tarantula (in a central clear enclosure) and scorpions (viewable through a small opening). My kids’ favorite seemed to be some of the space-themed exhibits. We all had lots of fun, and I’m sure we’ll be back to this, and other, locations! We bought the combo pass online for both the Red Train tour and museum entrance, which also came with a 4 hour parking pass for the Ripley’s lot. We arrived a bit early and enjoyed the sites in the parking lot (such as the red wood tree house), took the tour, walked over and had lunch in the “main historic area”, and then visited the museum. This made for a great first half of our day!
Written April 5, 2022
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Kimberly K
Thank you for the review! Our Combo passes are a great way to see all this city offers as well as have your mind blown in our beautiful Odditorium! So happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us! Thank you for visiting!
Written April 23, 2022
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Carrie L
Shakopee, Minnesota, United States15 contributions
Highly recommend
Aug 2022 • Couples
My husband and I had a great time. We were told it would take less than an hour. We like to read everything to make the experience more interesting so it took us over 1.5 hours. There are really interesting art forms there that were inspiring.

We also went on the red trolly offered by Ripley’s. We had Jeff as our tour guide. He was knowledgeable and hilarious. We learned a lot of history through his tour complete with stories, jokes and sound effects.
Written August 26, 2022
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Kimberly K
Thank you for the great review! With close to 800 oddities in our Odditorium, there is a little something for everyone. It is a wonderful way to spend some time during your adventuring day! Jeff is also a fun and enlightening guide, he makes history fun, for sure! Thank you for making Ripley's and Red Trains part of your St Augustine experience!
Written August 28, 2022
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Ethereal F
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Ripped off by Ripley's Museam
Aug 2022
Add more exhibits to justify a $24 admission fee. Most of the exhibits in this "museum" are gimmicky and mundane. More space seems to be dedicated to pay games and carnival machines than actual exhibits. Certainty not worth the admission price.
Written August 19, 2022
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Kimberly K
Thank you for the review! Seems we fell short of your expectations. We never want our guests to feel this way! We house close to 800 oddities in our Museum, so whether your a looker or a reader there is a little something for all! Sorry again we fell short on your time with us!
Written August 28, 2022
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Sheena L
3 contributions
Like any other Ripley's.
May 2021
This is a nice stop if you get the city pass with the other attractions but they've increased the price from 15$ to 20$ and that's a but much for this attraction alone. If you've never been to a Ripley's before, then this might be worth your time. It does have some unique exhibits such as the matchstick ISS and original Fiji mermaid but it's otherwise pretty much the same as any other Ripley's. Warning for animal lovers that this site has a LOT of taxidermies of mutated/deformed animals which I didn't enjoy at all.
Written May 28, 2021
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Kimberly K
Thank you so much for visiting! We did have a price increase, but it has been a few years since it was at $14.99. We've had a few small price increases since then. We are so glad that you enjoyed some of the unique exhibits to this location. I can also assure you that we had nothing to do with the animals other than acquiring them from a seller or someone who donated them. Thank you for visiting and for sharing your feedback!
Written May 29, 2021
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Gangstalked
2 contributions
No Senior Discount
Aug 2022 • Friends
There was a long wait to get into the museum and when we finally got to the front of the line we were told that my grandpa couldn't get a senior discount simply because I wasn't a senior aswell, which didn't make any sense. The cashier had a fit and started to cry because we said we were going to put that in our review and she stopped crying a second later. This is a weird place and they act like pirates. After all that we had to walk all the way back to the car in the parking lot just to put a parking pass in the window for our short over priced visit to this converted house.

The place is filled with coin opperated machines as if the tickets weren't getting enough money out of us.

Wish we could of had a better experience and left a better review. The other locations look better, but this circus isn't worth going out of the way for.
Written August 9, 2022
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Kimberly K
I am so sorry that you didn't enjoy your visit! I'm also sorry that you didn't qualify for our senior discount, but we do have one! As advertised on our web site and on many of our ads, we have a senior BOGO. When you have two people 55 and over, it is buy one get one half off. It does require two people though. I am the manager and I did review the interaction to make sure it was handled professionally as I am sorry that it didn't meet your standards. Please understand that our team members take pride in making people happy and starting them off on an enjoyable visit. When they are spoken to in a certain manner, some do tend to take it personally. Honestly, I am glad that our team members are like that. It is a tough job where they can get disrespected sometimes and it can be hard when you put so much of yourself into what you do and sometimes people don't respond in kind no matter what you do. We know that we just can't always make everyone happy - but I'm sure glad they still try!!! In the end, I am very sorry that you didn't enjoy your visit and we do appreciate your feedback. We always welcome constructive criticism when it is done in a positive manner such as this. We will definitely reassess our operations and see if we can become less "Pirate like." We certainly don't want be perceived as such. Thank you again for your feedback!
Written August 10, 2022
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s0utine
Charlotte, NC154 contributions
So and So, borderline Meh
Aug 2020 • Family
One of the cool features of this attraction is that it is located in a historic building. Other than that, Ripley’s is repetitive as compared to other ones that we tour. We tried to tour as many Ripley’s as we can, but it is getting repetitive with few minor differences between each location. This one has the giant tooth pick ISS and lunar landing craft. Not much different from other locations, but I still recommend this as each location have a thing or two new exhibits. It is a great time filler.
Written February 9, 2021
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Greg
Thank for taking the time to leave us the review, s0utine! I am so sorry that you did not enjoy this Ripley's as much as the other locations.
Written February 14, 2021
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Jordan G
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Jeff the Best
Jul 2022 • Couples
Jeff was a really good tour guide. He was very insightful of the terrain and introduced us to some sights that were breath taking. With humor, all throughout the ride, I would recommend Jeff anytime you go on the trolly tour throughout St. Augustine!
Written July 15, 2022
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Kimberly K
Thank you so much for the review and I am so happy to hear a good time was had. Jeff is a wonderful guide and is very knowledgeable about our beautiful city! He makes learning it's history so much fun. Glad to have had you aboard!
Written July 16, 2022
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TigerLily1010
Summerfield, FL412 contributions
Ripleys visit
Oct 2020 • Couples
Nice day. Tour takes about 1 1/2 hrs. Staff are friendly. The building is old and if you are not able to do stairs, a staff member will take you on their employee elevator. It’s not ideal but it works. They give you a walk-in talkie and you call when you need to shift floors. After using the elevator the first time we decided to just walk the steps.

The museum is loaded with oddities some interesting, some not so interesting. The tour ends in the gift shop. The museum is the first Ripleys so it is dated inside and someone in a wheel chair was having navigation issues due to a few narrow paths.

Covid restrictions makes visiting places awkward . They offer hand sanitizer in the beginning but I truthfully didn’t see much along the way and some exhibits have buttons to push and things to touch. I wasn’t concerned. I used personal sanitizer at the end. Tour actually ends in the gift shop. Be sure to check out the outside exhibits!
Written October 1, 2020
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Kimberly K
Thank you for visiting. I can assure you that we have a team working all day to sanitize things and we fog the whole building nightly with a residual viruscide. We appreciate your visit and thank you for the feedback.
Written October 26, 2020
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Michael P
8 contributions
Ghost Tour
Jan 2020
Signed up and went on the tour. The tour office gives you meters to use and while you drive the main streets and turns are all around high power electric lines. The meters are always going off while the guide tells you the dead are buried under the strees and the meter moving is from ghost (not true). One house is located at a 4 way junction of high power electric lines. You cannot tell whether a ghost is there or it is the power lines. Inside the ghost house there are so many electric lines in the house that the meter was always peaking around the large mirror. To top off the evening, we were at the cemetery and the guide lead us to the rest room and then with them knowing where we was at waited an extra (moment) and then drove off and left us. Good thing was we got our money back. This and any ghost tour here is not worth your money. Save your money, buy you on meters and walk and do you own ghost tour. This is a true.
Written January 21, 2020
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Colleen Mix
We are so sorry to learn about your experience on our evening ghost tour. We always try to be very forthright about the fact that there are no restroom breaks on the 90-minute long tour. We routinely advise guests to make themselves most comfortable before the tour departs as we must adhere to prompt timing for storytelling and transport to each GhostTrain Adventure location. Guests make our world go around. Again, we are very sorry this was your experience, Michael P. We are glad to learn that we completed a refund of your ticket price. We appreciate that you gave us a try.
Written January 29, 2020
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