Everyone's heard of Ripley's Believe it or Not, most likely from watching the television show years ago. This show was a popular show with a wide audience group. As interesting and exciting as the television show was, you can only imagine what Ripley's Believe It Or Not in Jackson, WY has to offer. Not many are aware of how it all got started or by whom.
Robert Ripley was a man that loved the unusual. He started his career as a newspaper sports cartoonist. His first creation was cartoons called "Believe It or Not!" which were best sellers everywhere they were sold. Ripley spent the next 40 years traveling all over the world looking for things that were different and unique. In his life of searching for odd things, he went to 198 different countries. Some of the countries he traveled to are China, Russia, New Guinea, North Africa and New Zealand.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not in Jackson, WY is a continuation of Robert Ripley's legacy and life's work and fun. You will find many different and odd things to see such as their climbing rock, which is 20 feet tall or the upside down room. Imagine trying to walk or sleep in a room like that.
You will love the gift shop that has a brochure on the history of Robert Ripley as well as many odd and bizarre items for sale. You could spend an entire day just browsing there!
Ripley's hours of business are Memorial Day through Labor Day 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and the rest of the year 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. They admission, which you will find is more than worth it, is $10.95 for adults and $8.95 for children aged five through twelve.
