New for 2011 Ripley's Believe It or Not!® Museum is a ticket choice with WharfPass

Visiting Fisherman's Wharf? Make the most of your trip with WharfPass!

Two floors and over 10,000 square feet filled with the strange, the unusual, and the unbelievable! See in person the incredible “Believe It or Not!’s” you’ve read about it in the Ripley books and cartoons and seen on television.

With more than 70 interactive and hands-on exhibits, it’s the most interactive Believe It or Not! Odditorium in the world!  It is home to more than 300 exhibits, in 18 themed galleries, with an emphasis on the Bay Area.

Some of the many galleries include:

• Strange People and odd Animals
• Weird and Wacky Art
• The Robert Ripley Story
• Tribal Artifacts collected from around the globe
• The Orient
• Vampires & Graveyard

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Highlights Include:

• The car that the late Buck Helm was in when it was crushed during the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. Helm spent 89 hours in the vehicle under tons of rubble. The car was donated to Ripley’s by the Helm family and it has never been on display in the Bay Area, having spent the last 20 years in Los Angeles.
• The world’s smallest Golden Gate Bridge replica – made from a single toothpick.
• The restraint chair from the former gas chamber on San Quentin’s death row.
• Joe DiMaggio war memorabilia.
• “Goliath,” the world’s largest sea lion, acquired from P.T. Barnum.
• Space Shuttle Challenger, a model made from 600,000 matchsticks.
• Celebrity portraits made entirely of candy, including a lovely, licorice-laden Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson made from gum drops.
• A wedding dress made from toilet paper.
• A ball of human hair weighing 167 pounds.

HOURS: Mid June – Labor Day: 9am-11pm Sunday - Thursday,  9am-Midnight Friday & Saturday. Rest of the Year 10am-10pm Sunday – Thursday, 10am-Midnight Friday & Saturday

LOCATION:75 Jefferson Street at Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

ON THE WEB: www.sanfrancisco.ripleys.com

Valid for Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum general admission only; Not valid with any other offer or discount.

Note: Admission fee savings for guests age 12 may be minimal with WharfPass. Museum child age admission is 5 to 12 years.

WHARFPASS UPGRADE AVAILABLE: Marvelous Mirror Maze! Upgrade. The Marvelous Mirror Maze features 2,000 square feet of mirrored path, surprising corners, dead ends and continuous circles. great family fun for children, teens & adults alike. Upgrade is only $5.00 extra per person paid at Ripley's Believe it Or Not! Museum® Ticket Desk.

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BUY WHARFPASS ONLINE OR AT ANY OF THE ATTRACTIONS

Purchase a WharfPass Easy Print at Home Ticket Exchange for WharfPass at the first attraction you want to visit! Good for 2 consecutive days until December 31, 2012.

Adult $69.00 Child (5-11) $41.00

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