Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium

Surfers Paradise, Australia

4.7

Closed now

3 reviews

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Telephone:
+61 7 5592 0040
Website:
www.ripleys.com
Address:
Soul Shopping Centre, Cavill Mall, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 4217
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
130 ftCavill Avenue Station
0.2 miPeninsular Drive near Remembrance Drive
0.3 miSurfers Paradise Cypres Ave
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Good for Kids
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Today

Today 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Surfers Paradise) 03:18 Monday, 23 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 11:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Take a self guided tour through individually themed air-​conditioned galleries featuring hundreds of unbelievable exhibits, amazing stories, magic, mystery, incredible illusions, interactive displays and an unforgettable movie.

A completely unique experience that lasts over an hour or more!

History

Established in 1919.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. The Believe It or Not panel proved popular and was later adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, television, comic books, a chain of museums and a book series.

The Ripley collection includes 20,000 photographs, 30,000 artifacts and more than 100,000 cartoon panels. With 80-​plus attractions, the Orlando-​based Ripley Entertainment, Inc., a division of the Jim Pattison Group, is a global company with an annual attendance of more than 12 million guests. Ripley Entertainment’s publishing and broadcast divisions oversee numerous projects, including the syndicated TV series, the newspaper cartoon panel, books, posters and games

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3 reviews of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium

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Place rating: 5
Melbourne, Australia
While living in Surfers I went to Ripley’d about five times. I knew a guy who worked there so never paid but I’d have felt like it was worth it had I had to pay.
It’s one of those things you just do. It’s not a large museum but it’s a fun one and it’s great for kids. They’re fascinated by the Robert Wadlow replica, the guy with the bulging eyes and the chicken with two heads. Adults will find it interesting too.
Place rating: 4
Glendale Heights, IL
Something more educational to do in Surfer’s. Room after room about interesting things/​facts/​people/​art. Some totally mind-​boggling stuff. Reasonably priced, considering you can take your time and easily spend over an hour there if you’re actually reading about things.
Although it is a place for children, I’m not sure how many kids would want to walk around and pretty much just read about stuff nowadays. There are some interactive things, but not heaps.
Place rating: 5
Melbourne, Australia
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Odditorium is incredibly fun for people of all ages. Ticket prices are:
Adults: $ 21.90
Seniors/​student/​backpackers: $ 18.50
Children 5 – 12: $ 12.50
Children 4 and below: free
The Odditorium/​museum is a maze of rooms containing all sorts of groovy and interesting things to look at. There is a mirror testing you tongue-​twisting abilities, a room filled with disco lights and screens that represent you in pixel form, a room with rotating walls that you must walk on a plank to pass through as well as more standard rooms that don’t move and have normal lighting.
In the more normal rooms are fun puzzles like a gate that you must solve how to open and a statue of the tallest man alive.
There are so many cool things to see but I won’t list them here because the surprise is part of what makes this place so interesting. Kids absolutely adore it and there are plenty of historical items and stories that adults will get absorbed in. It is a great place for the whole family to visit.