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    Ripley's Believe It or Not!

    3.5 (161 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    Klemens T.

    Came here with my wife for the first time. It's super fun and informational when you're actually waking around and reading the signs. Lots of interesting and weird things. My wife and I had a good time. The 3 story attraction can take up an hour or hour half if you pace yourself and take pictures. Staff are friendly and helpful. The tickets are pretty pricey to go in. Located across the Alamo. No parking that I could see, but we parked on the street along the Riverwalk.

    This place is very fun and cool and it gives you something to do if you can't figure what you want to do. Me and my family went here after going to the Alamo and it was a time well spent. If you do go I recommend getting the all 4 deal because it gives you the opportunity to experience all of the fun and cool things it has to offer. Because if you don't it is a little pricey.

    Katlyn P.

    There was so much to see and do here! I loved how they had so much interaction with everything. Plus, the military discount saved us $20. I was so excited that they honored this! We purchased our tickets on site. The only trouble we had was some of the ticket scanners wouldn't scan our ticket. We had the receipt with us to prove we purchased it. We bought the 4 package combo and this was our first stop. It's pretty crazy how realistic everything looks. I've always wanted to tour this place and I'm so happy I did! We had a lot of fun and it took us about an hour to see and read everything! There's so many unique facts to see! Overall, lots of things to see, so take your time!

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    Casie P.

    I actually enjoyed this place more than I thought I would. It's very interesting. Some of the artifacts were awesome to see. You do need to plan some time so you can read everything and take it all in. I think a lot of the negative reviews could have been negated with some planning, but hey, I've been wrong before. That one time... My kids LOVED it! They had a good time learning about different cultures and oddities. It's definitely worth a check out, imo.

    Alycia H.

    My kids really enjoyed this place, and I honestly did too. We paid for the package to go to the wax museum, haunted adventure, and 3D show, and it was so worth it. Honestly I can't even say which one was my favorite, I really enjoyed all of them. If you're in the San Antonio area you have to stop by, it's definitely worth it.

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    Dee A.

    We experienced all four attractions! Great fun and lots of laughs. I would do it again.

    Kristy S.

    $15/kid, $25/adult. Doesn't cover the wax museum, haunted adventure, or 3D 4d shows. We were on a time crunch and budgeting plus our kids were too scared of the haunted stuff so we only did this museum. 3 floors of interesting interactive stuff. The 5,6,9 yo had fun and us adults too. The optical illusion bridge had me laughing and the 2 way mirror surprised us and had us laughing as well. It's a fun thing that'll take an hour and half of your time. There's a nice big gift shop at the end too.

    Hannah C.

    We went through the haunted house and the tomb raider ride I couldn't find the separate attraction so I'll leave my review here. We bought the two package for the two events that we did the haunted house was pretty scary and lots of fun I love that they take a picture of you throughout the tour makes for a fun keepsake the actors were all very good and the house is decorated immaculately we always love to go through the haunted house when we come to San Antonio. The tomb raider ride is lots of fun I like that it's interactive and also like that you get a picture afterwards also a great keepsake inside you get to shoot laser guns and play against your partner in the cart the ride is pretty short for the price but the decorations and atmosphere inside make up for it. They also have wax hands that you can make as keepsakes and have a snack bar inside that has beer and wine based margarita. I would definitely recommend trying the tomb raider ride and the haunted house!

    Lora C.

    I remember watching Ripleys on tv growing up. It's very interesting and it still amazes me now to learn. During my trip, since my best friend met me in San Antonio we had an entire day planned together and after our cave hike, we decided to do this before one of the yelp spring break main event we had to attend around the area. We got the duo pass which was $3 more when one ticket was around $15. So we chose this one and the wax musesum. Personally I still enjoy this because you get to walk at your own pace and read every little details.

    Maximo T.

    My girls (6 &7) and I thought it was fantastic! It took us at least an hour to get through it and we didn't even stop to read every exhibit. Well kept and quite entertaining. We also did the Wax museum and 4D ride. All in all, a great way to spend an afternoon. Downtown is definitely under rated with locals. There is lots to do if you have little ones.

    All the photo ops were so cool this part of Ridley's really fascinated me because those tiny sculptures are truly unbelievable!

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    Went well took 1hr 30 min , the tunnel was my favorite part very trippy . Great first date

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    Go to the Illusion museum for a fun time and awesome pics. The believe it or not museum was awesome too , but not as much fun.

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    Cost $108, and I honestly would rather lit $108 on fire. There's nothing here worth seeing. My kids hated it, I hated it. Save your money.

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