We had a BLAST!! My family visited hoping to have a little fun and kill some time and this place was SOOOOO MUCH FUN!! We paid for the 3 activity combo deal and it was definitely worth it. This allowed us to walk through the museum, go through the mirror maze and play miniature golf. We spent about 2 hours here overall and the staff member we interacted with was really nice and helpful. We took lots of pics and laughed so much. There were really interesting exhibits in the museum and some cool interactive stuff too. We loved the Face Swap. Well worth the money. read more

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This is the coolest most underrated unique place to stop in and spend a few hours whether local or on vacation you will have a blast!!! read more

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The manager rudely scolded a sweet cashier in front of everyone for something that wasn't her fault but the manager's. Very unprofessional on her side but the museum itself was still fun. read more

Was nice unique experience something to do kids or adults run or shine. Some oddities that make you go hmmm.... Love that each location doesn't feel the same have been to various Ripley's and all unique experiences read more

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Great little museum of interesting things; I liked that they also have mini golf and the mirror maze attractions. It was a good bargain for all three. read more

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Williamsburg - Museums Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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I like to visit some quirky places while on my travels. If I happen to be near a Ripley's I will visit it. This is not my first Ripley's to have been to, and it will most likely not be my last. What I like about Ripley's is that they are similar in concept, but different in what they have to display. This one gives you the museum experience with a couple of added attractions you can take part of. One being a 4D theater experience and another is a mini golf experience. You can easily take up a good part of a day here if you so please. I just opted for the museum portion of it during my visit. I am one of those that takes my time and reads what I feel is important. So don't get behind me in a museum because one of two things will happen. I will either not move and make you come back to the exhibit you so want to see, or I will high tail it out of that area and grumble all the way. One thing that I like of Ripley's is that at the beginning you see that mirror asking if you can make a loop with your tongue. You know everyone goes there and tries it. This ties into your exit from the museum as you will have the chance to see yourself making a fool of yourself. Love that experience of it. Try to make sure that you stop at as many interactive exhibits as you can. They can be a nice distraction at all there is to see. Some are games, some are screens, some are projections. Each of them are entertaining. I could go over everything in here if I dared, but I do not have enough space to do so. But what I can say is that no matter how cheesy these come off as, there is always something to be learned here. That is what a museum is all about, learning. This doesn't have your typical art in it, but what is there is still art. It doesn't have your typical fossils in it, but it is still a place of fossils. Whatever you deem a museum to be, this can pass as it. On your way out, try not to fall from the optical illusion of a tunnel. read more

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My family and I visited this place that was a disaster! First they were under renovation and most of the interactive displays did not work. We were overcharged and told to get in touch with management, whom never answered or called back. The people who work here are incompetent in doing their jobs and should notify going in that some displays were not working, this way we could make a decision to visit or not. Im sure they have received money from numerous tourist under false pretense. I do not recommend this location at all. read more

We saw this and decided to take our kids here. It was fun. They have many attractions for you to look at and they have a 4D theatre that was enjoyable. It is expensive to go in but you can stay in there as long as you want. We played their mini golf course. It needs a lot of work. The course is run down. But it is fun for the family. read more

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In went here 4 years ago and this place never disappoints. Usually you see Ripley's in some tourist town, not in the middle of Williamsburg. Nonetheless, it's a cute place to see cool oddities and what not, especially when you have kids. Definitely a learning experience when you see the world's -est stuff. Cool interactive museum! read more

We spent the night in Williamsburg and when we woke up the first thing I wanted to do was come here! I remember visiting as a kid and loveeeee museums of curiosities. It's a little creepy (which I love) but mostly fun- as VA residents we got a healthy discount so we decided to pay for museum entry as well as games & both 4D movies! We probably spent two hours in there, I had a blast! read more

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Fun place. Took my 14 year old granddaughter and she really enjoyed it too. There are a lot of exhibits and you really should read the captions for each to get a better understanding of the people and exhibits. Would not recommend for young children as they will get bored quickly. Some updated exhibits- latest I saw was 2010 - would be nice read more

Pretty cool. We didn't have much planned when we came to Williamsburg, so when this popped we we decided to give it a go. This is not your typical museum and some may not like it, but others will. There are some cool and interesting things inside. Some things are unique and different, some things were just blah, and a bunch of stuff that was in the middle. It brought back fond memories of watching the TV show when I was much younger. One thing they don't do inside here is waste space, so be sure to take your time and look at everything either way. There is something almost everywhere inside here, even the smallest thing. Some things are interesting fact wise worth reading. Towards the end of the tour you have to walk through a spinning tunnel of sort. It made me feeling dizzy, crazy, and loopy all at the same time. I suffer from vertigo and this definitely messed with my equilibrium but I still have fun. I felt the admission was a little more than it should be, but it's in Williamsburg, so the price is I guess typical. It's a self guided tour and if you read and look at everything, you could take over an hour, maybe two depending on how fast you are. It's always going to be much better without crowds inside, so depending on how crowded it is, it may take you longer than you'd like to finish up. Overall, Ripley's isn't the largest, but if you take your time to "appreciate" the cheesy reproductions, you can spend a decent hour here laughing, getting grossed out, and taking photos. Will I be back? No. While interesting, once was enough for me. I might visit other locations to see how different they are from each other. read more

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Scary and not worth the $$. My daughter started crying-- just a lot of stuff that is weird and disturbing, maybe the sort of thing that appealed to generations past, but just not a thing I would recommend for families now. read more

Don't waste your money. We walked through in 30 minutes. There were a lot of video game type things. Nothing to clean them with between uses. read more

We took a day trip to Williamsburg from the DMV area to meet up with family. It took us double the amount of time to get there due to traffic and accidents on the road, so we headed to Ripley's as it was something quick and easy to do. Now I grew up watching Ripley's on TV and was always so fascinated by the extremes, so I was looking forward to it. We bought tickets to the museum, which was maybe a total of $150 for our group and three of us played mini golf ($20) while we waited for the rest of the party. We were the only people in the museum aside from the attendant so we got through the exhibits fairly quickly. Everything looked a bit old inside and you can tell the mini golf hasn't been cared for in a long time. I feel like this is something someone would have enjoyed maybe 20 years ago. It was just okay and we got bored really quickly. read more

Appeared to be lots of coin operated games instead of exhibits. Seemed dusty, some places closed off- just appeared in disrepair. Would not return. Regret spending my money on this. read more

I have read reviews and seen all in between. I think the majority would love and be intrigued by everything it has to offer! Also it's all about who you go with. There is a couple attractions in the museum that could be allittle frightening or shocking to children but for the most part I think it would be okay. They give you opportunities to miss some of the more shocking parts. My girlfriend and I had a amazing time learning about crazy history and had a lot of fun with the fun mirrors, crazy illustrations and side games. We also got tickets for the 4D movie and it was also fun! Only negative for the whole place is that they give you sooo many tickets to carry around for some reason and it's allittle pricey. But fun! read more

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Ripley's believe it or not is a great museum, it has zoltan and has a very cool transformer replica. I went there with my family and we had so much at the 4d theater you will not regret seeing the show, they have many wonderful games you can play too. There facts are very odd but very interesting! I would reccomend and go again! read more

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This was a last minute decision to stop here as we were leaving Williamsburg to go home. My dad was skeptical because it looked so small but it didn't disappoint. The sheer number of the items on exhibit was shocking and the exhibits themselves were fascinating. There is also a option to buy tickets for the 4D shows which were amazing! I can't speak for any of the other Ripley's locations but this one is amazing! I highly recommend going. If I'm ever back in Williamsburg I will definitely visit again. read more

This is only a customer service review because I never actually made it into the museum. I visited today with my 9 year old son after a long car trip to Williamsburg. He had heard of Ripley's from friends and he was excited to check it out. My son has a lot of phobias and is mildly on the spectrum. As soon as we paid $52 for admission and walked through the turnstiles, he instantly (but calmly) said he didn't want to go any further and was scared because it was too creepy. I felt awful for not doing my research before we went. I wish I caught the name of the person at the front desk. He was AWESOME and fully understood my son's change of heart without embarrassing him or asking any questions. He refunded our money right away and told my son he definitely wasn't the first person to change their mind. Major kudos to the person who was working at the front desk today around 2:00 pm! read more

Overall, very good experience. Not for people or kids who don't like to read, although there is a lot of stuff that the kids will like and read. There is lots of fun mini games to play through the museum. All the workers we encountered were very nice and polite. All you had to do to buy tickets is enter the building and go to the museum. read more

It was a nice place to go with kids. Ages 7&9. A couple things were creepy for them. We enjoyed the 4D theater. Overall it was great! The only thing is the price. It's a little expensive. If you're military/veteran they offer a decent discount but you have to buy your tickets in person to receive it. read more

Please know that this place cost $26 for adults and $21 for children. Way too expensive!!

Ripley's in Virginia May deny our original review all they want, but we provided a clear representation of exactly what happened when we visited them. No amount of denying it can change what happened on our visit - Believe it or Not. However the company - since they say they are worried about their Yelp review (which is after all part of the purpose of Yelp reviews) - has the option to effect how they conduct their business, and advertising. Denying our statements will not stop another from posting the same issues in their Yelp review. Most of Americans earn their money through honest practices, & have to work hard. Ourselves included. There was no way we were not going to issue a warning to others. IF that means Ripley's makes changes to the negative, & becomes a better experience for others then we are glad we could help! But running around & trying to have honest (even negative) reviews removed from the internet rather than take it as Feedback they can use to improve sounds about on par with the company we encountered. Given a chance we would revisit if they would have come to us, & said something like they hadn't updated their webpage, or ill trained employees were to blame etc, etc. Yet that's not the choices they made, so you be the judge. read more

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Beware the 2-way mirror by the tongue tricks This was not worth the money for us. There is interesting things. But I wouldn't do it again. The 4D was just dumb. read more

Similar to other Ripley's but you get tickets for two mini games with your admission tickets. Fun for the whole family.

This is a weird review: it's good place but it's kinda boring yet we did have fun. We drove down from Richmond and I think the time traveling is longer than what we spent going through the building. Yes I would go back though and I would tell others to as well but I guess just don't travel for it. The exhibits are short, some are really interesting but some aren't. The little game stations are fun like the laser room and atomic blast thing. The 4D movie is nice but too short. It's something the entire family can go too but it's just yea traveling just to go there the results are lackluster. read more

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It is a very clean facility with lots of exhibits. The best part was the laser exhibit. The kids were less than impressed but hubby and I liked it. There are other larger locations but for the cost its decent. We did not do the 4d shows. The staff seemed to all be bored with their jobs but were friendly enough. read more

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Amazing place to go to! Would recommend the name of the place says it all believe it or not ! It's amazing especially the games!

Great fun for a rainy day in Williamsburg, plenty of interesting things to see & do and price is affordable. Military discount is available. read more

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We had a great time! Some parts were creepier than we expected, but it was still fun. read more

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This Ripley's is very small. The most exciting parts are the add on activities that have long lines, making it very crowded. The exhibits are somewhat interesting but we've been to another Ripley's in Baltimore and it was far superior. read more

I can't believe I've never been to a Ripley's before this past week! It was pretty much what I expected but still very interesting. And there were several interactive stations to keep you involved and not just walking around reading signs. We didn't do the 4D movie but probably will next time. Our 15-year-old liked it and I'm sure younger kids would as well. Staff was friendly and helpful. Highly recommended! read more

Loved this place! The first time I went to this place was with my girlfriend who is now my wife, definitely holds a special place in my life. It has MANY interesting exhibits and games for everyone, not just kids. It can be pretty busy but it really all depends on the timing, just check google for that information read more

Ripley's is a fun family attraction for all ages. It is small so about 45 to an hour though out the attraction. There is also some fun 3D mini movies ( 2 movies at a time ) perfect for everyone. Just because Ridley's is small, I personally don't think I would go again for a while. I do recommend if you never been to this location for some laughs and to learn something. read more

There's a few different things but, by and large, if you've been to one Ripley's you've been to them all. Regardless, it's still a cool spot to visit and check out gee whiz and interesting facts. read more

Good time killer, but not impressed. The front desk staff member, Bobby was very friendly. Place is kind of small, especially for the price. We did the laser maze and the 4-D movie. Laser maze was kinda fun, but the staff who gave us instructions confused us and kinda messed it up. Had we just read the instructions it probably would have been a little better. The 4-D theater was not worth it all. I've been to tons of them before and was excited to do this one, especially since it was about dinosaurs. My boyfriend had never done one, so I was amped for him to experience it. Total waste. The majority of it had nothing to do with dinosaurs, and the actual dinosaur part of the show lasted only a couple of minutes. The bulk of the effects was being sprayed in the face with water. The museum itself had some neat things, but overall was underwhelming, and to top of off it did have tons of coin operated crap throughout it. On our exit of the museum we were ambushed by a gentleman trying to pitch us one of those time-share things. You know, the one where you suffer through 90minutes of horrendous salesman talk in exchange for free stuff. He was actually offering good stuff, but 1. I don't like be ambushed. 2. I don't like strangers cornering me and asking personal questions. read more

Overpriced! Paid $110 on a family of 5. Tour lasted us 30 min. I thought I was getting a good deal with the $21.99 promo...but it only included 2 - 4d movies, tix to laser/atomic...thought I was getting the mini golf included but that was a separate cost. We had to wait for the 4d movies, which run every 30 min. Also, guy wouldn't honor the $1 off coupon after it said on the coupon $1 off combo tix. Cool things I saw was the transformer and Iron Man, mini falcon which was hidden. Not worth the price...I think they need to cut the charges in 1/2. Think they will get more business. Also, if they have more things to look at...I think business can improve. They have a candy shop after you're done...but that's small and didn't know they sold candy....I walked right out. Maybe if they included toys or souvenirs I would of stayed longer. Building looks bigger than what it seems from the outside. read more

I went here yesterday and it was well worth the money spent. I enjoyed reading all the different facts and playing the games. It kept me laughing and entertained the whole time I was there. It's not the biggest museum, but it's fun enough to keep kids occupied for a good while. The laser tag and other game included with the general admission ticket also were very fun to play. More fun than your typical museum! read more

The attraction (Odditorium) was eh seemed like it needed some maintenance/upgrades and the 4D effects in the theater were down but the sensory effects were working and I got sprayed in the eyes several times and was not warned that I would be sprayed in the eyes!! read more