Robert Ripley in January 1943; an "Odditorium" at the World's Fair in May 1933; a man poses outside the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum at Fisherman's Wharf in 1985.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! also has other artifacts, interactive displays, oddities from the animal kingdom, pop culture memorabilia and unbelievable but true stories for guests to see.

As Prouty suggested, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not is an institution. It was launched as a cartoon by Robert L. Ripley in 1918, and it proved popular enough to expand to radio, books, museums and ...

Robert LeRoy Ripley, born Dec. 25, 1890, in Santa Rosa, died at age 58 in New York City in 1949. He was a cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the Ripley’s Believe It ...