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Ripley’s Believe it Or Not
19 San Marcos Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904-824-1606
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In the first half of the 20th century, Robert Ripley was a well known traveler and his cartoons entertained many and typically featured tales that were too unbelievable to be true. After his death Ripley’s cartoon Believe It or Not! continued and still intrigues many as the magazine has led to a television program and today there are over 29 Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums around the world.
 St. Augustine is home to one such Ripley’s museum. At the St. Augustine Ripley’s Believe It or Not! visitors can witness mystical treasures, wild international oddities and various exotic art forms. The museum is located in the Castle Warden, a Moorish Revival style home built in 1887. Prior to being the home of St. Augustine’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not! the Castle Warden served as William Warden’s winter home.
After his death, it was owned by Norton Baskin and his wife, Pulitzer prize-winning novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and they operated the Castle Warden as a hotel. Robert Ripley made several visits to the home when it was a hotel and regularly mentioned that the home would be the perfect location to house a showcase of his collection.
In 1950 the home opened as the museum and since that time millions have toured the collection that is housed here on three floors. Stop in and check out the amazing oddities at the St. Augustine Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
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