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July 7, 2012 By 6 Comments

I found a sweet portrait of Justin Bieber at the Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum in Baltimore

See that headline there? That’s what you call Search Engine Optimization folks! Welcome all you teenage girls looking for the Biebs, as promised, here he is…

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum - justin bieber

Yep, that right there is a portrait of the teen heartthrob made entirely out of candy. I told you it was sweet. Now, onto more important business…

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum of oddities

Last week, I took a few days off to celebrate the 4th of July in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. One of the newest attractions at the Harbor is the Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum. I love strange, weird stuff, and this museum delivers weird by the truck load. I’ll highlight some of the pop culture items on display, but believe me, there is plenty more to see.

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum of oddities transformers bumblebee

This Bumblebee Transformer made from car parts towers over you as you buy your ticket in the lobby.

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum of oddities michael jackson

Also in the lobby, is this full wall-sized rendering of the King of Pop — Michael Jackson’s portrait constructed from soda pop cans. Awesome except for all the idiots who crushed the cans within their reach. This museum has only been open since last month, so this particular exhibit might not last very long.

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum heath ledger joker

You can’t really see it in this photo, but this portrait of Heath Ledger as the Joker is made up entirely of the words “such a shame.”

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum elvis

How many musician does it take to make this Elvis? A lot!

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum elvis hogwarts made of matchsticks

This was by far my favorite exhibit–Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry made out of 500,000 matchsticks! This thing is huge, and incredibly detailed, and I want it in my living room! So cool!

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum hagrid tapestry

This tapestry looks like green and white stripes from the front, but when you move to the side, Hagrid appears. Freaky deaky.

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum harry potter licorice

Why should Justin Bieber have all the fun? This portrait of Harry Potter is made entirely out of black and red licorice! Swee–oh, never mind.

baltimore ripley's believe it or not museum zoltar big fortune teller machine

“I wish I was big.”

The Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum was an absolute blast, and there is a ton of weird and wild items to see, so if you find yourself in Baltimore, this museum is definitely worth a visit.

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  1. shezcrafti says

    July 7, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Baltimore? I didn’t realize you were close to my neck of the woods. Awesome pics! There’s a Ripley’s Believe it Or Not museum in Myrtle Beach that I’ve been to, but it doesn’t contain anything nearly as cool as what you just posted. And A+ on the SEO!

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    • Brian says

      July 7, 2012 at 1:50 pm

      Baltimore’s only an hour or so from where we live here in Virginia. We went up for the 4th of July and had an awesome time watching the fireworks from the air-conditioned comfort of our hotel room. 😉

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  2. jboypacman says

    July 8, 2012 at 10:05 am

    I would so love to go there!

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  3. Mike says

    July 9, 2012 at 12:01 am

    There’s a Ripley’s here in NYC, in Times Square. Haven’t been yet. Hope it’s as cool as the one in Baltimore.

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  4. kngfu says

    July 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    Is it creepy or could I take my 7 and 4 year old girls there?

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    • Brian says

      July 13, 2012 at 12:18 pm

      I took my 7 and 4 year olds and they survived. There are creepy items but it’s all fairly “fake” so they were okay with it. There are a lot of fun hands-on activities for them to play with. We did the mirror maze too, which was probably the most intense aspect of the visit–lots of loud music and lights.

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