What) One of only two exact replicas of Michelangelo’s
"David," an
18-foot tall hand-carved marble statue weighing 20,000 pounds,
has made
its way to Castle Warden, home of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
odditorium, and has been erected in a place of honor in the
Castle’s
award-winning gardens. Anyone can stop by the west
gardens to see
David for free. It took the world famous Sollazzini and Sons
Studio of
Florence, Italy nearly three years (1960-1962) to carve the
stunning
statue for the 1963 New York World’s Fair.
The museum itself includes 800 unique exhibits including real shrunken human heads, rosaries made of human bone and a drum kit featuring two human skulls covered with skin. (1)
Where) 19 San Marco Avenue Open daily from 9am – 7pm Adults $14.99
Why) After the disappointment of last year's Ripley's in Newport, Oregon, I have not been able to convince Pam to give them another chance. Fortunately, there is enough interesting stuff to see outside of most Ripley's that Pam does not mind stopping by for a bit.