Believe It or Not!, Ripley's is now located at the Baltimore Inner
Harbor. Come see over 15,000 square feet of the odd and weird world of
Ripley's Believe It or Not! where truth is stranger than fiction. See a
real shrunken head, Hogwarts Castle made of matchsticks and much much
more! Along with incredible artifacts and artwork from all around the
world and over 100 "interactives" take a ride on our 4D Moving Theatre
and get lost in our Marvelous Mirror Maze. You can also take home your
very own wax hand that you create. Ripley's has been proudly freaking
out families for over 90 years. Why just say it, See it!
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Special Exhibit!
Oh Baby! Ripley's Believe It or Not! Fertility Statues to Go on Display
at Ripley's Baltimore Odditorium - Hundreds of women believe that simply
touching the statues helped them get pregnant
If you believe, you may conceive. That's the belief of thousands of
women who have touched the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Legendary
Fertility Statues.
The statues will be on display in Ripley's Baltimore Odditorium starting
Friday, June 19 and can be seen - and touched - for several months,
free of charge. Baltimore is the first stop on the fourth world tour of
the Legendary Fertility Statues.
The history of the statues
The statues were hand-carved by the Baule, who live in CÃ�ï¿ 1/2Ã�´te
d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in West Africa, and probably date back to the
1930s. Ripley's acquired them in 1993 and put them in the lobby of the
company headquarters in Orlando. Within months, 13 women, including
staffers and office visitors, were pregnant.
Following a December 1995 story in the Wall Street Journal chronicling
the phenomenon, the demand to touch the statues became international
news. In the ensuing years, the statues made three trips around the
world. Women routinely made special visits just to touch them. Some who
couldn't make it in person faxed copies of their handprints to
employees, asking them to rub the handprints on the statues.
Hundreds of women reported that they became pregnant shortly after
touching the wooden statues, even those who had been told by doctors
they would never be able to conceive. Some are very serious about
touching the statues, believing in their powers to help them conceive.
Others want to avoid touching the statues - for the very same reason!
How to touch the statues in Baltimore
The statues will be on display in the lobby of Ripley's Believe It or
Not! Baltimore Odditorium during regular business hours, Monday-Thursday
from 10 am - 9 pm; Friday-Saturday from 10 am - 10 pm, and Sunday from
10 am - 8 pm. There is no charge to see the statues, but tickets will be
required for visitors who wish to tour the Odditorium.