Well this is a little hard to believe in such a small town in Texas. If you find yourself in one of the hotels Grand Prairie (http://www.hotelsgrandprairie.com)has and you are not sure what to do, don’t worry. There are a few things to do while you are in the area. One of which is the unbelievable Louis Tussaud’s Place of Wax and Ripleys Believe It or Not. It is actually quite a fun place to visit. It is filled with many galleries, 10,000 feet of exhibits, any interactive displays and some crazy illusions. The fun is endless and you could be there a while.

This destination of fun is an extension of what Robert Ripley created. We was an odd man who liked the odd. We was many things from explorer, adventurer, collector to reporter, cartoonist and illustrator. He brought the odd things he had seen and created to life for all the world to see. We was an incredibly famous person in the early 20th century. Santa Rosa California 1890 is where his life began. He went on to become a semi-pro baseball player in his early teens and also found time to illustrate and create. He was a pro and getting paid for his cartoons by the age of 14. He ended up working at major papers in San Fransisco and New York.

As he continued he got more into exploring which took him to countries all over the world. Picking up strange souvenirs became his forte and turned into quite the attraction. Between the odd things he collected and the odd stories that he told his interests made for great entertainment. He was of course extremely eccentric and most people thought he himself was the biggest believe it or not. You can see some of his crazy collection along with a wax museum in the little town of Grand Prairie Texas.