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Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum
in St. Augustine FL
In most all of the popular vacation
spots throughout the country, vacationers
will find a Ripley’s Believe it or Not!
museum and St. Augustine Fla is no
different; however the Old City’s
Ripley’s St Augustine Attraction is more
unique than the others. Housed inside
the Castle Warden, a beautifully
restored 1887 Moorish revival style
home, the St Augustine Ripley’s Believe
it or Not! Museum offers a bit of
history on St Augustine Fla, much like
the other attractions in the area, and
is also filled with the oddities and
unbelievable artifacts that Robert
Ripley amassed.
The Castle Warden was built as a winter
home for William G. Warden, who was a
business partner of John D. Rockefeller
and Henry Flagler. After Warden died,
the beautiful mansion was sold to Norton
Baskin and his wife, Pulitzer prize
winning novelist Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlings, who is famous for writing The
Yearling. The couple operated a hotel
out of the building, and it was known as
the Castle Warden during this time. What
is interesting to note is that Robert
Ripley, the famous explorer,
anthropologist, and cartoonist, stayed
at the Castle Warden several times
during this time, and during his visits
he often remarked that the Castle Warden
would be a fantastic location to
showcase his collection. In 1950, just
after Ripley’s death in 1949, his dreams
of a Ripley’s St. Augustine Museum came
true. Since that time his collection
in St Augustine Fla has remained at the
Castle Warden museum location.
 Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum in
St. Augustine Fl is a great place for
all ages. Come and explore the unusual,
exotic, and shocking artifacts that have
been collected from various parts of the
world. In addition to touring the
museum, Ripley’s also offers Ripley’s St
Augustine Sightseeing Trains which have
been called one of the best
St Augustine
Tours you can take. In recent years,
the museum has begun offering a Ripley’s Ghost
Train Adventure. Paranormal experts and
museum operators believe that the Castle
Warden may be haunted, after several
visitors and workers remarked seeing a
ghostly figure of a woman standing in
the windows of some of the 2nd and 3rd
floor rooms.
Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum is
one of the most interesting places to
visit in St. Augustine FL. Just minutes
away from our St Augustine Bed and
Breakfasts on San Marcos Avenue,
this St Augustine Attraction is located
right near other popular places to visit
like St Augustine Beach,
The Lightner
Museum,
St Augustine Bridge of Lions,
Potter’s Wax Museum St Augustine and the
Chocolate Factory in St Augustine
Florida. Are you planning a St Augustine
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visit for a Florida Beach Vacation? Our
St Augustine Bed and Breakfasts offer
the very best lodging right in one of
the most historic and fascinating
cities in the country. In addition to
great beaches, attractions, things to
do, and world class shopping and dining,
St Augustine Fla is the place to visit
for a Florida Beach Getaway. Plan your
vacation today and instead of staying in
the overcrowded St Augustine FL Hotels,
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bedrooms and fine linens when you stay
in one of the many award winning
St
Augustine Bed Breakfast Inns.
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