Ripley's Believe It or Not @DiscoveryCube #ScienceRipleys

Last week we were invited to attend a media preview of two new exhibits at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana - Spooky Science (now thru November 2nd) and Ripley's Believe It or Not (now thru January 4, 2014). They're here just in time for Halloween. We sent our friend Kirstin and this is what she reported...

Ripley's Believe it or Not 's traveling exhibit brings back many memories as a child watching the fascinating oddities of Earth coming to life on my TV.  My children have never had the wonder of seeing the freaky and fascinating world that is not the normal.

Some of our favorite exhibits that we saw last week included:

• Artwork using different everyday mediums such as candy, toast, keyboard keys, car parts, and more!
• Interactive optical and auditory illusions that educate and entertain,
• Fascinating cultural objects such as shrunken heads and ringed necks, and
• Pre-historic fossils.

You must see to believe!

The artwork was amazing! All made of everyday items! (Toast, keyboard keys, and candy). 

Move your body to explore the colorful world of time and motion!

   

Who wouldn't think Bumblebee was cool? This sculpture is made of real car parts!

Shrunken heads are a little creepy but cool!
They take the bones out and sew the skin back together smaller.
You'll have to see it to believe it!

This gave me a neck-ache just looking at it! Owww

The Megladon was HUGE! It could have eaten all of us!

Since my son wants to be a "Dinosaur Digger" when he grows up, this was his favorite area.
Compare the skulls of a carnivore and herbivore.

The largest man, Robert Wadlow, was 8 ft 11 inches!  

Titanoboa was a hit as the kids crawled through this life sized snake!

There are so many great pieces in the Ripley's Believe It or Not exhibit, you can see more creepy and fascinating items in my photo album or go see it for yourself!  Ripley's Believe It or Not is here now thru January 4, 2014.

Discovery Science Center

2500 N. Main Street

Santa Ana, CA 

(714) 542-2823

www.discoverycube.org

Disclosure:  We were invited to a special media night to review the new Discovery Science Center's exhibits.  All thoughts and ideas are my own.  Your experience may vary. All images (c) Kirstin Rowe and used with permission. 

SEE ALSO 

Spooky Science at the Discovery Cube! 

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A review by Kirstin Rowe. Kirstin is a mom of a 4 and 6 year old.  She loves to camp, fish, hike, gold prospect, geo-cache, shoot archery, and dirt-bike with her family. You can learn more about Kirstin on her blog at www.SoCalKidsOutdoorAdventures.com.