Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, Los Angeles

With more than 300 oddities on exhibit, from a statue of Marilyn Monroe made from shredded money to torture chamber devices, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum is a curiosity and a record of all things strange. The original Ripley's in Orange County displays similar items, but the Hollywood version overlooking the Walk of Fame, is much larger, and therefore, much stranger. For example, a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex with a backwards-running clock in his mouth looms on the roof (his feet are inside the building), and a stuffed two-headed goat awaits guests inside. Although this is a fun museum, some of the exhibits might be too grotesque for younger children.