Here's the "Arabian Fantasy" -- named that because of the onion domes.
Let's see what wonders await us inside.
Jerry Brandenburg found the welcoming sculpture was made from old car bumpers.
Believe It or Not -- Peg Ripple and Phyllis Turlington
Looks like the person in the crow's nest is welcoming us to 10,000 sq. ft. of exhibits.
The junk people welcome Gary Stopani.
All are fascinated by the junk art. These statues are made from common kitchen utensils, plumbing supplies, toys, auto parts, etc. scrounged from garbage cans.
Tiger Woods looks like he just made a birdie!
A Porcupine fish wallows in the water to inflate its body. In ancient times it was used as a helmet!
Jaws!
The great fur-covered trout myth.
This is the first shipboard cannon cast of steel during our Civil War. It was displayed in a museum that burned to the ground but this cannon survived!
Giant lobsters may weigh as much as 42 pounds.
This whale vertebra was found in the Illinois Fox River -- 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean becaise ,icj pf Mprtj A,eroca was once underwater..
Sailors developed scrimshaw art and used whale bones and turntle shells as a medium.
The short and the long of it -- Robert Wadlow was the tallest man in history at 8'11" and 460 pounds. He died at 22 years of age.
Over 2,000 postage stamps (foreign and domestic) depict Da Vinci's famous painting, TheLast Supper, created over five month's time.
Go on and reach in ...
Bust of Robert Ripley was sculpted by a blind artist by running his hands over Ripley's features. Ripley thought it was his best likeness.
Phyllis wonders if it is anyone she knows.
A life-sized statue carved by the Igorot tribesmen from a solid piece of mahogany.
Shrunken head from a normal-sized person.
Phyllis, Mary Anne Harris and Nancy Burkett are surprised by something.
Shell ancestor mask -- maybe they recognized some of their family?
Hot air rocking chair complete with slippers, reading lamp and rear light warning unsuspecting people of the moving wheel.
Oil painting done in 52 seconds. Artist teaches a class on how to make a respectable painting in less than 60 seconds.
Looks like Marilyn Monroe has joined the Rat Pack.
Ronnie Brandenburg would like to make friends with Johnny Cash.
Now, on to Luis Tussaud's Palace of Wax. Here are life-sized images of the Star Wars cast.
Recognize these movie stars?
Kids won't remember but here are The Three Stooges.
Mary Anne had a nice visit with Johnny Depp.
Linda Stopani even held his hand!
Forrest Gump was ready to share his box of chicolates with Linda.
Harry Potter and his fellow wizards.
Characters from the Wizard of Oz movie.
And, of course, the Wicked Witch of the West -- it took months for the green to fade from her complexion and she was seen in the movie for only 12 minutes.
Quisimoto, the hunchback of Notre Dame, rings the chapel bell..
Sleeping Beuty.
Pinocchio is created in Gepetto's toy shop.
Then, on to see how civilization and law evolved.
King John I of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta by his barons in 1215. This subjected his will to the rule of common law.
Our Founding fathers: James Mason, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
The Civil War ended when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulyssis S. Grant.
Martin Luther King and President Abe Lincoln continued the fight for civil liberties.
The President's Hall was impressive.
Our newest president of the United States.
Now, on to the wild wild west. There are many samples of fencing wire on display.
Wyatt Earp, a lawman hired to keep the peace, joined his brothers in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral
'Bat" Masterson served as Sheriff in many towns but became a newspaper sportswriter in New York City and died at his desk.
Jesse James, who robbed 23 trains, was killed by a fellow outlaw for the ransom money.
Billy and Kid, noted outlaw who killed many men, and Annie Oakley, sharp-shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show are in one display.
Belle Starr, a.k.a. "The Bandit Queen" stole horses, rustled cattle and harbored outlaws in her Oklahoma home. She was shot by an angry neighbor.
Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.
Christ, as a youth, in the temple among the teachers.
Jesus teaches his disciples via the Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus said "Let the children come to me."
Jesus and his disciples at The Last Supper.
Very powerful panorama.
Jesus was laid in a tomb.
The resurrection.
In keeping with our tradition of "eating our way across Texas", we enjoyed lunch at a Golden Corral.
