Ripley's Believe It or Not - OMSI - PDX Fun!

Four legged chicken? Check. Shrunken Heads? Check. Works of art too small for the human eye to see? Got those too!

OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) is one of our favorite family friendly places to go in Portland. The exhibits are always highly interactive and fun, and the Ripley's Believe It Or Not exhibit was totally memorable. This exhibit contained more art than most which I really enjoyed.

What a nice portrait of young Justin Beiber!

What? It's made entirely out of candy? Sweeeet.

Here is a gallery of our favorite exhibits. The captions should appear once you hover over each image. It might take awhile to load, but I love the Pinterest style layout. Comments can be seen if you click on the image to full the slideshow in full screen mode. I put it together with Cincopa :). 

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Hope that you are all having a great week! Mine is off to a great start. ***Knock on wood.***

☮ & ♡ KM

Creepy Studs

Little Goblins

It is pretty hard to find strange earrings. The weirdest you're going to usually get is a dinosaur or a snail. But I have found some pretty strange ones after hours of searching. The weird little bull-men pictured above are my favorite. I'm guessing the open part is supposed to be a nose, but instead it looks like a toothy mouth. And the way the eyes slant inward just adds to these little creepy critters. 

Freaky Alien

These ones are even advertised as freaky alien earrings. The eyes look sunken and eerie and the weirdly shaped ribs are a nice touch. I like that they aren't the traditional and cliche alien with the egg-shaped head. 

Chaos Symbol 

These are advertised as "snowflake" earrings, and I guess if you don't look too close that's what they are. But really they are the symbol for chaos, which ties to the 8 of wands in Crowley's tarot deck. Anything that relates back to Crowley definitely has a creep factor.  

Horny Devil

I'm not sure if this guy has a pig nose or if his nose got cut off. The different sizes of the eyes add asymmetry and make him look like he is questioning something. Perhaps he is wondering what demonic curse he will spread on this earth. I think the pockmarks are a cool touch. Are they from the spitting embers of hell, or are they left over from a bad case of acne? 

More tiny earrings here

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