New York’s Most Unusual and Engaging Attraction Provides Schools with a One-of-a-kind Educational Field Trip Experience

Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Times Square today launched its new School Field Trip experience, complete with study guides that meet state learning standards for multiple subjects. Tri-State area teachers now have a new and exciting option for field trips that will excite, amaze and educate their students.

“Our turnkey educational programs are adding a whole new dimension to school class trips,” says Michael Hirsch, general manager, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square. “Kids love the different interactive exhibits and more than 500 unusual artifacts from around the world. Teachers will be blown away by how they tie into their curriculums in social studies, math, science, tolerance, and more.”

The study guides include a list of state learning standards that are met by a Ripley’s visit, easy to adapt interdisciplinary classroom activities, engaging handouts for students, unique homework assignments, and more. The guides are broken down into three age groups: grades K-4, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12.

Teachers and educators can download the study guides for free at http://www.ripleysnewyork.com/free-downloads.php. For more information, or to book a school trip, please contact Ripley’s at (212) 398-3133.

About Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square

Situated in the heart of Times Square in Manhattan, New York, Ripley's Believe It or Not! offers visitors the ultimate insight into the world of the odd and bizarre. Hundreds of weird and unusual artifacts are displayed in more than 20 themed galleries spanning two floors. Whether examining a six-legged cow, a lock of Elvis' hair, 24 shrunken heads (the most on public display anywhere on the planet), a section of the Berlin wall, or a life-size albino giraffe, the amazing Ripley's Believe It or Not! collection proves that fact is indeed stranger than fiction. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square (www.ripleysnewyork.com) is located at 234 West 42nd Street and is open daily 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Call 212-398-3133.

About Ripley Entertainment Inc.

Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com), keepers of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand, is a global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 13 million guests visit its 60-plus attractions operating in 12 countries annually. The Orlando-based company also has divisions that oversee publishing, licensing and broadcast operations. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.