American Experience

Ripley's Most Amazing

Clip: Season 27 Episode 1 | 2m 13s

Archivist Edward Meyer highlights the most amazing thing he's seen out of the 10,000 bizarre artifacts housed in the Ripley's Warehouse in Florida: miniature sculptures by artist Willard Wigan.

Aired: 01/06/15

Rating: NR

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