After a visit to an odd lighthouse-turned-museum it was time to head to the waterfront and check out the Big Three of Newport's attractions known as Mariner Square. That was our first mistake. It's embarrassing to admit how much it cost (so I won't), but we experienced the entire place and were woefully unimpressed.
Ripley's is the kind of place that was interested before the Internet. It is full of weird things that you would get via random forwarded emails. Now it's just old and tacky. Strike one.
Next up was the Waxworks museum. This place was more fun for the laughs rather than art. There was one piece on loan, Johnny Depp, that was okay, but the rest was pretty silly. I've included pictures of Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, and the big breasted Big Foot. Captions are unnecessary for your enjoyment.
We finished the trifecta at the Undersea Gardens, basically a big fish tank. The best of the three, we watched a diver wander around the tank playing with marine animals. Admittedly, it was cool watching him play with starfish, eels, and crabs.
Right next to the undersea gardens we caught the unofficial fourth attraction, the "wild" sea lions (they are always there).
Serena, armed with her 35 cent bag of popcorn, cultivated quite a following of seagulls who were more than happy to relieve her of the treat. What started as a crowd of one ended in quite the party.
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