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Circus World Museum

About Circus World Museum

The Circus World Museum is a museum complex in Baraboo, Wisconsin, devoted to circus-related history. The museum features circus artifacts and exhibits and hosts daily live circus performances throughout the summer. It is owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society and operated by the non-profit Circus World Museum Foundation. The museum was the major participant in the Great Circus Parade held from 1963 to 2009.

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Photos of Circus World Museum

  1. Circus World Museum, Baraboo01BarabooJonathunder · GFDL 1.2
  2. Circus Railway Car inside Circus World Museum02Circus Railway Car inside Circus World MuseumCorey Coyle · CC BY 3.0
  3. Baraboo circus wagon03Baraboo circus wagonLaurascudder · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Skerbeck Shows cage organ04Skerbeck Shows cage organUser:BDunnette · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Wells Fargo carriage05Wells Fargo carriageUser:BDunnette · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Cinderella carriage, 1930s06Cinderella carriage, 1930sUser:BDunnette · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 9.3 miles of Circus World Museum; the closest, International Clown Hall of Fame & Research Center, is about a mile away.