Peru, Indiana, is known as the "Circus Capital of the World" and has a circus history that dates back over 100 years. In the ...

When circuses starting making their way to Dayton in the 1800s, they quickly became a major spectacle. We went back into the archives to see what the circuses were like throughout history and the ...

Editor's note: This the first in a three-part series on the history of the circus in North Dakota. For 140 years, the circus has provided entertainment for residents of North Dakota. During the early ...

With a new gallery in the circus museum and a photography exhibition exploring the backstage life of the traveling carnival and circus, The Ringling offers even more immersion into circus history. On ...

Angela discovers why Circus World made Wisconsin a nationally renowned historic site and where the Ringling Brothers began in 1884. The museum features daily performances under the billowing big top — ...

Indiana's circus back story is front and center at "The Circus City" exhibit through June 8, 2024, at the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. "Resiliency" powers this new exhibit culled ...

BARABOO — The weather was fair with light rain, the country was in the depths of the Great Depression, it was still illegal to buy alcohol and Herbert Hoover occupied the White House. Balloon sales on ...

Baraboo applauds the proposed general purpose revenue funding in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget for Circus World and we look forward to a sustainable future for our state historic site within our ...