Did you know? Wisconsin has deep-rooted connections with America’s traveling circus history.
Checkout Baraboo’s Circus World Museum and experience the excitement of the circus just as families did 100 years ago welcoming the wagons that rolled into town by train.
“This is where 5 brothers dreamed, created, and exported amazing wonders to eager audiences across America.” -www.circusworldbaraboo.org
At the museum, kids will enjoy the carousel, elephant and pony rides, big top circus performances (Memorial through Labor Day), plus fantastical costumes, wagons, and props. Adults are immersed in history through memorabilia and beautiful models of circus scenes that transport you back in time.
The shows are spectacular, but it was the logistics behind a traveling circus that was most astounding and memorable for my husband and me. We left with an itch to re-watch The Greatest Showman.