Circus World Museum, Baraboo

Name: Circus World Museum
Address: 550 Water St, Baraboo, 53913-2578, United States
Telephone: +1 608-356-8341

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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. ()

Built: 1884 (140 years ago)Coordinates: 43°27'57"N, 89°44'6"W

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550 Water StBaraboo 53913-2578 United States

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+1 608-356-8341

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Circus World Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Devils Lake Climbing Guides, Pewit's Nest Gorge, Al. Ringling Theatre, Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area.

2.7 miS
43°25'36"N • 89°43'39"W
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Park
Pewit's Nest Gorge, Baraboo
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Concerts and shows, Historical and heritage tours, Tours
Al. Ringling Theatre, Baraboo
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5.6 miSE
Geologic formation, Canyon, Valley
Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area, Baraboo
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Specialty museum, Museum
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Ho-Chunk Casino, Baraboo
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4.5 miSE
National park
Devil's Lake State Park
115 min walk • Devil's Lake State Park is a state park located in the Baraboo Range in eastern Sauk County, just south of Baraboo, Wisconsin. It is around thirty-five miles northwest of Madison, and is on the western edge of the last ice-sheet deposited during the Wisconsin glaciation.