Circus World
A thrill for all ages - let the circus entertain and enrich your life as it has for generations. Circus World is a family attraction featuring live circus performances, magic shows, movies, and historical exhibits for the entire family!
Located on Water Street (Hwy 113) in Baraboo; where The Ringling Bros. Circus began. Open rain or shine! Fantastic family fun - make today a circus day!
History of Circus World
It's lunch time for a Ringling Bros. Circus giraffe.
The Origins of Ringlingville 1884-1918
The Ringling Bros. Circus was founded in Baraboo, WI, in 1884 by five brothers: Al, Otto, Charles, John and Alf T. Ringling. Their circus winter quarters in Baraboo became known to locals as "Ringlingville." The surviving buildings standing along the north bank of the Baraboo River date from 1897 through 1916 and are the largest group of original circus structures in North America. There are also remnants of a footbridge that employees used to cross the river.
The world-famous circus wintered in Baraboo for a total of 34 years; through the winter of 1918. In that time period, the show grew from a very small operation employing a handful of people, to a circus empire consisting of the three largest circuses in America, each employing over a thousand.
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