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 ...

Here's how to clown around in Peru, Indiana.

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 ...

Behind amazing circus show feats and fun in the late 1800s there was a major business enterprise. Circus workers formed a traveling city that was on the road nearly every day from spring through fall, ...

There is a sense of nostalgia when thinking of the circus — seeing the lion tamers and clown cars for the very first time. A charming little town in Indiana, known as the "Circus Capital of the World, ...

Peru, Indiana, is known as the "Circus Capital of the World" and has a circus history that dates back over 100 years. In the summer, the town hosts a nine-day circus festival starring local performers ...