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Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Circus World seen from Water Street
Location550 Water Street
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°28′01″N 89°44′07″W / 43.4669°N 89.7353°W / 43.4669; -89.7353
Built1884
NRHP reference No.69000032[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1969
Designated NHLAugust 4, 1969[2]

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Quarters". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

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