Across the way from the Ringling art museum are two buildings housing circus museums.
One room exhibited a number of circus vehicles, including wagons for circus animals.
As the circus' "advance man," John Ringling traveled the country from place to place in "Wisconsin," his luxurious private rail car.
On the left is the vehicle for launching human cannonballs. At the far end are large portraits of circus performers, including a bearded lady, a Texas "giant" and an albino family.
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I would love to visit this museum. The Circus wagons are amazing. We once saw the Ringling Circus unload from their train and parade through downtown in DesMoine, Iowa.
Very famous all over the world that name.
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