The Sarasota winter quarters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus opened to paying visitors on Christmas Day that year and quickly became one of Florida's first tourist attractions.

Nestled along the Baraboo River, this site was the Ringling Bros. original winter quarters home. Today, Circus World hosts circus performances and exhibits presented by the Wisconsin Historical ...

DeMille filmed part of his Academy Award-winning movie “The Greatest Show on Earth” in Sarasota, at the former circus grounds and in a parade along Main Street. In 1960, the winter quarters ...

You can also enjoy calliope demonstrations, have the kids take part in an interactive circus, and check out the six other original winter quarters structures, several of which contain various ...

and Barnum & Bailey Circus was a force to be reckoned with when the two acts merged in 1919. Sarasota became the winter quarters for the Ringling Circus in 1927, which began to cement the area’s ...

It was finally captured at the Branciforte School grounds. The circus first made Oakland their winter quarters, but lost some expensive animals due to inclement weather, so they leased San Jose ...

I landed on an image of the Ringling Circus winter quarters, which steered me toward an answer. "From an old grainy aerial photograph of the quarters, I see a building that may have had arch-top ...

If you travel U.S. 92 in Seffner, you may have passed right by the Showpeople's Winter Quarters. It's a retirement park for entertainment workers, from circus to racecar workers. The park is the ...

the newspaper said, created a "jubilant air" in town. The Sarasota winter quarters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus opened to paying visitors on Christmas Day that year and ...