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Podcast: Clown Motel

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 26, 2021
Moultrie, Georgia

Nancy the Elephant Tombstone Monument

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.
Great Wallace Shows Circus Train-wreck Memorial
Durand, Michigan

Great Wallace Shows Circus Train-Wreck Memorial

This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.
Circus Showfolks of America Memorial
Daly City, California

Circus Showfolks of America Memorial

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.
Peru's young circus performers are descendants of acrobats and lion tamers.
circus

Inside the 'Circus Capital of the World'

The big top came to Peru, Indiana, in the late 19th century. It never left.
Susan Salaz April 8, 2020
The refurbished circus poster today, under glass.
architecture

A Wisconsin Bar Had an Enormous 1885 Circus Poster Hidden Within Its Walls

It wasn't meant to survive nearly that long.
Evan Nicole Brown May 21, 2019
Ringling's personal train car, which accompanied the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus during the early 1900s.
museums

John Ringling’s Mobile Mansion Is Now Open for Digital Visitors

The showman's personal train car was full of stained glass, chandeliers, lavish furniture, and elaborate moldings.
Anna Kusmer November 15, 2018
Maud Wagner's grave.
Cedar Point, Kansas

Graves of Maud and Gus Wagner

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.
The welcoming clown.
Baraboo, Wisconsin

International Clown Hall of Fame

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.
Roman circus of Tarragona.
Tarragona, Spain

Roman Circus and Praetorian Tower

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Circus

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.
Cinnamon Kandy
San Antonio, Texas

Cinnamon Kandy the Circus Elephant

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.
"The Lady Hercules."
circus

The Great Sandwina, Circus Strongwoman and Restaurateur

Katie Brumbach enjoyed hoisting her husband above her head and making diners feel at home.
Tessa Hulls December 26, 2017
Jennifer Higgins showing the Gaza Circus School trainees some tricks on silks.
circus

A Women's Circus School Is Growing in Gaza

If all goes as hoped, hundreds of Gazan girls will soon be swinging from trapezes.
Mousa Tawfiq September 14, 2017
The Roman circus of Toledo.
Toledo, Spain

Roman Circus of Toledo

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.
An acrobatic formation by the centre's students.
Conakry, Guinea

Keita Fodeba Centre for Acrobatic Arts

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.
Permanently Closed
Johns Creek, Georgia

Monkey Massacre Memorial

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
The burial site of Old Pitt, the elephant.
Dillon, Montana

Old Pitt's Burial Site

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.