BARABOO, Wis. - Tucked alongside the Baraboo River, beneath the big top sits hallowed ground to anyone who’s ever loved the circus. Opening day at Circus World brings thrills and some jitters. "It’s ...

A Baraboo-area circus parade could be held this July as a replacement for Milwaukee's Great Circus Parade, the board of Circus World Museum decided Thursday. Having the parade would depend on the ...

BARABOO, Wis. -- After more than a decade helping to organize the Big Top Parade as executive director of Circus World, Scott O’Donnell will lead this year’s event as grand marshal. Last fall ...

At Circus World in Baraboo, the sights and sounds evoke the golden age of the circus. Its presence is loud and colorful. In the late 1800s, traveling performers rode ornate wagons through towns to ...

Baraboo, Wisconsin, is affectionately known as “Circus City” because it’s home of the Ringling Brothers and it’s where they performed their first circus on May 19, 1884. Today, it’s still home to the ...

economic engine that keeps other local businesses chugging along like a circus train. Last year, the Baraboo historic site drew about 53,000 visitors. Given that the state Department of Tourism ...