The circus calliope began playing at lunchtime, the sound seeming to carry across the parking lot and out to the rest of Strasburg, as Tom Persell gazed upon the small-but-special world of his circus.

Think model trains, but instead of railroads, this convention features tiny big tops, model circus wagons and yes, some model train cars, too. “It’s a three-dimensional preservation of circus history, ...

KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WBAY) - Over the last 65 years, a Kewaunee man has enjoyed a unique hobby that he’s turned into a business. He builds models of circuses, creating everything from scratch using wood ...

BARABOO — A miniature model will help Circus World Museum visitors appreciate the grand scale of the old Ringling Bros. circus train. Model train builder and circus fan Joe Kaspar has donated to ...

SARASOTA – Howard C. Tibbals, a philanthropist whose love for the circus began during his East Tennessee childhood, has died at age 85. He is known for creating an intricate circus model that made a ...

There’s a lot to be said for nice, tidy projects where everything lines up and looks pretty. Seeing straight lines and pleasing proportions speaks to our obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and tends to ...

Though she knew little about the circus when she joined The Ringling staff 27 years ago, Deborah Walk is now considered one of the top circus historians in the country, and she credits millions of ...

The Circus Museum at the Ringling has everything under the “Big Top” for visitors of all ages to experience. Ever since John Ringling and his family moved the winter quarters of Ringling Bros. and ...

Go see a haunted circus extravaganza complete with an 8-foot-tall ringmaster, a bearded lady, and even some ‘contortionists’ in the yard on North Vermilion Street. Erin Leverenz and her husband, John, ...

Howard Tibbals shows his love for circus at the Ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota, FL. Meet Howard Tibbals, whose life-long love for the circus continues to educate and entertain visitors to the ...