Intl Independent Showmen's Museum

The Showmen's Museum includes over 52,000 square feet of exhibits featuring carnival history. The exhibits include: carnival games, photos, rides, relics, and rides like the 1900 Ferris Wheel and the 1950s children's carousel. This large collection also includes trucks, original sideshow banners/props, vintage signs, posters,carnival games, memorabilia, ephemera, a large model railroad-scale circus, calliope, and several travel wagons. Staffed by volunteers from the International Independent Showman's Association, all the items had been donated by members.