Don Oswalt clearly remembers the day he first discovered the circus. He was 10 years old and his younger sister ran into the living room yelling, “Mommy, come look.” Following his mother and sister, ...

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, ...

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum welcomes the public to explore the circus during the opening of its Circus Model Builders International exhibition, on display Monday through May 26. The ...

With the performance season approaching, workers are putting the finishing touches on Circus World's Slide for Life thrill show and a lovingly crafted model circus that is the museum's newest exhibit.

It may just be the greatest hobby on Earth—even if it's somewhat esoteric. “Most of us are the same as me. When they were very young, their parents would take them to the circus and they loved it they ...

Children love the circus, so what better toy than a model circus parade? In the late 19th century, cages of animals were drawn by horses through the main part of town to announce that the circus had ...

When Jack W. Stoddard’s two children graduated from high school and he no longer was involved in their school activities, he needed something to do with his spare time. So he got involved with the ...

In America at the turn of the 20th century, circuses traveled by train. They stopped in small towns, unloaded the cars, and set up tents. Inside, humans and animals were dispatched to delight and ...