International Independent Showmen's Museum

The International Independent Showmen's  Museum Showcases The Heritage of The Traveling Shows In Early America from cowboy shows. music shows, girls shows, sideshows, water shows, magicians, mentalists, thrill rides, favorite carnival foods, and midways games.

We keep the history of traveling shows alive beginning with the Columbia Exposition at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 that created the traveling shows in America.

The museum brings the history of the traveling shows that brought outdoor entertainment and a rich culture to the American scene from the late 1800's throughout the twentieth century.

There are Interactive exhibits, actual antique rides, games and shows plus thousands of antique photos and artifacts make up colorful examples of the midways of yesteryear.

Dedicated to those intrepid showmen