swap_horiz Dan Rice's Circus Alternatives

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Barnum & Bailey Circus

The Barnum & Bailey Circus, originating from a 1888 merger of P.T. Barnum’s and James Bailey’s circuses, represented Ame...

Iconic American Large Scale Historical

9.6 Brilliant

2

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West presented an elaborate spectacle of 19th-century American life as it was imagined and performed...

Iconic American 19TH Century Historical

9.5 Brilliant

3

P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth

P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth was a pioneering American circus that captivated audiences throughout the 19th cent...

Iconic American 19TH Century Historical

9.4 Excellent

4

Lord George Sanger's Circus

Lord George Sanger’s Circus was a prominent British circus touring extensively throughout the 19th century. It gained re...

Iconic 19TH Century Traditional Historical

8.9 Great

5

Clyde Beatty Circus

The Clyde Beatty Circus was a mid-20th-century American show headlined by Clyde Beatty, a world-renowned wild animal tra...

Iconic American Historical Animal Act

8.8 Great

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Medrano Circus

Originally founded in Paris in 1873, the Medrano Circus became one of France's most famous historical circuses, immortal...

Italian Iconic Traditional Historical

8.5 Great

7

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus was a major American circus formed in 1907, second in size only to Ringling Bros., known fo...

American Traditional Large Scale Historical

8.5 Great

8

Van Amburgh's Menagerie

Van Amburgh's Menagerie was a groundbreaking 19th-century American animal show founded by Isaac A. Van Amburgh, the firs...

American 19TH Century Historical Animal Act

8.5 Great

9

Pablo Fanque's Circus

Pablo Fanque's Circus was a highly successful Victorian-era British touring show owned by William Darby, the first recor...

19TH Century Traditional Historical British

8.5 Great

10

Adam Forepaugh's Circus

Adam Forepaugh's Circus was a massive 19th-century American touring enterprise founded in 1865, renowned for staging ela...

American 19TH Century Traditional Large Scale

8.2 Great

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Sells Brothers Circus

Founded in the United States in 1872 by four brothers, the Sells Brothers Circus became one of the largest touring shows...

American 19TH Century Traditional Large Scale

8.2 Great

12

Cooper and Bailey Circus

The Cooper and Bailey Circus was a prominent 19th-century American traveling circus that eventually merged with P.T. Bar...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

8.0 Great

13

John Robinson's Circus

Established in the 1840s by John Robinson, this was one of the oldest and most enduring family-owned circuses in the Uni...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.8 Good

14

June, Titus, Angevine & Co.

June, Titus, Angevine & Co. was a major American touring circus formed in the 1850s through a partnership of several pro...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.8 Good

15

Howes & Cushing's Circus

Howes & Cushing's Circus was a prominent mid-19th-century American traveling circus, noted for its massive scale and exp...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.8 Good

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Sands, Nathans & Co. Circus

Sands, Nathans & Co. Circus was a prominent mid-19th-century American touring show known for its large equestrian and me...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.6 Good

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Walter L. Main Circus

Founded in the 1880s by Walter L. Main, this American circus was notable for its large horse acts and a famous 1893 trai...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.4 Good

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Gollmar Bros. Circus

The Gollmar Bros. Circus was a major American circus founded in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1891 by the four Gollmar brothers...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.4 Good

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Mollie A. Bailey's Circus

Operated by widowed Civil War nurse Mollie A. Bailey, this late 19th-century American circus was notable for being one o...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.4 Good

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Yankee Robinson Circus

The Yankee Robinson Circus was a 19th-century American traveling show founded by showman Yankee Robinson, known for its...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.2 Good