The Ringling Circus museum

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But can our energetic Tiffi go to sleep that easily? You’re right! So, she gets back on Google to see if she can find a video to share with her friends. 

Wow there is a Ringling Circus museum in Sarasota! She reads the little blurb that they have posted. 

‘Feel the magic in the air? It’s no wonder, Sarasota has been known as the “Circus Capital of the World” since the 1920’s when John Ringling made it the winter quarters of his famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The Ringling’s Circus Museum and Tibbals Learning Center offer visitors a snapshot of circus history, with lavish costumes, clown and performing arts memorabilia, and intricately painted and carved wagons of the world’s largest miniature circus, The Howard Bros. Circus Model.

Kids love to explore the Circus Museum with Patch the Parrot. Pick up a Patch the Parrot Activity Guide in the Visitors Pavilion. This self-guided scavenger hunt is a family-friendly activity that introduces visitors to some of The Ringling’s Circus Museum’s most exciting circus treasures.’ (Info here)

But then she finds the best video possible that she can share with her friends - The Ringling Circus Museum, Sarasota, Florida

Tiffi sends an email to each of her friends, including the link. Then she adds that the old circus is not what they are going to be seeing. She gives them a brief history of why most circuses don’t use animals in their show anymore. Now she is really done for the night. She can’t wait to get the show date from Katie. She closes the bedroom light and goes to sleep. 

Start at the beginning – The circus is coming to town!

And this is the end of part 1 of a 2-part story

Now let's move on to part 2 - Let’s go to the circus!