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Would you like to see a 1,000-square-foot miniature replica of P. T. Barnum’s circus as handcrafted by William Brinley? Would you like to see Tom Thumb, arguably Barnum’s finest act? Would you like to see a 2500-year-old Egyptian mummy, already authenticated by the Quinnipiac University? Are you biased towards academia, and would appreciate a natural history of menageries, taxidermy exhibits, aquaria, paintings, wax figures, Shakespearean dramas and associated memorabilia? Then welcome to Barnum Museum and you will reminiscence on true art, while also staring at his 3000 miniature figures. That is not all. Fun at Barnum Museum has infinite proportions, for those of us who treasure the American spirit.

The Barnum Museum features a collection of P.T. Barnum’s work and the history of Bridgeport. Built on a structural system of terra cotta and stones, the Barnum Museum stands as majestic as they come on 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Museum is in a historic building, itself a recognized entity in the register of historic places. This 1893 building’s design and building was under the supervision of Longstaff and Hurd. It combines Romanesque influences with Gothic, Islamic and Byzantine styles. Being in Barnum Museum is an experience by itself, before sampling the contents within.

Fun museums exist all over the globe, but few of them touch the sentimental cord of visitors to the extent that Barnum Museum does. The three-storey museum has the most authentic and extensive imagery artifacts of the Native American history, the Civil War and even Industrial-age reliefs. There is just no exceeding measure of museum fun than watching the relief panels of Christopher Columbus, displayed alongside the Civil War legend General Winfield Scott. The true American spirit and the
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