Barnum Museum

820 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06604

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1 (203) 331-1104

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www.barnum-museum.org

The Barnum Museum is dedicated to P. T. Barnum and to Bridgeport's industrial heritage. Built in 1893, highlights include a miniature circus, clown costumes and personal mementos of Barnum, Tom Thumb, and Jenny Lind. Entrepreneur, ... more on Bridgeportct.gov

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Finally, tucked away, there was a mummy centered in a large room. more on TripAdvisor

Parking was easy and plentiful on the street. more on TripAdvisor

The Barnum Museum is an easy stop off of I-95. more on TripAdvisor

The building itself is an interesting architectural mix. more on TripAdvisor

The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport did not impress me at all. more on Judysbook.com

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A fascinating place to while away an afternoon. There is so much to see. The tour guides are very knowledgeable and the gift shop ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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There are some interesting exhibits here, but most were broken and dirty. Would not recc taking young kids here. more on TripAdvisor

I stopped by the Barnum Museum on the way back to Pennsylvania from visiting family in CT. It's convienant to find as it is visible from 95 and signs navigate you around the one way streets. Parking s ... more on TripAdvisor

The Barnum Museum is an easy stop off of I-95. Parking was easy and plentiful on the street. The museum itself, however, was a confusing mix of displays of P.T. Barnum's life, circus events, and Bridg ... more on TripAdvisor

A real waste of time. I expected to see more about the circus and his prized collections. The Run down building doesnt help and 2/3 ... more on TripAdvisor

This place was great. It really taught me about the history of Bridgeport, and saw some cool things. They need some work ... more on TripAdvisor