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Barnum Museum
820 Main St.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
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“Barnum Museum” PlanetWare.com
“Winter Weekends: Child-Friendly Bridgeport” New York Times (free registration required)
“The circus comes to town!” timesunion.com / Northeast Traveler
“Coasting in Connecticut” TravelLady
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 4 attractions in Bridgeport
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Traveler Description: Museum honoring the great showman P.T. Barnum.
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Attraction type: History museum, Specialty museum
Address: 820 Main St. Bridgeport, CT 06604

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“Ho-hum”
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2 of 5 stars
widowc 21 contributions
Ohio
Aug 26, 2008

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 Bridgeport history with very few written explanations of the displays. Many of the displays were crowded with placards about Barnum and quotes from him, but... more

“Needs some work, but good for the most part”
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3 of 5 stars
mafisc 132 contributions
Hershey, Pennsylvania
May 16, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

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 seemed easy enough on a lazy Sunday afternoon in May. Lots of spots in front and on the nearby sidestreets. With the arena... more

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Barnum Museum Address

820 Main St., Bridgeport, CT 06604