Sideshow - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

5 Items Tagged

Sideshow

Share Tweet
Eunice Winkless diving at the Steel Pier.
amusement parks

Remembering When Horse Diving Was an Actual Thing

For 50 years, this bizarre act was one of Atlantic City's biggest attractions.
Diana Hubbell May 9, 2023
A typical Jenny Haniver.
mermaids

The Long, Strange Legacy of One of the World's Earliest Fake Mermaids

Jenny Hanivers date back to the 16th century, and are still collected today.
Eric Grundhauser February 9, 2018
The Seven Sutherland Sisters, c. 1900.
victorian

How 7 Sisters Made a Fortune off Their Rapunzel-Like Hair

In the late 1800s, the Sutherland women earned millions by marketing a hair-growth tonic.
Maria Ricapito August 17, 2017
Permanently Closed
A two-headed chicken at the Wondertorium.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Mr. Marvel's Wondertorium

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
pt barnum

Watch an Armless, Legless Man Light a Cigarette

Prince Randian, a top-billed sideshow performer, did everything with his lips alone.
Molly McBride Jacobson January 3, 2017