Tibbals Learning Center and Circus Museum at The Ringling

This is extraordinary! His art work, his passion for detail and the extraordinary layout is magnificent. Great instructive film, and such a joy to visit. We loved every room and it also included real circus posters and a circus caravan and mementos. It was awesome!!! For kids thru adult ages. There are benches everywhere to sit and eat, a great gift shop and a tingling courtesy car to bring people who can’t walk.

Beautiful and interesting place. I love the Art museum, park with sculpture and views from terrace !

This place was a complete day well spent. The circus museum was VERY cool and the other museums too. The house is beautiful and its nice to just sit on the veranda and watch the bay...

What an amazing experience looking at what this man has created. The time, money, effort, and passion he put in this project was an amazement worth every second seeing. I thank God that we have people out there in this world who keep history alive and with us 🙏

Very nice for couples and families. Lots of history. Great food at there restaurant. But the Starbucks the cashier was very rude. Over all I would definitely recommend going if you haven't been there

This is a wonderful place. The exhibits are pretty large and you could send all day here. I loved the little car so I got in. They have a nice photo scene head in do-hickey. They have a cannon that was out of order. Some things to watch on the TV. I really liked the model trains. The lady was very pushy about us going in "Make sure you go in here" "13 busses could fit in here". I went in after I was done in the big room. I really liked the models so much to see so little time to see them. I would recommend this very much.

if you're a fan of miniatures, you NEED to stop by this exhibit! i could spend hours walking around exploring the circus and exploring the shows. it was a very immersive exhibit and there was so much attention to detail. the animals, the cages, the horse saddles and even the ropes tethering the tent! this was truly the highlight of the ringling museum.

This is honestly my new favorite thing. I didn't know about this since I think it's relatively new. The models that were made for the circus and everything that goes along with it we're supposedly built by one person, I could be wrong about that but I sort of remember hearing it. The attention to detail is absolutely astounding and it's well worth your time to look at everything closely. I also learned a lot about the different circuses that would go on throughout the years. It was a very fun learning experience and I'm the kind of person that gets bored easily and that was not the case here.

The circus museum was amazing! A terrific mix of interactive and informative exhibits that held the interest of myself and my children of various ages. We were all especially enchanted with the diorama in the Tibbals Center. All of the little details captured our imaginations and gave a fascinating look at what an enormous production these traveling circuses were!
And the Ringling grounds are simply gorgeous, with the opportunity to stroll down to the waterfront mansion and through the rose garden.

Wow!!! 50 years to create the model circus 🎪 It is pretty cool, and I don't even like the circus. The model is mind-blowing.

We arrived at the time when door just opened. There's only less than 10 cars. There are ample parking but is you come later day and you might need to walk a bit.

This is an incredible miniature replica of the circus. It takes up one whole floor if the museum. The detail is in credible

The detail of this display is fantastic. The 2nd level was closed for renovation though.

This place is awesome. Next time, I will go early. It's a lot to see the THE RINGLING MUSEUM AND CA’ D’ZAN is amazing, and it's a must make sure you do everything.

Offers a wide variety of history involving the circus life. Different circus cars for transport, entertainment, restored elements that have been around for a few hundred years, the various animals, acts and costumes, interactive areas for children, rose garden, collections of art the Ringling family collected or had restored.

The walk between each museum area looks longer on the map than it does experiencing it. There are various spots that are shaded along the paths , so even on a sunny day it wouldn't be over baring.

The Ca'dzan is on the waterfront and has beautiful marble and stained glass. Historical pools/fountains and statues dot the paths, and are ample for your photo opportunities.

Incredibly entertaining museum to spend a couple hours. It has many informative and interactive exhibits on the history of the circus, with tributes to great circus performers past and present. And the miniature circus replica is a must-see. The grounds around the museum make for a beautiful stroll afterwards.

We loved the museum, it was so interesting. My favorite parts were seeing the largest miniature model of what a traveling circus looked like and seeing some of the preserved pieces actually used in the circus. It made me long to have seen it in person.
It was also much more interactive than I expected so the kids with us (aged 3yrs-14yrs) loved it too!

A huge place to visit. Amazing history of a circus family. The miniatures are so beautiful. I love everything. I couldn't finish the tour because they were closing a at 5pm. You will.need ar lear 3 hours to see everything. Very Nice experience.

The most amazing experience in this museum. I liked it more than the Ringling museum. The Tibbals circus display gave a a real display of what is a circus from the minute it arrived in town to the moment it left. The tents, the people, the acrobats and animals and all that was there to make the circus.
Don't skip it if you just visit the west coast of Florida or if you live here.
It's an experience you do not want to miss on

This is a fantastic museum that covers everything from modern art to mid-century artwork to statues, along with lots of descriptions for all the displays.

The staff that is located in each room as security and also to help guide you along are all very knowledgeable and very friendly.

This is a long walk to do all the different buildings and all the different artwork exhibits you should be able to complete this in a half a day but it is definitely a lot of steps on your Fitbit 💞