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Bangor, Maine

Thomas Hill Standpipe

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing 'It.'
List

The Spirited Histories of Nevada’s Most Haunted Hotels

Because ghosts were people, too.
Courtesy of University of Haifa
hospitals

Podcast: Medical Clowning Program

If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine.
The Podcast Team January 5, 2023
Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment.
19th century

Today's Creepy Clowns Have Roots in Bawdy and Crass 19th-Century Circuses

Pennywise, Art the Clown, and other modern, face-painted menaces recall an era when their kind were strictly adults-only entertainers.
Madeline Steiner October 31, 2022
museums

Podcast: Clown Egg Register

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 23, 2022
One of the statues.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Les Saltimbanques

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.
The Pierotti's Clowns mural
Los Alamos, New Mexico

Pierotti’s Clowns Monument

A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.
Creepy's
Portland, Oregon

Creepy's

Definitely not a clown bar.
roadside attractions

Podcast: Clown Motel

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 26, 2021
Just a few of the clowns.
Seattle, Washington

Big Top Curiosity Shop

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.
Nighttime looking north.
Reno, Nevada

Topsy the Clown

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
The park in the fall, with Grimaldi's grave visible.
London, England

Joseph Grimaldi Park

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.
The welcoming clown.
Baraboo, Wisconsin

International Clown Hall of Fame

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.
London, England

Clown Egg Register

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
Permanently Closed
Clowns' Gallery and Museum Joseph Grimaldi Window
London, England

Clowns' Gallery and Museum

Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.
From left, clowns Marcelo, Trompo Trompito and Piskachin.
clowns

The Subversive, Non-Creepy Charm of Mexican Street Clowns

They are ubiquitous.
Jonathan Coumes November 9, 2016
Just making some kid happy!
mcdonalds

The Strangely Glamorous World of a 1980s Ronald McDonald

A fast-food journey from Hamburger University to celebrity-filled Hollywood parties.
Eric Grundhauser October 18, 2016
news

Clown Hysteria Has Spread to Australia

The fad has gone international.
Eric Grundhauser October 7, 2016