Massachusetts has several things to help the family get into the holiday spirit. Here's a list of 10 - on and off Cape.

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the horrific Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train wreck, one of the deadliest in U.S. history. On June 22, 1918, outside of Hammond, Ind., a Michigan Central ...

They thundered across the country like moving cities—mile-long steel convoys packed with elephants, acrobats, and entire worlds of wonder. Then, almost overnight, they vanished. This is the forgotten ...

At one point in American history, the circus didn’t just come to town—it rumbled in like a thunderstorm on steel wheels. These mile-long trains carried everything: elephants, big tops, lion cages, and ...

An art-making activity at the San Diego Made Market is shown in an undated photo. Two artists explore and reimagine public gardens and community green spaces in San Diego — then and now — in a new ...

DURAND, Mich. (WILX) - Today in Michigan History: Aug. 6, 1903. A tragic train collision outside Durand killed 22 performers with the Wallace Brothers Circus. The accident happened when a freight ...

Several Disneyland Resort guests recently shared their experience getting locked in a cage after the Casey Jr. Circus Train ride broke down. The Casey Jr. Circus Train ride is one of the remaining ...

The intergalactic barbarians known as GWAR have unleashed a new single titled “The Great Circus Train Disaster.” The song appears on the band’s upcoming multimedia release, The Return of Gor Gor, set ...

Hail to our Lords and Masters, the mighty GWAR. With their upcoming multimedia release The Return of Gor Gor slated for July 25 via Pit Records and Z2 Comics, they’ve deigned us worthy enough to share ...

Clowns Thom “Skootchee” Stevenson (left) of Milton, Del., and Jim “Poppo” Shores of Baltimore, Md., uncover the wreath during the dedication of the Walter L. Main Circus Train Wreck monument and park ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. The excursions started at the Rockside Road Station in Independence, where a brass band welcomed visitors and ...

Lafayette, Louisiana (KPEL) - In the early 1920s, allegedly there was a train derailment in Louisiana in the area of the Honey Island Swamp in St. Tammany Parish. Legend has it that several exotic ...