The French Lick West Baden Museum in downtown French Lick is home to the world’s largest circus diorama, depicting the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus of the early 1900s that quartered in French Lick each winter. The diorama consists of over 150,000 pieces that have been handcrafted by artisan Peter Gorman over many years. Pieces are continually being added. Sports enthusiasts will enjoy the popular exhibit on hometown basketball legend Larry Bird; a feature on local golf courses, including the 1917 Donald Ross Golf Course, which has hosted PGA and LPGA Championships; and the history of MLB spring trainings held in The Valley between 1897 and 1922 by 12 teams – including world champion Chicago Cubs. flwbmusuem.com
Story and photo by Patti Hartog
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