Barnum's American Museum
Type: Company
As of November 2026, Barnum's American Museum has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
Barnum's American Museum was a dime museum located at the corner of Broadway, Park Row, and Ann Street in what is now the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, from 1841 to 1865. The museum was owned by famous showman P. T. Barnum, who purchased Scudder's American Museum in 1841. The museum offered both strange and educational attractions and performances.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
Who talks about Barnum's American Museum on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Barnum's American Museum; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Selects: PT Barnum: More Complicated Than You've Heard | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
What is Barnum's American Museum mentioned alongside?
Barnum's American Museum is most often mentioned alongside Jenny Lind, Fiji Mermaid and Steve Perry.
Mentioned together: Jenny Lind, Fiji Mermaid, Steve Perry, Barnum and Bailey Circus, British Lyceum of Natural History, Bethl, Connecticut, Charles Stratton, Nancy Fish, P. T. Barnum, Bev Turner