Peru is "Circus Town USA," and the Miami County Museum displays the Bullet-Riddled Skull of Charley the Killer Elephant. But the museum offers other curious items, including a mint condition Fisk Tire Boy statue (Fisk advertised with the yawning, PJ-clad tyke and huge tire in the 1940s and earlier: "Time to Retire."). There's an exhibit area devoted to Cole Porter, featuring his 1955 Fleetwood Cadillac. Bonus: look for "Gentle Giant" Robert Wadlow's overalls and Clyde Beatty's CRB monogrammed bathrobe.
Overalls of the World's Tallest Man
Peru, Indiana
Overalls of the World's Tallest Man
- Address:
- 51 N. Broadway, Peru, IN
- Directions:
- US 24 to Business 31 exit, south into the center of town. Business 31 becomes Broadway. At the corner of Main and Broadway, northbound side, in the Miami County Museum.
- Hours:
- Tu-Sa 9 am - 5 pm. Closed holidays. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 765-473-9183
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Nearby Offbeat Places
- Skull of Big Charley the Elephant, Peru, IN - < 1 mi.
- Business of Cast Metal Oddities, Peru, IN - 4 mi.
- Big Chair, Bunker Hill, IN - 6 mi.
- In the region: Large Bull Statue, Indianapolis, IN - 63 mi.
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