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Miami County Museum

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Awarded posthumously, Cole Porte earned a Grammy in 1989.
Awarded posthumously, Cole Porte earned a Grammy in 1989.
video display of circus history
video display of circus history
Cole Porter's personal car
Cole Porter's personal car
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51 N Broadway
Peru, IN 46970
+1 (765) 473-9183
http://www.mcmuseum.org
More than 75,000 items of historical significance include pioneer and Miami Indian artifacts, many circus relics, and Cole Porter memorabilia, featuring his 1955 Fleetwood Cadillac. A Victorian house, church, one-room schoolhouse, garage, shops and other period structures represent Peru in 1910.

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4.52 reviews
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Phil B.
7/11/2020

I was actually very surprised by how nice the museum was. I grew up in Peru and remember the museum in the basement of the library. I was never in the museum at the courthouse. I also remember...

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Rae Ann P.
4/19/2012

Combine this with Circus City Days, take in the Peru Amateur Circus, eat a Lions Club tenderloin, go to the Circus Hall of Fame and tour the Cole Porter sites. There is a lot of interesting...

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