The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy — Attraction in Vincennes

This place is over the top!! We stopped in Vincennes, Indiana on the way to Wisconsin on a business trip and seen the billboard on the highway and had to stop in. My wife is a huge Red Skelton fan. I am glad that we stopped!! The administrator Doug was so awesome and very informative and a super nice guy. They had alot of Reds original paintings and original outfits that he wore in his skits. There are interactive areas of the museum for the kids and the adults alike and are fun to do. They have a very nice gift shop as well with some very unique treasures that you will want to take home with you.. The museum is a must stop if you are heading up North through Indiana. You will love the museum if you like Red Skelton and the comedy of that era. It's full of memories and laughter that everybody can still enjoy today as well as yesteryear. He was one of the best comics of the century. Plus his childhood home is about a block away...

First time back in my hometown of Vincennes Indiana for a while. Had to visit the Red Skelton Museum and it was everything I hoped it would be! Sure brought back childhood memories of watching him on TV all the time. If you're ever in Vincennes you need to go check out the museum it's certainly worth your time and effort! Great for kids lots of interactive features. The bench sitting right outside the front door was made by my father, Joe Baker. He was a welder in Vincennes. He made the replica of Freddy the Freeloader's bench and donated it to the Vincennes Sun Commercial and they had it in front of their building for a lot of years. When the museum opened it was rededicated and put there for everyone to sit on and get your...

I loved this place. I didn't expect it to be as nice as it was, and was happily surprised to find that I thoroughly enjoyed myself during my visit. There are many items belonging to Red Skeleton on display here at the museum. Anyone old enough to remember this master of laughter will enjoy all the reminders of a simpler, more honest time when laughter didn't include obscenities and foul language. Back when the masters of comedy could muster up a laugh just using facial expressions. How lovely it must have been back in my...