Buffalo Ridge, South Dakota: Buffalo Ridge Ghost Town (1880 Cowboy Town)
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Buffalo Ridge Ghost Town
- Address:
- 46614 W. Hwy 38, Buffalo Ridge, SD
- Directions:
- Out behind the Buffalo Ridge Country Store. I-90 exit 390, then drive west a quarter-mile on Hwy 38.
- Hours:
- Closed 2020-2021 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 605-528-3931
- Admission:
- Adults $8, kids under 15 $4.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
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Abe Lincoln never visited South Dakota, but his robot is part of a fake 1880s South Dakota main street, built by a retired school teacher. Wild West robots and cryptic displays, too.
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Loopy Lincoln Landmark: It's always rewarding to find Mr. Lincoln adrift in time and space.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...Buffalo Ridge, South Dakota - Battling 1880 Towns?
1880 Cowboy Town: Driving west on I-90, we spotted a series of billboards pleading with us to turn at the next exit to see the "1880s Town" -- and this was hundreds of miles before we were anywhere near Murdo. [10/13/2008] Complete Story...
1880 Cowboy Town: Driving west on I-90, we spotted a series of billboards pleading with us to turn at the next exit to see the "1880s Town" -- and this was hundreds of miles before we were anywhere near Murdo. [10/13/2008] Complete Story...
1880 Cowboy Town:
Mythical Singing Sam the Gorilla Man manifests in a coin-operated diorama in 1880 Cowboy Town.
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1880 Cowboy Town:
A mesmerizing speech by Abraham Lincoln about a place he never visited as imagined by the creator of 1880 Cowboy Town.
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