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The tour of the town begins here. The barn boasts an automated hay and manure handling system. It took three days and thousands of dollars to move the barn the 45 miles from its original location south of Draper, SD. In the barn you will see fine antique buggies, toys, stalls with horses in them and a working, turn of the century, coinola, saloon piano from Deadwood.

From the barn, the whole town lies before you in a beautiful panoramic view! The first building on the north side is the Vanishing Prairie Museum. The museum was built to house the more valuable collections, many from the General Custer period. Items displayed are a pair of boots and an old army saddlebag from the Custer battlefield that were found at an Indian campsite, parade helmets worn by U.

Cavalry Indian Scouts with the crossed arrow insignia, Indian dolls, arrowheads, a complete authentic cowboy outfit, photographs and selected interiors of fine Dakota homes. On an open lot next to the livery is the antique machinery display.

Next door are the lumber yard and pioneer home. Check out the s Train Diner. Now set up as a restaurant, it was originally a Santa Fe Train that ran a route from Chicago to California. Guests can enjoy a meal and view an array of items from the s era. Sign in. Log into your account. Forgot your password? Password recovery. Recover your password.

We were thoroughly entertained until early evening and I'm sure we hadn't experienced all of it yet. Nichole said:. My daughter and I spent several hours at the Town today.

The weather was perfect and we had so much fun walking around. It was just nice to unplug from technology and have some good old fashioned fun. The staff was super friendly. And the atmosphere was fun and simple. The saloon was a fun building to hangout in. Oh and my daughter even wore a costume! We live in Sioux Falls and it was our first time stopping.

We left saying how much fun we really had. And mind you, she is almost 14! Meghan said:. Had a great visit this week to s town, I would love to just move in! South Dakota Road Adventures. We will relay this onto all that ask. As for our other week long experiences in South Dakota. Gorgeous, historic state to visit and everyone else we have met on our week long journey have been fantastic. While cruising along I in South Dakota, you can't help but notice the billboards for both Wall Drug and the Town.

We stopped at the Town briefly on our trip to Sturgis and decided to wait until our return trip to enter so we could dedicate as much time as it warranted. When you first enter the museum, you're greeted by a big room full of odds and ends. Some of it looks old and interesting, while other things look like they were just purchased from a flea market, with the price tags still attached.

Upstairs in this same building is where most of the "Dances with Wolves" movie props are. This is interesting and generally well done, but it wasn't always clear which items were actually used for the movie and which were replicas. The horse that was in the movie is outside in a corral and seems to be in his final year s.

When you leave the entry building into the town, you can stroll anywhere you'd like. The buildings, trains, and other things in the town can generally all be described the same way. There are some neat things to see, a few that seem very out of place, and the feeling that the whole place has potential that it's not living up to. Most things don't appear to be maintained very well, if at all, and the contents of some buildings appear to be just thrown in to a pile. The hotel was one of the buildings in the best shape, but even it fell short of what it could be.

Was it worth the price and the time? We think so, but don't set your expectations too high. It would be nice if someone bought this place and invested the time and money it needs to live up to its full potential. A good "museum" in itself to Dances with Wolves.

Authentic antiques, old buildings. Pointed out in the boarding house is where you can see stirrup marks on the steps. Guess that was OK.

Kimberly H Chicago, IL contributions. We stopped here on the way to Rapid City with our two teenagers. All I got was grumbles about delaying the drive.

It's pricey, but worth the stop. They take AAA. The place wasn't busy and it was late in the day. Interesting, but sweltering in July. We enjoyed the walk around the old buildings. We missed the show in the saloon, but we did enjoy a cold drink. They have a small, dirty little museum, but it seemed more authentic that way. We all enjoyed ourselves and I even came out of the stop with a "good idea Mom. Kelly B Iowa 4, contributions. Nice stop along the Interstate.

There's not much to see or do along I, so when we came to the s Town we all jumped at the chance to get out and look around a bit. I remember coming here with my own parents when I was 9 or 10, and it looked like things hadn't changed much that's a good thing! Past the admissions area is the museum part. All sorts of things from baby buggies to old saddles to toys. Upstairs is the Dances With Wolves movie display, which was pretty neat. They have an area with an automotronic bison which moves it's head, and a Native American tee-pee.

Also the reproduced? Lots of pictures of the filming up on the walls, and paintings featuring Native Americans as well. It's not a "real" town; the buildings were moved here from other areas or towns. There's a few churches, a school house, a bank really neat , an old depot, train cars, dentist, doctor, two jail houses, several regular houses, a bath house, saloon, general store, and many others. Probably about 40 buildings all together; one of them has Native American artifacts including a drum you can beat , old calvary outfits, and items and posters about a rodeo clown.