Bonanzaville
Open Air Museum · West Fargo, North Dakota
Forty-odd historic buildings moved onto twelve acres in West Fargo and arranged as a prairie town: a church, a school, a general store, a drug store, a jail, a telephone exchange, houses and farm buildings, most of them from the Red River valley. It is the museum of the Cass County Historical Society and it is named for the bonanza farms - the enormous wheat operations that ran on the flattest, richest land in the state in the 1870s and 1880s and made the Red River valley briefly famous.
1351 Main Avenue, West Fargo, North Dakota, 58078, United States
⚠ SEASONAL - the historic village is generally open from late spring to early autumn, with reduced days and hours outside the peak and closure in winter, while parts of the site and the museum halls may keep longer hours. A modest admission is charged; parking is free. PIONEER DAYS, generally in August, is the fullest weekend of the year, is separately priced, and is the only time the whole village is staffed and running. Check the opening days before travelling, as the site is closed on some days even within its season.