Frontier Village, Jamestown — Attraction in Jamestown

We were traveling on a 12 day road trip across the country from Georgia and decided to stop at Frontier Village when we saw the giant buffalo from the highway. We are so glad we did! We came for the world's largest buffalo statue, but we stayed for the quaint little town you can explore and the amazing Buffalo Museum. The village is free to enter, but with a suggested $5 donation. We loved the trading post in the village and it was very interesting seeing the insides of the buildings of the village. Our favorite building was a school room that was dedicated to the author Louis L'amour. Once we entered, we met a very sweet older gentleman wearing an "ask me anything about Louis L'Amour shirt". We asked him, of course, and he told us the whole history of the author and books. He was so nice to my daughter and let her take two free books from the little library to get her interested in the novels. He was a highlight of the village for us and we are thankful for his kindness! The Buffalo Museum up the hill was also excellent. Overall, it was a great stop and we highly recommend!...

My son and I were returning home from a long plains states road trip and discovered this when we were originally just going to stop for a photo op with the world’s largest Buffalo.

Frontier Village is FREE and is set up like an old western town. They have a bar, dentist office, jail, general store etc. They had fun picture opportunities through out. My son said it looked like you could have a showdown in the middle of town.

They have a wonderful moderately priced gift shop (the most inexpensive souvenirs I had seen in 13 states). You can hand feed buffalo and a horse and I believe that had some food available but we did not check it out.

So give yourself an hour or more and check this village out when you’re getting your...

A fascinating little recreation of a town in days long gone by. They have done a great job making each little building show what kind of equipment was used a century ago or longer to print papers, manufacture goods, and fix you up (medically, socially, or spiritually).

They have a couple little shops with souvenirs and trinkets. I recommend picking things from the craft shops. The first one you pass on the left in a white building is 100% local crafts. All the other shops you'll need to check carefully or ask the proprietor in order to determine if something is local (or made in China/Mexico).

My biggest complaint, which they could easily fix, is the metal grating around the exhibits obstruct the view and make for...