Its beautiful with a fantastic view. A live herd nearby plus, the Fort for dining. Easy enough to get a nice walk while looking through the village.

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 Buffalo pic.

We enjoy bringing our out-of-town guests to Jamestown and the Worlds Largest Buffalo sculpture. The setting is nice, and this LARGE sculpture makes for a fun conversation not just before and during the visit, but long afterwards too. The placement of the buffalo on the hill also allows for a nice photo opportunity of the James River Valley, so typical of the Great Northern Plains. Also, if you are Louis L’Amour fan the actual address is on Louis L’Amour Lane and just down the street you can visit a small museum dedicated to him. (He spent some of his boyhood in Jamestown.)

I mean it’s big but it could be bigger. I know that’s a bizarre complaint for a free giant statute erected in the 50s but here we are. It’s free, and the nearby frontier village is cute for a photo and a stroll too. Limited parking and no water or trash cans if you’re looking a van lifer.

Just stop. Dont miss this. Awesome playgrounds for the kids to stretch. The little buildings were cool. The staff were super friendly. The kids ages 3 to 12 loved it. The parents did as well.

Loved it!! It was sooo much fun to stop after a long drive and check the Bison statue. Many thanks to all who created and contributed

One more Worlds Largest to check off your bucket list! Fun place to visit for the afternoon. You visit a old town recreation, they also have a museum and gift shop. If youre lucky you can see the live buffalo herd with its TWO all white buffaloes!

Awesome roadside attraction! The little town with all the historic buildings is very cool. Also... its free! (Donations accepted).

A very well done tourist stop. Besides the Buffalo there is a nice little western village with a few relocated buildings

How amazing to see this little area but interesting place especially the worlds largest Buffalo monument!

Dakota Thunder: truly the worlds largest buffalo monument Had some gross white goo snot stuff on face but still 5 stars

Great place to sit and relax. Even though I live in Jamestown, I spend many of my lunch breaks in the area. As the area has great views to enjoy while eating a meal or having a conversation with a loved one. I truly enjoy spending time at The worlds largest buffalo.

Great free location that accepts donations! Clean and well- kept! We had a great time!

Great place to get out and stretch from traveling. Kid friendly, very neat place

Landmark icon photo op for many years, nice gift shop and historic village. Good place for a family outing.

As far as these bizarre roadside attractions go, this one is a nice place to stop and stretch on the long drive through ND. The historical site is pretty run down but the people who are trying to keep the area history alive seem genuinely nice with a passion for what they are doing. The buffalo is as large and ridiculous as one would hope and worth the short walk up to get the photo to prove to your friends that you did, indeed stop there and get a picture in front of that weird thing.

Such a cool buffalo. No gimmicky payment needed to see it. Just a really cool big buffalo at the end of an old town made for tourism.

Cool area...old town.

Cute spot to stretch your legs, see some really nice views of the town and let the kiddos burn some energy for a bit! Its an easy off easy on spot!

Such a fun and quirky place... the monument is impressively large, and the nearby gift shop had great blankets for sale!

Seen it many times straight in up the road easy place to find and learn new things.

Was a cute place to take a break and walk around at. Free admission and a great picture!

Cool place to stop and stretch and walk around.

We were late for the season but still a nice visit.

It would have been a 5 star but no buffalo

The giant buffalo is very cool and very big! It was a perfect place to stop for a picnic lunch and explore the little frontier town. The coolest thing though had to be the herd of buffalo. There was even a white buffalo among them and they were so fun to watch. I would definitely recommend this stop to anyone traveling through the area!

Beautiful place to visit.

Nice place to take family and learn about Buffalo... Inexpensive and awesome!

One of the great roadside attractions in the United States, you will be pulling off of Interstate 94 for reasons you dont fully understand, driving through Jamestown, North Dakota, a town you had no intention of visiting, and finding loads of serendipitous curiosities, all because you saw this giant buffalo from the highway. The statute is impressive in its own right, but it also offers phenomenal views, and the town seems to work hard maintaining the surrounding area.

There is nothing to see in North Dakota for miles, except this. 5 stars, highly recommend.

The largest buffalo was pretty neat for a campy roadside attraction, the village was overall pretty good, better than expected with lots of history and mostly outdoors. The museum was excellent and they had good Covid Safety precautions (when guests were following them). Theres a herd of buffalo to see here too, and some small shops (we didnt use any of them bc of Covid). It was a pretty fun 2 hours.

This is a fun side of the highway pitstop. We were actually staying in town for the night and saw a brochure which is how we found out about it.Theres a whole little village setup with stores and museums. It seemed like it would have been cool, but we were there early in the morning and nothing was open yet.We just drove down to the end, parked, and checked out the statue. Its a huge statue so we obviously got some pictures standing under it.There are a couple parts that are kind of falling off, but its pretty well maintained.I wouldnt go out of the way to come see this, but if youre driving by, its worth stopping at.

The kids had fun visiting Dakota Thunder.

It is really been fixed up and is a great place to visit.

You just gotta see it. Its a big buffalo.

Very fun had lots to look at..great highway attraction

What a great place, americana at its best!

Worth the drive! Excellent attraction.

Its a giant statue of a buffalo, its exactly what youre expecting. Theres a nice tourist trap old west town area around it that you can buy knick-knacks, refreshments and stretch your legs. Its a nice stop if youre driving from Fargo to Bismarck (or vice versa), but probably not worth heading out of your way for.

Great place to stop and see some history as well as buffalos. Donations accepted but not mandatory.

Lots of things to see including an old village and largest buffalo.

Jamestown village is very cute and a good break from the road!

Lots of walking, old West Town with active stores (clothing, merchandise, snacks and cold drinks) and museum type preserved towns in the way. The largest buffalo is a huge statue and there are live bison in the grounds including some albino ones. Everything is bison themed. Not sure why its called a buffalo since they really are bison. A pleasant place to spend an hour or so.

Love taking our Grandkids here.

We always love to go see and play at the buffalo!

Awesome and huge too, a great stop!

Lots of fun, get there early they were.closing at 5:00. Lots to see.

This looks like a very cool place. Its got a nice little frontier town touristy kind of place in the Buffalo. most of it was shut down because I came in November but I bet this place is nice when its open. If youre passing through, its worth taking a few minute detour.

Nice old village setting, wonderful ppl

Cute roadside attraction and definitely worth a quick stop. Views are good and there’s some cute little shops and other stuff around

So cool! I cracked up that hes anatomically correct!The rare 12-yr-old male albino buffalo (called White Miracle) grazes in the field next to this landmark.

Just gotta see the worlds biggest buffalo.

Its one note, but since its only five minutes out of the way, it doesnt take much time to see it.

Its worth seeing, but it is badly in need of some repairs. The buildings around the area have some cool historic items and information, so you should take a little time to spend in those. There are a couple of shops that mostly have some cool art, craft, or vintage items. The museum nearby seemed rather expensive and small, so we didnt tour that. We didnt see any of the live herd during our stop, but that was probably just timing. We did give some feed from the vending machine to the goats you can watch from a balcony.

Fin place, Frontier Village is free, great for kids

Nice little quick stop to see some history.

Neat place to stop but no buffalos the day we visited.

Not to many places in the world where you can stand under a giant buffalo.

A fun place to stop along the highway.

Its a giant bison!!! We came for Dakota Thunder, stayed to tour the old town they have setup. Really nice for a quick tour. Saw the Buffalo herd (and the white Buffalo) from afar. Didnt do the museum due to the cost, and we were pressed for time.

The bison came out to drink and played while we sat in the park.

Not clearly marked where to go, the Frontier town connected was ok, nothing bad but not exciting either.

Everything was closed but cool place

What a cute little place! Great for kids and adults alike. You can walk through the little historical town and see the bison statue for free. Great pit stop on a long road trip.

Visiting ND to check off our 48th state. What better way to break up the monotony from all of the endless fields of hay, and Im talking billions of tons of friggin hay, than to check out some awesome cheesy roadside attractions! We didnt see any of the live buffalo though.

Its a big bison, not a Buffalo.

Glad I made the stop

It was very fun and very interesting building to see and see the buffalos

An absolute must stop when driving through. Dont for forget to look for the Buffalo on the interstate on your way. We always catch a glimpse of them. They still have a white Buffalo. The museum and gift shop are also a must.

Fun couple of hours. Neat, clean buildings.

Fun, must side stop.

More than just a buffalo; this place sends you back in time to the wild west days of North Dakota. Dont miss it!

Visit the Worlds Largest Buffalo and the little Frontier town for free (donations accepted). There are also pony and stage coach rides and little gift shops. Do not miss the Buffalo Museum...there is a fee but totally worth it.

Neat little stop in Jamestown. Cant beat free!

Impressive sculpture of the iconic American bison. The old Town mainstreet will take you back to the early 1900s.

This was a great little surprise in the long road of I94 across North Dakota. Its free (but you should give a donation) and they have plenty of stuff. We planned on just stopping and seeing the Worlds Largest Buffalo but we ended up spending over 2 hours here shopping, playing, and eating ice cream! I would definitely stop again if I were ever in the area.

Awesome place to bring family for great taste of the old days... Very well preserved monument and history of town..

Very nice plac

Shops were nice and unique. The museum was interesting.. didnt see the buffalo herd.

Many out of state license plates in parking areas, folks taking tour of North Dakotas Buffalo & pony rides, general store, little buildings to walk thru; church, sheriffs office, saloon, etc...most free of charge.They ask for donations for upkeep like all places of historical value.Many taking pictures of herd of buffalo/bison to the east of monument. Reasonable place to take the kids for 1-2 hrs., catch up on ND history right in the ️ of ND.

I didnt go into the museum, but I did check out the Worlds Largest Buffalo Monument because its FREE! What more can I say about it - its a giant buffalo. Take a selfie with it...you can find it at the end of Frontier Village (its literally hard to miss).Theres not much along the way driving through the highway, so might as well make a quick pit stop.

Cool place, right off the highway. Has a small herd of bison there, inside a fence..... Its a giant bison.

Amazingly huge Buffalo. Definately get a picture before you go to the Buffalo museum. Worth a stop and picture

Small reconstructed old west town plays host to giant buffalo

This is a nice place to visit specially if you are looking for a place with history you cant only see the worlds largest Buffalo but a small old West Town.

Nice visit but the path was very icy. No buffalos though.

Good stop for taking some pictures and learn something about the monument.

A nice place to stop to stretch the legs and have the kids run around.

Interesting history and great place to take a break on a trip.

I absolutely love this place. Its full of history, live buffalo, very well kept up, and its free!! Amazing!!!

Always a fun place to stop in and see what is going on. My son especially likes feeding the goats and seeing the buffalo roam.

Jamestown is an awesome historical town with a huge buffalo monument at the end of the road. A must see if youre driving through North Dakota!

We had no idea what we were driving into until we were there. Fun place.

It was amazing

The buffalo was not that great but there is a very cute little town were you can see inside all different old time shops. They have a dentist, church, insurance office to name a few. There is also three gift shops intertwined with them, such as a general store where you can by food. There was a leather goods store with all kinds of hand made leather items and antiques.

Very cool experience! Lots to learn! Didnt see any buffalo but it was awesome!

Cool place to visit!

5 minutes well spent

The buffalo is cool, but in need of some repairs. The finish is weathered and you can see cracks in the concrete.

During the summer months the worlds largest buffalo is the place to be. Love it. The Buffalo museum is well worth the few bucks you pay. Highly recommended.