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TIP 2: Bring a seat cushion as the wood bleachers will make your butt sore. Park near the courthouse to view the parade. TIP 1: The Wild West parade starts at 4 PM in downtown Pawnee.

Fortunately, the rider was OK after a little while and returned to the show. In fact, one rider was thrown from a horse after two horses collided. There are a variety of reenactments and the actors make much of it look easy, but it really isn’t. Should you go, sit up higher in the bleachers to avoid getting dust in your eyes. The Wild West show is a couple of hours long and would be great for kids. We didn’t have the chance to drive through the buffalo prairie. We missed the blacksmith demonstration earlier in the day. The blacksmith shop is pretty cool to walk through. There is a gift shop with toy pistols and bow/arrow sets, shirts, and a few unique items. Also, there is a display of photography of pictures taken at the ranch that are very nicely done.

The museum has a variety of artifacts from the ranch and the wild west show. Two of the bedrooms upstairs were named for frequent visitors Will Rogers and Buffalo Bill Cody. The home is two stories, with no wheelchair access to the second floor from what I could see.

There are many unique features to the home, but unfortunately, photography is not allowed inside for me to share some of the features with you. The home is called a mansion by some, but I think it is a large home for that period of time. The grounds of the ranch include the home, the Pawnee Bill museum, the blacksmith shop, the buffalo/longhorn drive-thru prairie, and the rodeo arena. There is a meal available at 5 PM in the barn, but we didn’t have the meal and I do not know the cost of the meal ticket. There are vendors that sell kettle corn, Indian fry bread, and a few other food and drink items. A program was $3, a bottle of water was $1, and a bottle of sarsaparilla was $2. We paid $14 per adult on the day of the show. The show is only available the last three Saturdays in June of a given year. The Wild West show is a recreation of acts from Pawnee Bill’s show in the early 1900’s. My wife and I visited the Pawnee Bill Ranch and attended the Pawnee Bill Wild West Show.

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