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Family FavoriteNorth American Bison Discovery Center
Under $25See two small bison herds, galleries on bison history and the 26-foot World's Largest Buffalo statue next door in Jamestown.
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World's Largest Buffalo Monument
Stand beneath Dakota Thunder, a 26-foot-tall, 60-ton concrete bison that has watched over Jamestown's Frontier Village since 1959.
404 17th St SE · Jamestown, ND
About World's Largest Buffalo Monument
Dakota Thunder is a 26-foot-tall, 46-foot-long concrete bison that has stood over Jamestown since 1959. Sculptor Elmer Petersen built it from steel beams and reinforcing rods covered in sprayed cement, and it weighs about 60 tons. The statue got its name in 2010 after a contest that drew more than 3,500 entries. It anchors Frontier Village, a group of relocated historic buildings arranged like an 1800s town.
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