Bonanzaville, USA

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Bonanzaville, USA is a history museum complex in West Fargo, North Dakota. Bonanzaville, the museum of the Cass County Historical Society, is made up of forty-seven buildings on twelve acres, many of them are historic and from the region. These buildings have been moved to the museum grounds and now form a village setting. Most of the buildings have a special theme. Displays include a prairie church, a general store, a fire station, a jail, and a schoolhouse. There are also several newer buildings which have been constructed on the grounds including an aircraft museum and an automobile museum. Bonanzaville has several hundred thousand artifacts in their collections and on display.

Bonanzaville is located just off of Interstate 94 (Exit 343) and about two and a half miles (4 km) west of the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The complex is open from May to mid-October. The highlight of the museum's year is the annual "Pioneer Days", the largest and longest running annual event in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The event is held the third weekend of August. Another popular event is "Winter on the Prairie" held each holiday season.