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Buena Vista Wild West History Tour
Duration
1 hour
Overview
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Experience Buena Vista's wild west history. Your friendly, knowledgeable guide will captivate you with stories from our colorful, often violent past.
See historical Buena Vista (1880-1900) through the eyes of a historian on this intimate, small-group walking tour. Be entranced by fascinating tales of Salida's remarkable history.
Learn why the town name is pronounced in such an unusual fashion
See the original jailhouse which housed notorious outlaws
Viewing buildings still roamed by ghosts
Interesting construction details of Victorian-era structures
View the brothel of Cockeyed Liz, Buena Vista's famous madam
Second-by-second stories of bloody shootouts
Unknown facts of the red light district & madams who ran the show
Find out how Buena Visited relocated the county seat in the middle of the night
The grisly story of an attempted mob lynching
Learn how electricity arrived in 1888, years before other western locales