Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum
The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum of the West (in Buffalo, 14 miles and 25 minutes north of Klondike Ranch). This remarkable "window on the past" offers a unique portrait of the people and events of America's frontier era. In 1900, Jim Gatchell opened a little drugstore in Buffalo, just as the period was drawing to a close. His customers included famous scouts, cowboys, lawmen and cattle barons. He was a trusted friend of the region's Native Americans, many of whom fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The "Old Timers" gave Gatchell thousands of priceless artifacts of the vanished frontier era.

After Gatchell's death in 1954, his family generously donated the collection to the people of Johnson County. The museum houses one of the richest collections of frontier artifacts in the Rocky Mountain West. Fascinating displays feature items from the Johnson County Cattle War, the Dull Knife Battle, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and every other significant event in local history.

Fort Phil Kearny
In 1866, the Army constructed and garrisoned Fort Phil Kearny, a few miles north of here. The fort was built on the Bozeman Trail to protect travelers headed to Montana's gold fields. Two famous battles (the Fetterman Fight and the Wagon Box Fight) are associated with the fort. In 1868, after several violent clashes with Indians, the Army closed the fort. Sioux warriors burned it to the ground before the cavalry was out of sight.

The TA Ranch
In the late 1880s and early '90s, the Johnson County Cattle War dominated the local stage. A classic confrontation between large cattlemen and small ranchers, it climaxed at the TA Ranch, just five miles from Klondike Ranch. Here, a band of armed Buffalo citizens, led by Sheriff Red Angus, surrounded 40 gunmen hired by big cattle interests. The outnumbered "Invaders" were rescued and taken into custody by a troop of cavalry from Fort McKinney.

Hole-in-the-Wall Country
The "Outlaw Cave" (featured in the classic motion picture, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") is a favorite tour site for Klondike Ranch guests. Visiting this hideout of the notorious Hole-in-the-Wall Gang is a spectacular adventure.