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All the United States Kansas Oakley Prairie Dog Town
Prairie Dog Town is permanently closed.

This entry remains in the Atlas as a record of its history, but it is no longer accessible to visitors.

Prairie Dog Town

Home of mutant livestock.

Oakley, Kansas

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If you've ever made a cross-country trek along Interstate 70 in the United States, you might remember the lonely stretch that is the high plains of Kansas. Giant billboards promising horrible and fantastic sights lead the road weary traveler into Prairie Dog Town.

The friendly yet un-animated proprietor is reminiscent of 100 farmers throughout similar small Midwestern towns. Visit and he will matter-of-factly point you toward the six-legged cow, the bovine victim of a conjoined twin birth, as well as several dead, stuffed examples of conjoined animals. A giant vat of snakes hisses in one corner, and outside - as promised - is the biggest prairie dog in the world (made of cement). Hundreds of not-so-big prairie dogs pop in and out of the landscape like the biggest game of Whack-A-Mole ever made.

Truly a throwback to the carnival freakshows of yesteryear, Prairie Dog Town is a must-see for fans of the bizarre and odd.

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Prairie Dog Town
457 US Highway 83
Oakley, Kansas, 67748
United States
39.188401, -100.869834
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