Those who say money doesn't go as far as it used to should take a look at this CNN story, pointed out by Yahoo News.

The town of Scenic, South Dakota is now on sale for $799,000.

The 12-acre town, established in 1906, includes a saloon, dance hall, museum, bunkhouse, two stores, a train depot, and two jails, though only one is functional. The town's population is less than ten.

ABC News reports that the current owner of the land, Twila Merrill, has been diagnosed with cancer and has decided it's time to sell:

"It's bittersweet," Merrill's daughter Lee Ann Keester told ABC. "I have to take care of my mom. Family always comes first… But it's just time, everything comes with time… [My mom] would love to do it until she's 100, but her health won't permit her."
Forbes reports that the town didn't garner much buyer interest until the Rapid City Journal wrote a story about the listing. National news noticed the story and now there are offers from both Australia and England on the table.

CNBC's Cindy Perman speculates about a potential buyer:

Of course, it would make a perfect gift for that lady who has everything. Imagine the day-after anniversary conversation: He bought me a whole town!

www.foxnews.com

12 acres isn't enough....just a postage stamp masking as a town.

And here I was thinking, "Cool! 3000 acres for only $800k? Bargain!"

that does sound steep for the acreage,, but not when you consider the BUILDINGS on that acreage


,,think, Manhattan,,,lol,, VERY LITTLE SQ FTG= VERY HIGH RENT

I dunno, my parents paid over $600,000 for their house on only two acres.

Could be a good investment.

It's in South Dakota....land of the 40 degree temperature change within 3 minutes....where the summer is hot as hell, and the winter is arctic....where the next town over is a 30 minute drive...

Thought about moving to the Dakotas once, but then I realized, I might not like the whether quite so much.

You can still say you own a town.........

the report i heard said 46 acres. of course the church is gone as
of a few years ago and you still have a lot of rattlesnakes in the
grass...but you know they don't call them the badlands for nothing...

With a population of 10, the only date you may be able to find is one of those snakes in the grass...

Still a good deal I think............

luckenbach tx is a privately owned town now and it is not very large neither but has some of the old buildings n stuff there

yes the one in the song lol

Ok, crappy weather, not much land, in the middle of nowhere, etc.... Now how many people had that same opinion of Vegas years ago and are now kicking themselves????

here is the website to it...

http://buyscenicsd.com/

lil more than 12 acres

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INCLUDED IN THE SALE:
46-Acres (approximately 12 acres in town-lots & 34 acres surrounding) U.S Post Office Land Lease…..Longhorn Fuel & Food Convenience Store, World Famous Longhorn Saloon, Very Large Dance Hall with basketball court, Large Museum with knotty pine interiors, Bunkhouse sleeps 8-10, 2 freestanding Retail Stores, Historic Train Depot, One Working Jail, One Abandoned Historic Jail, Many Out-Buildings, Residence Home, Residence Modular Home.

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imagine that

That's an event better deal...........

would be, if it wasn't buried under 30 foot of snow in the winter...

What's wrong with that? The show is great. We get a lot here too.

i'm used to about 2-3 inches every 5 years, 30 feet is just a bit to much...