South Pass Historic Site

If you enjoy touring historic buildings, viewing authentic artifacts and experiencing living history exhibits, you’ll love South Pass City Historic Site in Wyoming. Visitors can tour 20 original structures at the site, see trade demonstrations, and experience Pioneer life in the West as it truly existed in the late 1800s. Each of the buildings at South Pass City Historic Site has been very carefully reconstructed with authentic artifacts. There are many different types of buildings to visit on site, including a jailhouse, mercantile store, saloons, a hotel, a livery and a working Blacksmith Shop. Visitors will learn all about gold mining at the Gold Mining Interpretive Center. There are also several interesting residential structures to see at South Pass City Historic Site, including the Libby House, a cabin owned by William Reniker and the Sherlock House. Children as well as adults will enjoy touring South Pass City Historic Site. There are so many interesting attractions here, visitors who wish to tour all of the buildings should plan to spend most of a day.