Posts with tag scenic

Mystery Deepens in Ghost Town Bought for $800,000

SCENIC, S.D. -- The saloon is long empty. The roadside jail cells, rusted and worn. Even the swing sets peek from behind knee-high brush after decades of neglect. This tiny exclave just west of South Dakota's Badlands is officially an old ghost town. But its future is shrouded in new mystery. "We don't know what's... Continue Reading »

Unreal Estate: Bulgarian Models Victims of Voyeur Webcam

Each week, AOL Real Estate probes the corners of the Web to bring you offbeat dispatches from the world of real estate. This week brought word of two curious crimes against tenants and reports of bizarre-as-heck things you can purchase -- like towns, prisons and summer camps. Looks like the ogling which buffalo-wings... Continue Reading »

Why Buy a House When You Can Own a Town?

It's a near-deserted town steeped in Wild West tradition, with two jails and a saloon of gun-slinging lore to show for it. And you can stake your claim for $800,000. That's how much it costs to buy all of Scenic (pictured above), a historic railroad town of nine residents located in the heart of South Dakota's legendary... Continue Reading »

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