You can buy an entire Wild West replica town nestled in a remote New Zealand valley for $7.5 million
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Mellonsfollly Ranch is an American West-themed town selling for $7.5 million in New Zealand.The Way Studios
- A 900-acre ranch in a remote New Zealand Valley is home to a replica Wyoming frontier town.
- Mellonsfolly Ranch is currently listed for sale at $7.5 million.
- The whimsical town comes with a double-door saloon and robbable bank.
A replica Wyoming frontier town in a remote New Zealand Valley is selling for $7.5 million American dollars.
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Known as Mellonsfolly Ranch, it's situated on 900 acres in the Ruatiti Valley of New Zealand's North Island, about seven hours south of Auckland by car.
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The ranch was built in 2006 and consists of a main residence, two rental houses, and 10 buildings inspired by the American West of the 1860s.
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"Building a Western town in such an isolated place was nothing but 'utter folly,' hence the name," the original owner told True West Magazine in 2007.
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The 10 period buildings can be rented out for weddings, conferences, and small-group getaways.
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The town includes a fully licensed saloon with swinging wood doors ...
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... and a courthouse that doubles as a movie theater.
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There is even a bank where guests can stage hold-ups.
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Inside, wood-burning stoves and wood paneling nod to a bygone era.
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Rocking chairs outside storefronts hearken back to the days of watching visitors ride in on horseback ...
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... and Victorian decor fills the hotel parlor.
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Each hotel room is themed and named after a historical figure from the Old West.
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Due to the pandemic, the ranch is no longer accepting bookings. But in the past, it has offered buyouts starting at $7,900 per night for up to 22 guests.
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The 'Rent the Ranch' package includes complimentary gun-slinging, canon firing, horseback rides, and access to cowboy and cowgirl getups.
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Outside of the town, guests can explore the property's network of trails on foot or horseback.
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Mellonsfolly is "deliberately remote" and has no cell or radio service, according to the ranch's reservations page.
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At its current price tag, well-heeled foreign buyers could make a bid for Mellonsfolly. According to New Zealand law, anyone who invests $6.4 million in the country over the course of three years is eligible for an Investor 1 Resident Visa.
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Source: New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty, New Zealand Immigration
Editor's note: This is an updated version of a story that originally published on Business Insider on June 30, 2020.
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