Can You Visit the Real Places Where ‘Bonanza’ Was Filmed?

BONANZA, from left: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, 1960, 1959-1973
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For 14 seasons, Bonanza brought the Cartwright family and their sprawling Ponderosa Ranch into American living rooms. While the show’s stories may have been fictional, many of its filming locations were very real, and some of them can still be visited today.

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into the same landscapes that Ben, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe once rode through, you can still find pieces of that world. Here are a few you can still visit, along with details about one set that has since burned down.