Black Hills Badlands and Lakes
Black Hills Badlands and Lakes
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Rapid City and Area
Black Hills Caverns
Nature's masterpiece of underground wilderness, 28 different cave formations in three-level wind caverns.
Storybook Island
A free children's park in Rapid City, where Dr. Seuss, Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and other fairytale characters dwell.
Dinosaur Park
Concrete monsters lord over a city in the Black Hills -- and they may rule forever. Generactions of children have visited the hilltop Dinosaur Park.
Cleghorn Springs Aquatic Center & Hatchery
The Game, Fish and Parks Department raises trout and salmon which are stocked in the state's fishing waters. Enjoy a nature program, feed the fish and learn about fish management in South Dakota.
The Journey Museum
Take an incredible trek through time, from the formation of the mystical Black Hills to the continuing saga of the Western frontier. Four unique collections allow you to actually see, hear and touch history from the perspective of the Lakota people and the pioneers who shaped its past.
Chapel in the Hills-Stavekirk
This replica of the famous 850 year old Borgund Stave Church in Norway features unique architecture and intricate carvings.
Musem of Geology
Exceptional display of minerals, fossiles, gold samples and other geological material; first Tyrannosaurus Rex skull found in South Dakota.
Air and Space Museum
Located at Ellsworth Air Force Base. See more than 25 historic bombers, fighters, utility aircraft, missiles and more.
Black Hills Area - within 45 minutes - Highway 16 between Rapid City and Keystone
Black Hills Maze
Get lost in the outdoor maze and enjoy other games for kids and adults.
Rushmore Waterslide Park
Come cool off at one of the many exciting waterslides. Try the highspeed Bonzai chutes or the big Free Style ramp.
Ft Hayes Chuckwagon Supper and Show
Come enjoy some western hospitality at the most popular dinner theatre entertainment in the Black Hills. They offer an Original Chuckwagon Supper followed by a Cowboy Music Variety Show.
Reptile Gardens
America's Giant Crocodile. Spectacular tropical orchids. More reptile species than any other zoo in the world. Giant tortoise. Exotic birds. Komodo Dragon.
Flying T Chuck Wagon Supper and Show
Great western hospitality as the original chuckwagon family entertains with a family fun show with twin fiddles, steel guitar and more.
Bear Country
A drive-thru wildlife park where you will see bear, elk, solves, buffalo and other North American wildlife roaming free in natural habitat.
Sitting Bull Crystal Cave
Come experience a world like no other. This cave is famous for huge dog tooth calcite crystals. Visit the famous French Chandelier room, Rainbow Arch and Crystal Palace.
Old Macdonald's Farm
E-I-E-I-O This farm offers pony and train rides, hand and bottle feeding of animals. World clas pig races and goats on a bridge.
Cosmos
No one stands up straight. Balls roll up hill. You can stand on the wall. At Cosmos, you can experience this and more.
Keystone
Rushmore Borglum Story
Beautiful museum and gallery showcases the collection of Mt. Rushmore's sculptor, Gutzon Borglum. Oil paintings, marble sculptures, bronze statues and artifacts. Rushmore blasting movie.
Big Thunder Gold Mine
Find yourself traveling back in time as you tour the underground where you recieve a free sample of gold ore. Pan for gold by the stream.
President's Alpine Slide
Take a scenic chairlift ride to the summit for unique views of Mt. Rushmore. Grab a sled for a whirlwind trip down the President's Slide.
National Presidential Wax Museum
Celebrate America's proud heritage with life-like, life size figures of all U.S. Presidents in authentic period costumes and surroundings.
Beautiful Rushmore Cave
This cave has an extraordinary amount of stalactites dangling from its ceilings and walls. Stalagmites, flowstone, ribbons, columns and helictites are also found here.
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
A shrine of democracy located in the Black Hills. Come visit the creation of the world's largest piece of sculpture.
Hill City
1880 Train
All aboard for a twenty mile journey on a vintage steam train through the Black Hills between Hill City and Keystone.
Everything Prehistoric
See Stan T-rex, the world's largest mail T-rex. Great nature gifts and museum.
Prairie Berry Winery
Prairie Berry Winery has been producing handcrafted wines from fruits found native to the South Dakota prairie since 1876.
Custer
Flintstones Bedrock City
Come see Fred and the gang at Bedrock City! Ride the Flintmobile and "Ironhorse Train"! See the Rockin' Flintstone Trio Show, Mount Rockmore and the Rockmore theatre.
National Museum of Woodcarving
World's largest collection of animated woodcarvings by the animator of Disneyland.
Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial is the world's largest sculpture. The Memorial includes the Indian Museum of North America, the Native American Cultural Center which was dedicated at the 1996 Native American Day celebration, the sculptor's studio, as well as a new 40,000 square-foot Orientation Center and theatres opened in May 2000. Many Native American artists and crafts people create their artwork and visit with guests at the Memorial during the summer season.
Jewel Cave National Park
Jewel Cave is the second longest cave in the U.S. Names for the jewel-like Nailhead and Dogtooth Spar crystals that line over 100 miles of passages.
Hot Springs
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary
Where the American Mustan runs free! Two hour guided bus tours to view the wild Mustangs, ancient Indian petroflyphs and Crazy Horse movie set.
Wind Cave National Park
The cave is known for its incredible displays of "boxwork" honeycomb shaped calcite that adorns the walls and ceilings.
Evans Plunge
World's largest natural warm spring water indoor swimming pool. Geothermal pools and waterslide fun for the whole family.
Hill City
Mammoth Site
One of the world's greatest fossil treasures! Internationally renowned working Paleontological site and museum.
Deadwood/Lead
Adams Museum and House
Explore Deadwood's legendary past through changing exhibits. Discover the myths surrounding Wild Bill, Calamity Jane and other Deadwood characters.
Broken Boot Gold Mine
Underground tours of a historical gold mine. Learn how a real mine operated in the days of black powder and candlelight.
Gulches of Fun Amusement Park
Mini-golf, Go-Cars, huge arcade, snack bar, Kiddie playland and more.
Black Hills Mining Museum
Guided tours through the simulated mine slopes and tunnels depict 125 years of mining technology
Homestake Gold Mine Visitor Center
View the historic 1876 Open Cut mining area. Free Visitor Center has artifacts, short mining video and gift shop. Homestake is more than a museum, it is the oldest, deepest min in the Western Hemisphere reaching more than 8,000 feet below the town of Lead.
Tatanka: Story of the Bison
Story of the Bison and its historic kinship of the Lakota people
Presidents Park Sculpture Garden
This major sculpture park features huge busts of all US Presidents along a trail through towering ponderosas.
Circle B Ranch Chuckwagon Supper and Western Music Show
Western town, shoot-out, cowboy golf, wagon, trail and pony rides. Cowboy meal, music and more.
Spearfish
Black Hills Passion Play
Cast of 200 recreates the dramatic events of the last seven days of the life of Christ in impressive outdoor ampitheatre.
Matthews Opera House
The 1906 Matthews Opera House on Main Street offers live year-round theatre.
D.C. Booth Historic Fish Hatchery
Free admission to the ground, museum, fish ponds, restored Victorian residence and underwater fish viewing windows.
High Plains Western Heritage Center
Authentic displays of pioneer, ranching, mining, forestry and transportation history.
Piedmont
Beautiful Wonderland Cave
Two level caverns 60 million years old. A highlight is the "40-foot icicle fence."
Petrified Forests of the Black Hills
Learn Black Hills geology with an exceptional animated video, digital and graphic museum displays, and a five-block nature walk to the trees of stone!
Stagebarn Crystal Cave
Impressive one-hour underground tours in one of the three longest caves in South Dakota.
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