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Address: 13820 S Hwy 16, 8 miles south of town, Rapid City, SD 57702
Observe some of the West's most magnificent wildlife from the security and comfort of your own vehicle at this preserve. Family-run, the facility spreads across 250 acres and hosts hundreds of bears and other local mammals in their natural habitat. Elk, cougar, reindeer, and buffalo number among the inhabitants, and some will even approach cars so...
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Address: 4021 W Chicago, 16 miles south of town, Rapid City, SD
It's said that natural laws have been irretrievably jumbled at this location south of Rapid City. As a result, water seems to run uphill, people can't stand upright in buildings, and the height of visitors fluctuates haphazardly. It's all demonstrated through a series of gestures and attractions, and guests marvel at the mysterious discrepancies....
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Address: Hwy 16/385, Crazy Horse, SD 57730
In 1948, Lakota elders asked sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski to create a monument of similar significance to Mount Rushmore honoring Native Americans. Crazy Horse, the warrior who defeated Custer, was selected as subject matter and was to be carved in the round from a granite mountain. Although Ziolkowski died in 1982, his family carried on his work...
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Address: Quincy St and Skyline Dr, Rapid City, SD
In the tradition of slightly kitschy roadside art, this park offers a glimpse of early American tourism, courtesy of its life-sized dinosaur figures. Conceived of by a local academic during the Depression and dedicated in 1936, the dinosaurs were a project of the WPA. Constructed of iron pipe and concrete, the sturdy creatures have been a favorite...
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Address: Hwy 244, 25 miles southwest of town, Rapid City, SD 57751
A short distance from Rapid City stands one of the nation's greatest monuments – Mount Rushmore. The massive project was formally dedicated by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927; sculptor Gutzon Borglum, a student of Rodin, labored on it until his death in 1941. The memorial features the faces of presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,...
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Address: 501 E St. Joseph St, SD School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701
This academically affiliated museum concentrates heavily on the physical record of the earth as a way to reconstruct and elucidate its evolution and changes. Exhibits feature mineral and fossil holdings from around the world and, more specifically, from the Black Hills. Many thousands of specimens have been acquired by the museum, including...
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Address: 23691 Busted Five Ct, 9 miles south of town, Rapid City, SD 57702
"E-I-E-I-O!" Essentially a large petting zoo, this farm is a wonderful way to teach children respect for animals and to expose them to young creatures. The incredibly well-kept facility offers train and pony rides, pig races, and an area where children can bottle-feed small animals. Little ones can also interact with geese, ducks, goats, sheep,...
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Address: 6303 S Hwy 16, Rapid City, SD 57701
When the kids are demanding a break from presidential history and Western lore, this small amusement park fits the bill. Let them try their hand at climbing on the 25-foot wall, or take a chance at getting wet on the bumper boats. Go-kart tracks, two 18-hole miniature golf courses, and a game arcade also provide plenty of thrills for action-minded...
Category: Attractions - Rapid City Attractions & Activities
Address: 8955 S Hwy 16, 6 miles south of town, Rapid City, SD 57702
Repeatedly praised for the quality of its offerings, this complex brings folks just a little closer to the exotic. Begun in 1937 and occupying forty acres, Reptile Gardens shelters everything from Komodo dragons to giant tortoises. Four different shows concentrate on snakes, birds, farm animals, and alligators and crocodiles. You'll also encounter...
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Address: 1301 Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City, SD 57709
Thanks to the Rotary Club's desire to nurture young imaginations, this park still delights children decades after it opened. Part playground and part fantasyland, Storybook Island features cottages belonging to nursery-rhyme characters and displays of everyone from the Cat in the Hat to Santa Claus. In-season, children's theater is produced, and...
