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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...
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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,...
Category: Parks - Rapid City Attractions & Activities
Address: 25216 Ben Reifel Rd, 51 miles east of town, Interior, SD 57750
Sprawling across some 244,000 acres, this national park preserves some of the country's most inhospitable terrain. Native Americans and early explorers alike knew of its perils, bestowing on it the name "bad." Even so, the area's beauty is unmistakeable, as the rugged landscape, expansive plains, and multi-hued rock...
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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...
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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...
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...
Cleghorn Springs State Fish Hatchery
Category: Rapid City Attractions & Activities
Address: W Hwy 44, Rapid City, SD 57702
To ward off the potential repercussions of overfishing, this hatchery raises and releases fish into local waters. Rainbow trout and Chinook salmon are raised from eggs to fingerlings, at which point they're taken out to replenish area lakes and streams. Visitors can learn about this entire process and also pick up...
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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,...
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Address: 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD 57701
The journey taken by local history is exactly what this museum traces, from the region's prehistoric characteristics to its present-day happenings. Exhibits are divided into four primary collections, which articulate the cultural flavor of the Western Great Plains. They include geology and archaeology, the presence of...
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...
