Black Hills & Rapid City, South Dakota - Attractions
Your Discovery Map will guide you to the national treasures that make the Black Hills such a renowned historical and cultural resort destination. Of course, there is the iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial with the magnificent sculptures of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Delving further into the indigenous lore of the Black Hills is the giant sculpture in progress at Crazy Horse Memorial. Use your Discovery Map to explore a number of unique attractions throughout the Black Hills. If you're looking for engaging and stimulating museums, then Black Hills is your dream destination. The Black Hills is home to a number of unique family-oriented attractions including wildlife parks, mini-golf courses, helicopter tours, children's theme parks, and a vintage steam train ride.
1880 Train See the Black Hills on a historic, scenic, and relaxing vintage steam train ride your family will never forget. Departures from Hill City and Keystone several times daily, early May-early October.
• By the stoplight in Keystone.
www.1880train.com 605-574-2222 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Bear Country U.S.A. 13820 Hwy 16 S of Rapid City—Enjoy a leisurely 3-mile drive through this spectacular and unique wildlife park featuring North American wildlife. Watch the park offspring and other smaller animals frolic in the beautiful walk though "Babyland."
www.bearcountryusa.com 605-343-2290 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Big Thunder Gold Mine 604 Blair St, Keystone—Black Hills' most complete original mining experience. Tour an authentic gold mine, view historical mining equipment in our museum. Pan for gold by Battle Creek w/guaranteed gold. Unique gold gifts available in two shops.
www.bigthundermine.com 605-666-4847 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Black Hills Aerial Adventures 1 mi N of Crazy Horse on Hwy 385—Scenic helicopter tours featuring flights viewing Crazy Horse Memorial, Mt Rushmore Memorial, Sylvan Lake, the Needles/Cathedral Spires plus other Black Hills locations. Flights daily starting at $35.00 per person.
www.coptertours.com 605-673-2163 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Black Hills Playhouse Just east of Custer on Hwy 16A—Custer State Park is a 71,000-acre vacation paradise located in the beautiful Black Hills. Four historic resorts, seven campgrounds, mountain lakes, streams and an abundance of wildlife including 1,500 free roaming buffalo.
www.custerstatepark.info 888-875-0001 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Christmas Village 10 mi S of Rapid City on Hwy 16—Thousands of holiday decorating ideas and gift possibilities. Ornaments suitable for everyone on your Christmas list. Nativities, Santas, snowmen, angels, and licensed products from Sesame Street to NFL.
605-343-3440 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Cosmos Mystery Area 17 mi S of Rapid City along Hwy 16—Come experience a world where logic does not exist. Cosmos is one of the strangest locations that the whole family will love. Tour buses welcome. SEE IT, FEEL IT, SURVIVE IT! Family Approved.
www.cosmosmysteryarea.com 605-343-9802 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Crazy Horse Memorial 4 mi N of Custer on Hwy 385—The world's largest mountain carving in progress. A tribute to the North American Indian. This one-of-a-kind story is depicted through museums, art galleries, movies, sculptor's log studio-home, and nightly laser show in season. Open year-round.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org 605-673-4681 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Custer State Park Just east of Custer on Hwy 16A—Custer State Park is a 71,000-acre vacation paradise located in the beautiful Black Hills. Four historic resorts, seven campgrounds, mountain lakes, streams and an abundance of wildlife including 1,500 free roaming buffalo.
www.custerstatepark.info 888-875-0001 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Evans Plunge 1145 N River St, Hot Springs—The world's largest indoor natural mineral spring water park and full service health club. Visitors from all over the world have enjoyed year-round bathing in 87 degree spring-fed waters since 1890.
www.evansplunge.com 605-745-5165 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Everything Prehistoric and Black Hills Museum of Natural History 117 Main St, Hill City—See "Stan" an actual T. rex, and other dinosaurs! The finest exhibit of marine fossils anywhere. Enjoy our mineral and meteorite collection including meteorites from Mars and the moon. Entrance through Everything Prehistoric Museum Store. Open all year.
www.everythingprehistoric.com 605-574-3919 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Flintstones Bedrock City 318 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer—BEDROCK CITY comes alive in this Stone Age theme park. Shop in our fun gift shop. Enjoy Camping and Cabins in our full service campground. Come meet FRED, BARNEY and the gang. ™ and © Hanna-Barbera.
www.flintstonesbedrockcity.com 605-673-4079 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Fort Hays Chuckwagon and Show 5 mi S of Rapid City on Hwy 16—Dances with Wolves movie set. Quoted as "Absolutely the best supper and show in the Black Hills, a real Western experience." 6:30pm nightly. Cowboy breakfast, lunch and sightseeing package tours available daily! Reservations requested.www.mountrushmoretours.com 888-394-9653 The Journey Museum 222 New York St, One block E of Civic Center, Rapid City—The Journey Museum's four prehistoric and historic collections tell the Black Hills story from the perspective of the Lakota, the pioneers who shaped its past, and scientists who study it.
www.journeymuseum.org 605-394-6923 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Mammoth Site 1800 Hwy 18 By Pass, Hot Springs—Paleontological site/museum, featuring fossil interpretive programs. Time travel to the Ice Age. Stand on the edge of an ancient sinkhole and take a first hand look into the distant past, where huge fossils lie as they were found and new discoveries are still being made.
www.mammothsite.com 605-745-6017 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial 13000 Hwy 244, Keystone—See Gutzon Borglum's magnificent sculpture of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt at Mount Rushmore National Memorial located near Keystone, SD.www.nps.gov/moru 605-574-2523 National Museum of Woodcarving 2.5 mi W of Custer on Hwy 16—Where wood comes alive! Featuring the life work of an original animator of Disneyland, Wooden Nickel Theater, carving studio of a top caricature woodcarver. Museum Gallery offers over 50 woodcarvers works for sale. Gift and snack shop.www.blackhills.com/woodcarving/ 605-673-4404 Peter Norbeck Visitor Center Just east of Custer on Hwy 16A—Custer State Park is a 71,000-acre vacation paradise located in the beautiful Black Hills. Four historic resorts, seven campgrounds, mountain lakes, streams and an abundance of wildlife including 1,500 free roaming buffalo.
www.custerstatepark.info 888-875-0001 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Putz N Glo 11 mi S of Rapid City on Hwy 16—Putz n Glo Black Light Miniature Golf, shining a new light on a classic! 18 holes of family fun with a rock and roll theme. 2 mi S of Bear Country on Hwy 16.
www.putznglo.com 605-716-1230 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Rushmore Tramway/President's Alpine Slide Hwy 16A, Keystone—Ride scenic chairlift to mountain top park. Enjoy the outdoor cafe, view of Mt. Rushmore, waterfalls, flower gardens. Glide back down on chairlift, or ride wheeled sled down 2000 ft. thrilling alpine slide.
www.rushmorealpineslide.com 605-666-4478 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Storybook Island 1301 Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City—Children love this beautiful four-acre park of fairyland characters, nursery rhyme sets, train rides, and children's theater. Meet Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella and more. Donations encouraged.
www.storybookisland.com 605-342-6357 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
