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Attractions
1880 Train - Black Hills Central Railroad
www.1880train.com - The 1880 TRAIN is beyond imagination. Located near Mt. Rushmore National Monument and Crazy Horse Memorial, the locomotive offers a western experience like no other. Feel the power. Hear the bellow of the engine and the whine of the whistle as it winds its way through the scenic hills between Hill City and Keystone... and back again.
Bear Country USA
www.bearcountryusa.com - Enjoy a leisurely 3-mile drive through this spectacular and unique wildlife park nestled on 250 acres of the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota.
Beautiful Rushmore Cave
www.beautifulrushmorecave.com - Beautiful Rushmore Cave is the closest cave to Mount Rushmore and the home of the LEGENDARY BIG ROOM . The one-hour quided tour winds through a series of rooms and passages. The most stunning is the BIG ROOM ! This room is one of the largest decorated cavern rooms seen on any area cave tour. Open May through October
Big Thunder Gold Mine
www.bigthundmine.com - Experience the Black Hills Gold Rush of the 1880's. Informative guides lead you underground where you receive a free sample of gold ore. Pan for gold by the stream. Visit the mining museum and gift shop.
Black Hills Caverns
www.blackhillscaverns.com - Nature's masterpiece of underground wilderness, featuring 28 different cave formations in 3-level wind caverns. Hills' greatest crystal cave with the best variety of formations. Logomites, frost crystal, stalactites, stalagmites, helectites & colorful calcite crystals. 1 hr. Adventure and 1/2 hour easy Crystal Tours. Unique gift & rock shops and free geological museum.
Black Hills Maze
www.blackhillsmaze.com - Challenge the 37,000 square-foot two-level Maze. Ride the 400-foot Racing Zip lines over the Maze. Conquer the 25-foot ClimbingTower. Cool down at Water Wars.Try your skill at Bankshot Basketball, too.
Crazy Horse Memorial
www.crazyhorse.org - Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest sculpture, now in progress, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota on US Highway 16/385 just 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore. The work was begun in 1948 by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, now deceased, at the request of Native Americans.
Flintstones Bedrock City
www.flintstonesbedrockcity.com - Bedrock comes alive in this Stone Age theme park of fun-filled buildings, rides and play areas. Yabba Dabba Doo! Ride the Flintmobile and “Iron Horse” Train! See the Rockin’ Flintstone Trio Show, Mount Rockmore & the Rockmore Theatre! Eat Brontoburgers & Dino Dogs!
Flying T Chuckwagon Supper & Show
www.flyingt.com - Leader & pioneer of chuckwagon entertainment in the Black Hills since 1979. Western music show and comedy in authentic showbarn. Twin fiddles and steel guitar. Supper at 6:30, with show following! Mid-May thru late Sept.
Heritage Village
www.heritage-village.com - Make Fun of Your Vacation! - FREE Old West Village for Kids! - Gift Shops - Dining - Trail Rides - Camgrounds with Full RV Hookups, Tipis, and Cabins - FREE Rodeo Clown and Bullfighters Museum - Full Service Lounge
The Journey Museum
www.journeymuseum.org - 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.
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
www.nps.gov/moru - View the "Shrine of Democracy," created by Sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Presidents Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson and Lincon represent the birth, growth, development and preservation of our country for the first 150 years of existence. Information center, Avenue of Flags, 1/2-mile Presidential Trail, Sculptor's Studio, Lincoln Borglum Museum, Shopping and Dining available. Evening lighting ceremony held at 9PM from May-August and 8PM September.
President's Alpine Slide
www.presidentsslide.com - Three attractions in one: scenic chairlift ride, a thrilling alpine slide ride, and a mountaintop garden with an outdoor cafe. Take the chairlift up to enjoy burgers and beer, flowers and breathtaking views. Then ride the chairlift back down, or have an unforgettable bobsled-like adventure descending 2,000 ft. of track.
Reptile Gardens
www.reptilegardens.com - World's largest, most beautifully displayed reptile collection. Spectacular tropical orchids in the Nation's original indoor jungle. Giant tortoises. Exotic birds. Komodo Dragons.
Rushmore Borglum Story
www.rushmoreborglum.com - The historic “Shrine to Democracy” is brought to life in this beautiful Museum and Gallery, which showcases scores of Gutzon Borglum’s paintings, sculptures and artifacts. Discover what motivated Borglum to begin at age 60 what men half his age would not attempt! Watch the blasting and carving in our exclusive film.
South Dakota School of Mines Geology Museum
museum.sdsmt.edu - World-class specimens of prehistoric Badlands mammals, marine reptiles and dinosaurs. Superb exhibits of rocks, minerals, ores, gold. Free. Summer excavations.
Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns
www.sittingbullcrystalcaverns.com - Come experience a world unlike any other. Friendly guides lead you through crystalline passages in the Paha Sapa limestone. Dog-tooth spar crystals, some as large as 16" in length! Unique gift shop.
Stagebarn Crystal Cave
www.blackhillsattractions.com/pages/attractions/stagebarncrystalcave.html - See Nature at work building a colorful variety of crystals & cave formations. Courteous guides. Good trails & lighting. Impressive one-hour tour features exquisite natural coloring & rare formations in Black Hills' largest private cave system. Moderate-to-steep climb to entrance. Extraordinary scenery in unspoiled Stagebarn Canyon.
Storybook Island
www.storybookisland.org - A free children's park in Rapid City, where Dr. Seuss, Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and other fairytale characters dwell. Swing, slide, ride the train or bring a picnic. Snack bar available. Gift shop has all your favorite storybook characters in games, books, movies and t-shirts! Special characters come to life and perform at the McDonald's free children's theatre.
Thunderhead Falls
www.blackhillsattractions.com/pages/attractions/thunderheadfalls.html - Ten miles west of Rapid City on Hwy 44. A spectacular vertical waterfall 600 feet inside a mountain. Located inside the oldest gold mine in the Black Hills that is open to the public. Waterfall highlighted with color. An Historic Attraction. Easy walk.
Hotels/Motels
Alex Johnson Hotel
www.alexjohnson.com
AmericInn Lodge & Suites
www.americinnrapidcity.com
Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center
www.ramkota.com/rapidcity.html
Best Western Town & Country Motel
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/bwtown/default.asp
Comfort Inn I-90
www2.choicehotels.com/ires/hotel/sd004
Comfort Inn & Suites
www2.choicehotels.com/ires/hotel/sd056
Country Inn & Suites
www.countryinns.com/rapidcitysd_south
Days Inn I-90
www.daysinnrapidcity.com
Days Inn - Main Street
www.the.daysinn.com/rapidcity12215
Econolodge
www6.choicehotels.com/SD010
Fair Value Inn
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/fairvalue/default.asp
Four Seasons Motel
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/4seasons
Garden Cottages Motel
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/gardencottagesmotel/default.asp
Hampton Inn
www.hamptoninnrapidcity.com
Holiday Inn Express I-90
www.akershospitality.com
Holiday Inn Express - Mt. Rushmore Rd.
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/rapsw?irs=null
Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza
www.jqh.com/rapcc_entry.cfm
Howard Johnson Express Inn & Suites
www.hojorapidcity.com
Knights Inn
www.knightsinn.com/KnightsInn/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=10616&brandInfo=KG
Knights Inn
www.knightsinn.com/KnightsInn/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=10616&brandInfo=KG
Lake Park Motel
www.lakeparkresort.com
Microtel Inn & Suites
www.microtelinnrapidcity.com
Motel 6
www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=0352
Quality Inn
www.rapidcityqualityinn.com
Radisson Hotel
www.radissonrapidcity.com
Ramada Inn Gold Key
www.ramadamtrushmore.com
Americas' Best Value
www.redroof.com/reservations/inn_details.asp?innNumber=640
Rodeway Inn
www2.choicehotels.com/ires/hotel/SD001
Super 8 Lodge
www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=03591&brandInfo=SE
Super 8 Motel I-90
www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=03587&brandInfo=SE
Time Inn Motel
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/timeinn/default.asp
Town House Motel
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/townhouse/default.asp
Thunderbird Lodge
www.rushmorethunderbirdlodge.com
Travelodge- Mt. Rushmore Road
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/travelodge-rc/default.asp
Western Thrifty Inn
www.blackhillsbadlands.com/westernthrifty/default.asp
Campgrounds
Flintstones Bedrock City
www.flintstonesbedrockcity.com - Open meadow, hilltop location. - Full Service Park - Tenting to Full RV Hook-ups and Camping Cabins - Children recreation, Heating Swimming Pool
Heritage Village
www.heritage-village.com - Make Fun of Your Vacation! - Free Old West Village for Kids! - Gift Shops - Trail Rides - Campground with Full RV Hookups, Tipis,and Cabins - Free Rodeo Clown and Bullfighers Museum - Full Service Dining and Lounge
Lake Park Campground
www.lakeparkcampground.com - Located in the beautiful Black Hills! - Full hookups - Cable TV - Laundromat - Tent Sites - Furnished Cottages - Bike Trail - Fishing - Paddle boats
Rapid City KOA
www.koa.com/where/SD/41102.htm - Luxury camp at base of Black Hills. Easy access. Free pancakes. City conveniences, deluxe sites. Rental cars and guided tours available for exploring scenic mountain roads. Pool and hot tub. Weekly watermelon feeds. Nearby shopping mall, civic center, speedway, sports fields and fairgrounds.
Bed & Breakfasts
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Restaurants
Colonial House Restaurant & Bar
www.rapidcityjournal.com/bhflavor/restaurants/colonialhouse - Colonial House serves an American casual cuisine from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Locally family owned and operated for 23 years.
Darlene's at the Airport
www.rcgov.org/Airport/pages/airport_services.htm#HSI - The Coffee Shop is open from 5:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. serving breakfast until 10:30 a.m., then lunch until 12:00 p.m. The Restaurant/Lounge is located immediately adjacent to the Coffee Shop. Anything from soup and salad to burgers and steaks are on the menu and served daily from 12:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Landmark Restaurant
www.rapidcityjournal.com/bhflavor/restaurants/landmark/index.htm - The Landmark Restaurant, located in the historic Alex Johnson Hotel. The Landmark features traditional, Cajun and regional cuisine such as buffalo steaks, lemony rainbow trout, walleye and South Dakota pheasant as well as its signature branded beef. Serving Rapid City and the Black Hills for over 40 years.
Xanterra Parks & Resorts - Mt. Rushmore
www.mtrushmoregiftshop.com
Visitor Services
Affordable Adventures
www.enetis.net/~carol - Year round tour Services for individuals, small and large groups. Serving the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota and surrounding areas. Free pick-up and delivery in Rapid City.
Attraction Tours of the Black Hills
www.attractiontours.com - We do pick up at all the hotels/motels/campgrounds in RC. Enjoy the continental breakfast at your hotel then hop into our luxurious passenger bus at the front door of your hotel or campground. This is an extremely kid friendly adventure that is designed to keep the whole family on the edge of their seat. Each attraction will provide our guests with special V.I.P. treatment.
Avis Rent-A-Car
www.avis.com - Conveniently located at the Rapid City Regional Airport
Black Hills Visitor Information Center
www.blackhillsbadlands.com - "We know the territory!" So many things to do...so many ways to get there! The Black Hills Visitor Information Center at Rapid City, I-90 Exit 61 welcomes you with an array of free services designed to smooth your way and maximize your vacation fun in the Black Hills of South Dakota!
Budget Rent-A-Car
www.budgetrapidcity.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=eee20abb788d4f3a93a44f2f263aeb55 - Budget Rent A Car of Rapid City in South Dakota. Booking cars online just got easier! No lines, no paperwork, less time! At Budget Rapid City we offer world class fleet!
Casey's Auto Rental
www.caseyscorner.com - We have a large selection of Pickup Trucks, Sport Utility Vehicles, Conversion Vans, and even Cargo Vans! Please call us for details. We're the leader of Black Hills auto rental and Rapid City car rental specialty vehicles.
Certified Folder Display
www.certifiedfolder.com - Brochure Distribution company
Gray Line of the Black Hills
www.blackhillsgrayline.com - Over 50 Years of Sightseeing Excellence! Spend the day with Gray Line in the beautiful Black Hills.