Beautiful Rushmore Cave was discovered when adventurous gold miners searching for their fortune stumbled onto the cave's entrance instead. Winding passageways lead you 60 million years back in time. Icicle-like stalactites hang from cavern ceilings, … [Read more...]
Western South Dakota Tourism on SouthDakotaBeautiful.com Western South Dakota Tourism – also known as the Black Hills, Badlands, & Lakes Region – your South Dakota Tourist Guide to Vacations, Attractions and Events
Reptile Gardens – Rapid City, South Dakota
Reptile Gardens in Rapid City was first opened in 1937 by eEntrepreneur and reptile-hobbiest Earl Brockelsby. "Maniac", America's Giant Crocodile. Spectacular tropical orchids. More reptiles species than any other zoo in the world. Giant tortoises. … [Read more...]
Presidents Park Sculpture Garden – Lead, South Dakota
Presidents Park Sculpture Garden sits on 53 acres sitting beside Hwy 85 in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota and features incredible likenesses of all 42 of our Nations Presidents majestically standing 20 feet tall. … [Read more...]
Prairie Homestead Historic Site – Philip, South Dakota
The Prairie Homestead is one of the very few sod dwellings intact today. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. The homesteaders' living conditions in the early 1900s were … [Read more...]
Pioneer Auto Show & Prairie Town – Murdo, South Dakota
Murdo's fabulous display of more than 250 antique, classic and muscle cars. Featuring Elvis Presley’s personal cycle and the Dukes' "General Lee." Including collections of tractors, toys, guns, music machines, Zeitner’s rocks & gems. … [Read more...]
Petrified Wood Park – Lemmon, South Dakota
Petrified Wood Park was built from 1930-32 in Lemmon, South Dakota by town men under the command of visionary Ole S. Quammen. With scavenge rocks and fossils from the vicinity hauled back to Lemmon local men provided the material for this park. Their labors … [Read more...]
Paradise Valley Trail Rides – Nemo, South Dakota
Paradise Valley Trail Rides - Nemo, South Dakota If you have always dreamt about riding a horse like the cowboys did then you will want to visit this site and take that memorable ride of a lifetime! … [Read more...]
Old MacDonald’s Farm – Rapid City, South Dakota
Old MacDonald's Farm - Rapid City, South Dakota hosts this beautiful farm offering pony & train rides for the kids. World-class pig races. Hand feed, pet & even bottle feed some of the animals. … [Read more...]
Nelson’s Garage Car Museum – Deadwood, South Dakota
Nelson's Garage Car Museum - Deadwood, South Dakota James Bond's Aston Martin; Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am to Herbie; 1983 Ferrari 308 used in the TV series Magnum P.I all await you in Deadwood at Nelson's Garage Car Museum. … [Read more...]
National Presidential Wax Museum – Keystone, South Dakota
Beneath the watchful gaze of Mount Rushmore is the National Presidential Wax Museum in Keystone, South Dakota sits the National Presidential Wax Museum. Filled with life-size, life-like wax figures the museum offers an opportunity to get a feel for the … [Read more...]