All Aboard the 1880 Train. It's historic, it's authentic, and it's fun. Travel through the Black Hills from Keystone to Hill City and back again. It's a journey back in time!
Enjoy a leisurely 3-mile drive through this unique North American wildlife park nestled on 250 acres of Black Hills beauty. View black & grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolves, elk, cougars, bobcats, buffalo, & more! Located 8 miles south of Rapid City on the road to Mount Rushmore.
PANNING
GOLD beside Battle Creek guarantees you
real 24K gold!
Big Thunder Gold Mine is the most complete mining experience in the Black Hills. Tour an authentic gold mine and allow our guides to take you on an adventure underground. Pan for gold beside Battle Creek with guaranteed gold finds. Gem panning is also available. Eatery, 2 gift shops, ice cream and a antique and art gallery compliment the experience.
Come Visit the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, one of America’s greatest private wilderness areas! Founded in 1988 by Dayton O. Hyde.
See hundreds of wild mustangs and their foals roaming free across wind swept prairies. Travel back in time and view the rugged natural beauty of America as it was 100 years ago. Explore wild horse history and learn how important horses were to early man.
June 3rd 2010 will mark the 62nd
anniversary of the first blast on Thunderhead Mountain.
This extraordinary sculpture - an undertaking so immense
that progress is measured in decades and tons and generations
- is the world’s largest mountain carving in progress
and a tribute to the North American Indian. The one-of-a-kind
story is depicted through museums, art galleries, theaters,
sculptor’s log studio-home, and nightly laser show
in season. Located 17 miles from Mt. Rushmore.
Open Year Round.
A 71,000 acre vacation paradise located south of Keystone. The park features 1,500 free roaming buffalo, the famous Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road. Eight campgrounds with 350 sites, 50 camper cabins and four historic full service lodges with cabins, lodge and motel rooms. Explore lakes, streams, hiking, biking, and Park Naturalist programs.
Experience the old West with
tours of the town and melodramas. Reasonably priced chuck
wagon food and unique shopping. Free high-noon entertainment.
Fun for all ages. Open mid-May into October. Off season
by change or appointment. Located 4 miles west of Custer
on Highway 16.
The Black Hills premiere 18-Hole
Mini-golf.
Designed with a gold mine theme including
an actual running water wheel.
This multi-tiered mini-golf course winds its way along a
mountain side. Challenging yet fun! Three creatively placed
turf textures that simulate fairway, rough and sandtrap
will have you screaming mulligans. Located next to the National
Presidential Wax Museum and Executive Order Grill.
Visit and feel the splendor of the 1890 Victorian Schoolhouse in Keystone! Keystone was developed through the gold rush of the late 1890's. The Historical Keystone Museum houses displays of local Keystone history including mining and the making of Mt Rushmore collectibles. It also houses the collectibles of Carrie Ingalls of "Little House on the Prairie" fame. She lived most of her adult life in Keystone. The museum is free. The Keystone Historical Society manages the museum and the Keystone Historical Walking Tour with 21 sign sites throughout the community of Keystone. The walking tour is also free. Brochures available at the Chamber. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10-3. 410 3rd Street. 666-4494
Meet face to face with
our most beloved heroes and share in their historic glories. See life-like, life-size
figures of all US Presidents in authentic period costumes and accurately detailed surroundings. Unique collectibles and
presidential items. On Keystone's Main Street.
At Old MacDonald's Farm you can enjoy over 100 friendly farm animals in a clean, relaxed, hands-on enviroment. The kids can bottle feed the baby goats, lambs, and calves in the Nursery and Bottle Baby pens.
Are you ready to go wild?
Then you are ready for Reptile Gardens. This is where you
will find the world's most renowned collection of exotic
reptiles which includes rare lizards, turtles, snakes, crocodiles,
frogs and salamanders. We have rare birds, beautiful minerals,
prehistoric fossils and botanical specimens. We have three
shows featuring snakes, birds of prey, alligators and crocodiles.
Every step is a new discovery. Every turn is another adventure.
Every visit is a lifetime of memories. Open April 1st to
December 31st. Located on Hwy 16 on the Road to Mount Rushmore.
An exciting tour for the whole
family! The world of Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mt. Rushmore.
Make sure your family enjoys the full Rushmore experience.
Become part of the carving years. Museum Gift shop - quality
selections. Hyw. 16A on the "Strip" in Keystone.
Open May through early October. A Family-Approved Attraction.
The Closest Cave to Mount Rushmore. This fun and educational underground guided tour reveals the beautiful and amazing carvings formed by nature. Explore passageways that lead to spectacular stalactite rooms and see other amazing cave formations. Choose from the traditional Walking Tour or the NEW Adventure Tour. Shop in our newly gift shop & visitor center. Tours every 15 minutes.
Come enjoy a Black Hills’
destination that has it all - no matter what your age, this
attraction truly offers a special experience for everyone.
Whether you are an adventurous youngster (or just “young
at heart”) looking for a thrilling alpine slide ride,
or a sightseer looking for a relaxing ride to a beautiful
lunch location, this is the place for you.
The Flintstones come alive in this
modern Stone Age setting of fun-filled buildings and play
areas. Tour Fred's Bedrock City. Ride the Flintmobile and
the Iron Horse Train. See Mt. Rockmore and enjoy the new
Flintstone Trio Show. Then romp on the playground's Slideasaurus.
Choose from a large variety of officially-licensed Flintstone
gifts, sourvenirs, toys and T-shirts in our gift shop. Munch
on Brontoburgers and fries, Dino dogs, Chickasaurus, Rockbusters,
ice cream treats and more at our Drive-In. Stay in our campground
and enjoy the view, with its open-meadow hilltop location.
It's a full-service facility, accommodating everything from
tents to full hook-ups and camping cabins. Other amenities
include showers, laundry, store, city water, hiking trail,
play areas, arcade and heated swimming pool.
Imagine visiting an Ice Age
museum filled with huge fossils as they were uncovered!
Imagine walking the edges of a 26,000 year old sinkhole
where mammoths, bears, lions and wolves once walked. See
exhibits such as a full-sized Columbian mammoth replica,
a walk-in bone shelter and skeletons of now extinct carnivores
- the giant short-faced bear and the American lion. A kid's
activity area offers young scientists hands-on learning
while one floor below the laboratory windows provide a "behind
the scenes" glimpse of the scientific work conducted
on-site. The Mammoth Site is open year around with guided
tours. Self-guided tours are available in Dutch, English,
French, German, Russian, Italian and Japanese. Call us for
group rates.
The true story of Wounded Knee is presented
in a respectful atmosphere where you and your family can
walk through, at your own pace, experiencing multimedia
exhibits. Share the experience of the survivors in the Remembrance
Room. See the scale model of the actual site as it was more
than 100 years ago. Those who are already familiar with
the events at Wounded Knee will be impressed by the accuracy
and detail of the exhibits. Our mission is to share the
history and experiences of Native Americans. We are funded
through the support of visitors like you. We thank you for
your support of our educational endeavor. As a token of
our appreciation, we will provide a "peace feather"
to each visitor. These "peace feathers" represent
the hope that future generations will also have the oportunity
to learn our shared history.
