Hill City, South Dakota - Driving Through Hill City (2019)
Hill City is the oldest existing city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. Hill City is located 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Rapid City on U.S. Highway 16 and on U.S. Route 385 that connects Deadwood to Hot Springs. Hill City is known as the Heart of the Hills which is derived from its close proximity to both the geographical center of the Black Hills, and the local tourist destinations.
The city has its roots in the Black Hills mining rush of the late 19th century. Tin mining was dominant in the 1880s and led to an influx of capital and people into the area. As the mining industry subsequently waned, tourism and timber became increasingly important to the area. With the establishment of Mount Rushmore in the 1940s, Custer State Park, and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the Black Hills became known as a tourist destination which Hill City benefited from. In recent years the city has diversified to become a center for the arts in the area featuring several art studios and festivals.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Keystone, SD)
There isn't a while lot to do in South Dakota! Everything is kinda crammed into the bottom west corner, however, once you're in that bottom corner, there is a lot to see and do, including: Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug and Crazy Horse! The car park to the memorial is private, so they charge for this. We found free parking 0.5 miles away and had a nice stroll into the memorial area. There is also a mini loop which takes you closer to the memorial (inside the park). In the evening they run a free light show which is worth checking out!
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, a granite batholith formation in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (2.00 sq mi; 5.17 km2)[3] and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the Needles; however, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site because of the poor quality of the granite and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on the Mount Rushmore location, which also has the advantage of facing southeast for maximum sun exposure. Robinson wanted it to feature western heroes like Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud, and Buffalo Bill Cody, but Borglum decided the sculpture should have a more national focus and chose the four presidents whose likenesses would be carved into the mountain. After securing federal funding through the enthusiastic sponsorship of Mount Rushmore's great political patron, U.S. Senator Peter Norbeck, construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Upon Gutzon Borglum's death in March 1941, his son Lincoln Borglum took over construction. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941.
Mount Rushmore has become an iconic symbol of the United States, and has appeared in works of fiction, and has been discussed or depicted in other popular works. It attracts over two million people annually.[1]
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Alpine Inn | Black Hills: Hill City, South Dakota
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Things to Do, Places to Eat, Places to Stay in the Black Hills, Hill City, South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse.
RAFTER J BAR RANCH RESORT Hill City, South Dakota
Rafter J Bar Ranch, located at the west entrance to Mt Rushmore, Junction 16/385 & SD 244, is the perfect headquarters for a wonderful Black Hills SD vacation. It's a few minutes away from Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, 1880's Train in Hill City, Custer State Park where the road takes you past (& sometimes THROUGH) herds of buffalo. Yes the Buffalo still do roam. So many attractions are all around to keep you busy.
The awesome beauty and peaceful setting of Rafter J Bar Ranch is sure to build a scrapbook of memories for years to come. It is comprised of 5 camping areas separated by alpine meadows and shaded by large Ponderosa Pines. One can choose a remote treed site or clearings for big rigs nearer to the resort's activity center. Modern cabins and tent sites are also available. The huge swimming pool area features an impressive hot tub; the kids will love the new playground; a fishing pond; new basketball court; & the Arcade Room. The famous George Mickelson Hiking & Biking Trail is nearby. Car rentals are also available on the property as well as a great gift shop. So drench yourself in luxury at Rafter J Bar Ranch Camping Resort! You'll be back next year!
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Top Tourist Attractions in Rapid City: Travel Guide South Dakota
Top Tourist Attractions in Rapid City: Travel Guide South Dakota
Reptile Gardens, Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries, Storybook Island, Bear Country USA, Bear Country USA, South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Chapel in the Hills, Museum of Geology, Dinosaur Park, The Journey Museum & Learning Center
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Wyoming And South Dakota Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Wyoming & South Dakota in USA.
Cheyenne is Wyoming’s most populated city. When the railroad was constructed in 1860 this “hell-like settlement at end of the railroad” became an important trading centre. For what was to become the federal government, the State Capitol was built and with its golden dome and Corinthian columns it is similar to its larger counterpart in Washington.In the middle of the eighteenth century French scouts were the first to penetrate this region that was then inhabited by the Arapaho and Shoshone Indians. The cowboys and farmers of the Old West needed to spend their hard earned money and Cheyenne profited accordingly and a profusion of hotels, saloons and warehouses suddenly appeared. The Badlands was given its name by the Native Indians due to the inhospitable terrain as they felt threatened by it. Thirty seven million years of wind, rain and snow transformed this highland into a natural work of art that was inaugurated as a national park in 1978. Set within the Black Hills in the state of South Dakota is one of the most famous landmarks in the United States, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial where four monumental portraits of the most famous American presidents have been carved into the granite and symbolize a kind of spectacular tribute to democracy. Twenty five kilometres south west of Mount Rushmore another stone image towers up from the landscape, the Crazy Horse Memorial. Constructed in 1947 it commemorates the famous chief of the Oglala Sioux and its dimensions are even larger than those of Mount Rushmore. As in former times, the routes of the first pioneers still bring visitors into the far west through overwhelming mountain scenery with grandiose views, Wild West towns, buffalo prairies and vast ranches. Make no mistake about it, America’s Wild West is still wild: a place of natural spectacles and nostalgic adventure!
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Best Western Golden Spike Inn & Suites in Hill City SD
Rates: . . .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . Best Western Golden Spike Inn & Suites 601 East Main Street Hill City SD 57745 Featuring both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, this Hill City, South Dakota hotel provides free Wi-Fi access throughout the property. Mount Rushmore can be reached in a 20-minute drive. Cable TV is provided in every air-conditioned room at Best Western Golden Spike Inn & Suites. The private bathrooms include a hairdryer for added convenience. The Golden Spike Restaurant serves American classics for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Seattle’s Best coffee brews daily. Guests can use the fitness center and on-site hot tub at Golden Spike Best Western Inn & Suites. The property provides free parking. The Crazy Horse Memorial is 8.5 miles away. Hiking, camping, and more in the Black Hills National Forest can be reached in a 17-minute drive.
The Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota: Outdoors and Cultural Attractions
Visit the Black Hills and Badlands region of South Dakota for iconic attractions and adventures at Mt Rushmore, Custer State Park, Badlands National Park and Crazy Horse Memorial
Hill City Quilt Show | Black Hills, South Dakota
Located in Hill City, SD.
Events include quilt competition, trunk show, and show & tell party.
Call 605-574-2368 or visit hillcitysd.com for schedule and information
Things to do and Events to attend in the Black Hills, Hill City, South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse.
The Best Places to Visit in South Dakota
The Best Places to Visit in South Dakota
Welcome to South Dakota!
Whether you are looking for a back-to-nature experience in fascinating surroundings, some great museums and cultural attractions, or a chance to explore America’s Wild West legacy, you will find it all in South Dakota. You can visit Mount Rushmore, you can see the Crazy Horse Memorial, you can also see some amazing rock formations in Badlands National Park, enjoy natural hot springs, or enjoy museums and art galleries in Sioux Falls.
#1.Mount Rushmore
#2.Badlands National Park
#3.Deadwood
#4.Crazy Horse Memorial
#5.Custer State Park
#6.Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
#7.Sioux Falls
#8.The Corn Palace
#9.Wind Cave National Park
#10.Spearfish Canyon
Tour of The Journey Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota
Jon Olson, a Black Hills native, gives a behind the scenes tour of The Journey Museum, an education venue that serves as a forum to preserve and explore the heritage of the cultures of the Black Hills region and the knowledge of its natural environment to understand and value our past, enrich our present, and meet the challenges of the future.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, tourist attractions and things to do
Sioux Falls is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County.
Tourist attractions: The Washington Pavilion, a replica of Michelangelo's David in Fawick Park, The Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum, the Visual Arts Center, Carnegie Free Public Library, Falls Park.
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South Dakota is an expansive, sparsely populated midwestern U.S. state where rolling prairies give way to the dramatic Black Hills National Forest. Black Hills is home to 2 historical monuments carved right into towering granite peaks: Mt. Rushmore, the iconic depiction of 4 revered U.S. presidents, and Crazy Horse Memorial, a tribute to the storied Native American tribal leader.
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Top 7 Places to Visit in South Dakota
Top 7 Places to Visit in South Dakota
There are so many places to visit in South Dakota that it's hard to narrow it down to just a few! This list comprises our favorites! We could have made it a top 10 but some places we didn't take any video or photos...so yeah, top 7 it is!
Number 7 - The Corn Palace
The Corn Palace is located in the town of Mitchell in the far South East of the state. The corn Palace or The Worlds Only Corn Palace as it deems itself is an arena in downtown Mitchell with outlandish onion shaped domes akin to St. Basil's cathedral in Russia. What makes the corn palace a roadside attraction is well...its corn. The building is decorated each year with thousands of ears, and husks of the stuff, all carefully arranged and nailed into place to create amazing patterns and pictures.
Number 6 - Wall Drug
If you Drive along the interstate 90 in South Dakota prepared to be onslaught with billboards and signs of every shape and size advertising Wall Drug Store. The story goes that wall drug owned by Ted Hustead in the 1930s was struggling to keep business until his wife Dorothy had the bright idea of advertising free ice water to travelers heading west to the Black Hills. Business began to boom and wall drug grew into the most curious collection of stores and shops you've ever seen. It really is more like a mall than anything else. Wall drug has got some great food, donuts, and delicious fudge in it's candy shop. Not to mention lots of photo ops and places for the kids to romp out back...oh and did we mention they still have free ice water!
Number 5 - Crazy Horse Memorial
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a monument under construction in the Black Hills representing the Native American leader Crazy Horse. The memorial is absolutely massive with all of Mt Rushmore being able to fit within a small portion of the top of it. The memorial and its work are overseen by the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, a non-profit seeking to educate people, and preserve the heritage and history of the native american peoples. The monument has been under construction since 1948 and is far from being completed, but the museums and film about the memorial make this a worthwhile stop.
Number 4 - Mt Rushmore National Memorial. Perhaps the most iconic attraction of South Dakota and one of the most recognized national memorials in the United States, Mt. Rushmore is an impressive feat of engineering. The monument features the 60 foot likenesses of 4 iconic United States Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. It was created between 1927 and 1941. There's no fee to visit the memorial, but you do have to pay to park. The bright side is that your parking fee covers you for a whole year. At night there is a special patriotic program put on by the rangers and they light up the mountain.
Number 3 - Reptile Gardens
Reptile Gardens is a tourist attraction Wild Animal Park housing an amazing collection of reptiles, birds, bugs, and amphibians. The Reptile gardens has an incredible collection of venomous snakes...we saw snakes here we had never seen in any other zoo. They also house Maniac and enormous 16 foot Salt water crocodile from Australia. Make sure to stop in to all the various shows included with your admission, especially the Alligator Show. Also make sure to go pet the giant tortoises.
Number 2 - Badlands National Park. The Badlands are a spectacular natural wonder of the American Plains. Badlands National park protects over 240 thousand acres of buttes, pinnacles, and mixed grass prairie. It was made a national park in the year 1978 and is such a unique place. The Badlands has several places to hike, picnic and learn about the flora, fauna, and ancient history of the area. The land was originally hunting grounds of many Native American tribes. It was originally the Lakota People that gave the area the origins of it's name. Definitely check out the Notch Trail if you plan a trip, and make sure to watch our Adventure 36 video where we hike it!
Number 1 - Custer State Park
Number one on our list is Custer State Park. Custer is massive state park of over 71,000 acres in the Black Hills of the state. It's a refuge for a large variety of wildlife including Pronghorn Antelope, Turkeys, and even a herd of 1500 American Bison. The park has ample opportunities for recreation, including hiking, camping, swimming, or just driving the scenic Needles highway. There are multiple visitors centers in the park and an excellent Junior Naturalist program. There is just so much to do here, especially if you enjoy the outdoors. This is one of our favorite state parks that we have ever visited, be sure to check out our video about it!
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2017 SOUTH DAKOTA ROADTRIP (with itinerary)
Pictures from a week long trip to South Dakota.
Basic Itinerary-
Day 1- Stayed in Sioux Falls, SD. Spent a few hours at Falls Park, which was a 5min walk from the hotel.
Day 2- Left Sioux Falls and continued on I-90 heading east towards the Badlands. Our first stop was at The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. we spent about 1 1/2 hours there. Our second stop was at the Dignity Statue in Chamberlain, SD. We spent about an hour at the nice rest stop there overlooking the vast Missouri River. From there we continued to the Badlands National Park. We also stopped at The Ranch Store where we saw many prairie dogs. after that it was about 10 min to get to the campsite where we would be staying for the night. we stayed in the Cedar Pass campground in the Badlands. The rest of the night we walked around the Badlands and gazed at the stars at the evening ranger program there.
Day 3- We woke up to the sunrise at the Badlands. We got up early and hiked along the Cliff Shelf Nature Trail, where we saw beautiful views of the Badlands and wildlife in the early morning while everyone else was still asleep. (The Sun rose around 5:00am and we went hiking around 6:00am). After we that trail we went back to the campsite to pack up, and eat breakfast at the cedar pass lodge right next to the campsite. After breakfast we headed out to hike The Notch Trail. This trail starts off with a long wooden ladder following along the cliff face and it may be a strenuous hike but it is well worth it. the views are amazing. After that we drove along the scenic loop road to exit the park and then we got back on I-90 to head east towards Rapid City where we would be staying for the next few nights.
Day 4- We spent the day at Custer State Park hiking and driving where we saw plenty of wildlife including buffalo, pronghorn, deer, prairie dogs, and burros.
Day 5- We started off at Custer State Park. From there we headed to The crazy horse memorial. we only spent a few minutes there, quickly continuing on our way to Mt. Rushmore where we spent the rest of the day.
Day 6- We spent the day at Wind Cave National Park where we took a a guided tour of the cave that lasted just over an hour. after that we went hiking through the park along two short trails. We took the scenic drive along Iron Mountain Road to get back to Rapid City.
Day 7- We started off by taking a drive through spearfish canyon stopping to see waterfalls along the way. After that we hiked along a 1 mile trail in order to see Roughlock falls. After that we drove out to Wyoming to see Devils Tower National Monument. We spent a few hours there and then drove along a beautiful scenic route along country roads heading towards Belle Fourche where we had dinner and saw the geographical center of the nation.
Must Stops:
-The Badlands National Park
-Custer State Park
-Mt. Rushmore memorial
-Wind Cave National Park
-the Rankin Ridge hiking trail (Wind Cave)
-The Notch Trail (Badlands)
-Spearfish Canyon and Roughlock Falls
-Devils Tower National Monument
Nice places to visit:
-Falls Park, Has stunning waterfalls and great places to walk around, especially at sunset.
-The Corn Palace, Was under construction for the year while we were there but will look very nice once all construction is completed
-The Dignity Statue, A great place to stop with a wonderful view of the great Missouri River.
-Belle Fourche, a nice small town to stop in on the way back from Devils Tower national monument.
Things to miss:
-The Wall Drug Store, It is a Large, Disorganized, Tourist Trap. Not worth the stop.
-The Crazy Horse Memorial, It is not anywhere close to being finished and it is extremely expensive to do anything but see a bad view of it from the parking lot.
-Lookout Point hiking trail, The name is very misleading it is a long boring hike through very badly maintained trails. there are many more much better trails.
If you have any other questions the just leave them in the comments below.
A Visit to Mount Rushmore
SD 16—the road to Mount Rushmore from Rapid City, South Dakota—meanders through and up and down the conifer encrusted Black Hills mountains. As you crest the top of a curving stretch of SD 16, a panoramic vista opens up on your right or left. You might see a vast gorge or a green covered valley stretching out to the next side of mountain in the distance. When you reach the entrance to the monument, you go through the park entrance after paying a $10 parking fee, the only charge required.
Beyond the parking lot you pass through the visitors entrance, which comprises a length of grey granite columns. Upon passing through the open columns, the wall on your right contains the names carve in marble of all the workers who help create the Mount Rushmore Monument. On the opposite wall is a statue of Gutzun Borglum, the man credited with creating the sculpture and directing its construction.
Moving toward the area for viewing the monument, you walk down a long path lined with granite columns on either side, each carrying four state flags and the states' motto. At the end of the walk, you are confronted with a wide rectangular esplanade. And in the distance ahead, you see the four presidents high atop Mount Rushmore: Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lincoln. It is a spectacular view, the cold and snow clinging to the ground in early June 2008, notwithstanding.
Beneath the esplanade is a visitor's center with theaters showing a movie on the creation of the monument, narrated by Tom Brokaw. An educational film it describes Gutzun and his marvelous feat. You learn about how to use dynamite to sculpt larger than life size sculptures, about the years it took to bring each figure into being, and about the tools used besides dynamite to give the figures the smooth appearance they have today.
Tour of The Journey Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota - HIGH DEFINITION
Jon Olson, a Black Hills native, gives a behind the scenes tour of The Journey Museum, an education venue that serves as a forum to preserve and explore the heritage of the cultures of the Black Hills region and the knowledge of its natural environment to understand and value our past, enrich our present, and meet the challenges of the future.
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