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The Badlands National Park
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
The Black Hills area is chock full of man-made attractions, but it also boasts some natural national treasures, and the Badlands is one of them. Otherworldly rock formations, startling...
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Visitors Center
Crazy Horse Memorial
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
The Crazy Horse Memorial seems to capture kids' imaginations more completely than Mount Rushmore. Maybe the subject matter -- a Lakota leader on a horse -- is more appealing than presidential faces...
Historical Landmark
Custer State Park
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
Custer State Park is a great place for monument-weary kids to expend a little energy. It's home to the infamous "begging burros" (they'll approach your car, begging for hand...
Park
Deadwood
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
The entire town is a national historic landmark, true to its Wild West roots, right down to the replicas of turn-of-the-century street lamps. This is where Wild...
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Town
Mammoth Site
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
Enclosed and surrounded by exhibits, it is easy to forget that the Mammoth Site is a rich and active paleontological dig. More than 26,000 years ago, large Columbian and woolly...
Science & Nature Museum
Mount Rushmore
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
Mount Rushmore is one of those iconic landmarks that kids will remember visiting fondly -- as an adult. At the actual time of the visit, their interest may only hold for...
Historical Landmark
Reptile Gardens
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
From the road, this looks like another kitschy roadside attraction -- and it is. But there's also a lot to see here. There are rock and fossil specimens; a sky dome...
Zoo
Wall Drug
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
During the Depression, Wall Drug stayed afloat by putting signs on the highway offering free ice water to lure travelers into town. Today, the billboards are spread all over the...
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Burgers
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Wind Cave National Park
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
Kids of all ages will be fascinated by this park, which is home to one of the largest cave systems in the world...
Cavern
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary
Badlands and Black Hills, South Dakota
Bus tours of this 11,000-acre ranch in the Cheyenne River Valley take in ancient petroglyphs, 100+ year-old cowboy graffiti, the sets for the movies "Crazy Horse" and "Hidalgo...
Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mammoths and Mighty Mount Rushmore
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