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Amusements

• Big Thunder Gold Mine
  P.O. Box 459 • Keystone, SD 57751
  Located on Highway 40
  605-666-4847
  Relive the 1880s gold mining experience while at this mine that was once a real, operating gold mine during Keystone's heyday as a gold mining camp and now features informative guides leading you underground where you will receive a sample of gold ore. Visitors can also pan for gold by the stream and a mining museum and gift shop are on site. The mine is open from May to September.

• Holy Terror Mini-Golf
  609 Highway 16A • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-666-4455
  The only 18 hole miniature golf course in Keystone, this multi-tiered course winds its way along a mountain side and is designed after a mine with an actual running waterwheel set against a mountain. The course features three kinds of artificial turf that simulates fairways, putting greens, sand traps, and rough. more...

• President's Slide
  P.O. Box 112 • Keystone, SD 57751
  Located by the Rushmore Tramway
  605-666-4478
  A premier Black Hills family entertainment venue, this exciting place allows you to take an exhilarating ride on one of two Alpine Slide tracks which offers 2,000 feet of sensational family fun and allows riders to control the speed of their individual sleds. more...

• Rushmore Tramway
  203 Cemetery Road • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-666-4478
  Ride up to the mountain top through fragrant pines and experience a beautiful Alpine landscape while on this tram ride where, once at the top, you can see a spectacular garden setting complete with waterfalls, flowers, and impressive rock formations and walk along pathways to see striking views of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills. A gift shop and restaurant are also at the top and the tramway is open from late May to early September. more...

Museums & Galleries

• Borglum Historical Center
  324 Winter Street • Keystone, SD 57751
  Located 2 Miles Before Mount Rushmore
  605-666-4448
  The Rushmore Borglum Story at the Borglum Historical Center is a must to see before a trip Mount Rushmore. A painter and sculpture, Gutzon Borglum began carving Mount Rushmore at the age of 60. His other works include Seated Lincoln and the Henry Ward Beecher Memorial. more...  map

• Keystone Historical School and Museum
  410 Third Street • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-666-4824
  Housed in the old Keystone Schoolhouse building which was built in 1900 and features early Victorian architecture, this museum contains an array of historic displays such as early day mining tools, historic pictures and photo collections, rock and mineral collections, and Carrie Ingalls memorabilia.  more...  map

• National Presidential Wax Museum
  Located on Main Street, US 16A South
  605-666-4455
  Witness the history of American democracy while at this unique museum that features life-like, life-size figures of all United States Presidents in authentic period costumes set in accurately detailed surroundings. The museum also contains a gift shop which offers quality collector items and souvenirs and the museum is open from April through October. more...

National Parks & Natural Wonders

• Mount Rushmore
  13000 Highway 244 • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-574-2523
  The four figures carved in stone on Mount Rushmore represent the first 150 years of American history and the famous words of Gutzon Borgul, "Until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away," stand true today. The complex around this wonderful creation includes a parking structure, an amphitheater, a museum and theater complex, a visitor's center, a Presidential trail, dining facilities, a gift shop, and a book store. To complete your Rushmore experience, view the evening lighting ceremony.  more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Wildcat Valley Sanctuary of the Black Hills
  930 Front Street • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-255-4059
  This wild animal sanctuary features an exotic wildcat sanctuary and viewing plus houses animals such as mountain lions, bobcats, skunks, raccoons, servals, caracals, and lynx. Meet and learn about these wonderful animals while at this sanctuary. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Beautiful Rushmore Cave
  13622 Highway 40 • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-255-4384
  Black Hills greatest show cave, this beautiful cave is the largest stalactite cave and the closest cave to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. The one hour tour through the cave winds through a series of rooms and passages, the most stunning of which is the legendary "Big Room" which contains thousands of stalactites, stalagmites, ribbons, helectites, columns, and other breathtaking cave formations. A gift shop is also on site. more...  map

• Rushmore Helicopters
  301 Cemetery Road • Keystone, SD 57751
  605-666-5026
  A fascinating, memorable, and worthwhile trip, this thrilling flight passes over Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills and offers from three and a half miles to thirty-five mile trips. There are four different, unique flights available and they are open from mid-May to September.  map