Attractions in Rapid City, South Dakota

Amusements

Black Hills Maze 605-343-5439
6400 South Highway 16; P.O. Box 1509, Rapid City, SD 57709
Located 3 Miles South of Rapid City
Constructed of pressure-treated douglas fir, the 39,000 square foot, 1.2-mile Maze features four second-level bridges and four second-level towers. The whole family can... more info
Circle B Ranch Chuckwagon & Cowboy Music Show 605-348-7358
22735 Highway 385, Rapid City, SD 57702
Visitors of Circle B Ranch can enjoy riding horses, shooting wax pistols, watching western-style show downs, browsing in the Wild Horse Gift Shop, trail rides, lunch at... more info map
Cosmos Mystery Area 605-343-9802
24040 Cosmos Road, Rapid City, SD 57702
17 Miles South of Rapid City on Highway 16
30-minute tours of Cosmos Mystery Area "consist of a myriad of demonstrations designed to boggle the mind and show the awesome power of the Cosmos 'force'." more info map
Dinosaur Park 605-343-8687
940 Skyline Drive, Rapid City, SD 57701
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Dinosaur Park features towering life-size replicas of the dinosaurs the roamed western South Dakota during the late... more info map
Flags & Wheels 605-341-2186
405 12th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Housed in a 47,000 square foot building near downtown Rapid City, Flags & Wheels is "the only indoor cart racing facility in Rapid City and the surrounding Black Hills... more info
Old MacDonald's Petting Farm 605-737-4815
23691 Busted Five Court, Rapid City, SD 57702
9 Miles South of Rapid City on Highway 16
Over 100 friendly farm animals in a clean, relaxed, hands-on environment, including cows, horses, sheep, goats, donkeys, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, turkeys and... more info map
Putz n Glo 605-716-1230
23694 Strato Rim Road (Highway 16), Rapid City, SD 57702
Located 2 Miles South of Bear Country
The whole family can enjoy indoor black light miniature golf, Miner's Maze, gemstone panning, the snack bar and the arcade at Putz n Glo. more info map
Rushmore Waterslide Park 605-348-8962
1715 Catron Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701
Situated on the road to Mount Rushmore, this 17-acre waterslide park contains several slides, a river ride, mini golf, "the largest hot spa in South Dakota" and plenty... more info map
Storybook Island 605-342-6357
1301 Sheridan Lake Road, Rapid City, SD 57701
"The place where magic happens," the seasonal Storybook Island is open Memorial Day to Labor Day, daily, from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., weather permitting. Storybook... more info map
Watiki Indoor Waterpark Resort 877-545-2897
1314 North Elk Vale Road, Rapid City, SD 57703
The largest indoor waterpark in the Dakotas consists of 30,000 square feet of pools, slides and splashing fun, the Fairfield Inn & Suites, La Quinta Inn & Suites,... more info

Historic Homes & Buildings

Chapel in the Hills 605-343-9426 (Visitor Center/Gift Shop)
3788 Chapel Lane, Rapid City, SD 57702
A special ministry of the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Chapel in the Hills is an exact reproduction of the famous Borgund... more info map

Museums & Galleries

Children's Science Center 605-394-6996
515 West Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57702
This museum offers a variety of exhibits and activities to introduce children to the many areas of interest within the realm of science. more info map
Dahl Fine Arts Center 605-394-4101
713 Seventh Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Among the art on display at this fine arts center is a one-hundred-eighty-foot canvas with an oil painting panorama that spans two hundred years of American history; in... more info map
Journey Museum 605-394-6923
222 New York Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Located two blocks east of the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, this unique museum combines exhibits from the Museum of Geology, State Archaeological Research Museum, Sioux... more info map
Museum of Geology 605-394-2467
501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
With the mission "to collect, conserve, curate, interpret, exhibit and disseminate knowledge of paleontologically and geologically significant objects," the Museum of... more info map
South Dakota Air & Space Museum 605-385-5188
2890 Rushmore Drive, Rapid City, SD 57706
7 Miles East of Rapid City on Interstate I-90
Normally open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until 6:00 p.m. June 1st through Labor Day, the South Dakota Air & Space Museum near Ellsworth Air Force... more info map

National Parks & Natural Wonders

Badlands National Park 605-433-5361
25216 Ben Reifel Road, Rapid City, SD 57750
Located 67 Miles East-Southeast in Interior
More than 800 bison graze in the Badlands National Park, which is made up of "244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest,... more info map
Black Hills Caverns 605-343-0542
2600 Cavern Road, Rapid City, SD 57702
Four miles west of Rapid City on Highway 44
This natural cavern features stalactites, stalagmites, and a great variety of cave formations, with two different tours and gemstone panning being offered, as well as... more info map
Crystal Cave Park 605-342-8008
7770 Cave Road, Rapid City, SD 57702
This beautiful cavern offers one of the least strenuous tours of its type in the area that is nonetheless enrapturing and long on natural beauty and wonder, with a forty... more info map
Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns 605-342-2777
13745 South Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 57701
9 Miles South of Rapid City in Rockerville Gulch
Filled with subterranean, crystalline passages in Paha Sapa limestone, this site offers 45-minute tours of the world's most extensive display of dog-tooth spar crystal,... more info

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Bear Country U.S.A. 605-343-2290
13820 South Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 57702
More than 20 species of North American mammals in large, natural exhibits are featured at this over 250-acre drive-thru wildlife park in the Black Hills. more info map
Reptile Gardens 605-342-5873
8955 South Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 57709
Located 6 Miles South of Rapid City
Over 225 species and subspecies of reptiles are showcased at Reptile Gardens. more info

Tours & Cruises

Affordable Adventures 605-342-7691
5542 Meteor Street, Rapid City, SD 57703
Year-round, custom and private tour services for individuals and groups in the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota and surrounding areas. more info
Black Hills Adventure Tours 605-209-7817
4131 Pleasant Drive, Rapid City, SD 57702
Adventures packages, sightseeing tours, shuttle services, and more. more info

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