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RAPID CITY VISITORS GUIDE HERE TO HELP

Put a team of local experts to work on your big plans. The Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau is ready to help make your vacation, meeting, group tour or sporting event a total success. We’ll help you find affordable room rates, first-rate attractions and one-of-a-kind activities in Rapid City and the beautiful to make your next adventure unforgettable.

DEAR EXPLORER

The Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomes you with an encouraging charge: Do Big Things. Spending time in the Black Hills promises to affirm what Mascots you already sense — that experiencing life at its fullest is yours to pursue and this expansive place empowers your quest. This Visitors Guide is a comprehensive tool to help you explore national treasures like Mount Rushmore National Memorial, , Memorial, and two of the longest caves in the world, and Jewel Cave National Monument. You’ll find a wealth of free attractions, scenic drives, hands-on activities and epic adventures. Rapid City offers the perfect setting to be entertained, to relax, reenergize, or reconnect with family and friends. Whether you’re standing with our nation’s great leaders in the City of Presidents, watching a movie under the stars in Main CONNECT WITH Street Square, or discovering the arts at the Dahl Arts Center, once you’ve felt the inspiration you’ll join the millions of visitors who can’t wait to come back. RAPID CITY We hope to see you soon! Sincerely, Your local travel experts at the Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau

RAPID CITY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER 444 Mt. Rushmore Road N., Rapid City, SD 57701 800-487-3223 | 605-718-8484 | VisitRapidCity.com Open 8am - 5pm, Monday thru Friday year-round Rapid City Visitor Information Center specialists can assist you with making the most of your visit to Rapid City and the Black Hills, from answering questions to helping plan the perfect itinerary.

VisitRapidCity.com TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting To Travel tips and resources to get you FACTS ABOUT 2 here with ease. RAPID CITY Rapid City FOUNDED 1876 Downtown Take a look at what gives Downtown 4 Rapid City its uptown vibe. POPULATION MSA 138,738 Rapid City COORDINATES Latitude 44.076° N, From must-haves to one-of-a-kind finds, Longitude 103.228° W Shopping In 5 inspiration for your retail excursions. CENTRALITY The geographic center of the Rapid City is located about 60 miles northwest near the town of Belle Fourche. Rapid City Arts & Visual arts, music, theatre and cultural 6 heritage to enrich your visit. TIME ZONE Mountain Standard Culture ELEVATION 3,241 feet above sea level Annual Events In & Your guide to catching a big event WEATHER Less snow than Denver, more 8 any time of year. sun than Miami and Honolulu, warmer than Around Rapid City Minneapolis. Average temperatures: 9 Outdoor Recreation Hit the trail for good times and May to October, 73 degrees In Rapid City nature adventures. November to April, 42 degrees 10 Rapid City Choose an outstanding place to work Golf Courses on your game. USE YOUR MOBILE 11 Rapid City Tour & Begin your tour at the Black Hills Visitor DEVICE TO Historic Districts Information Center. MAKE THE MOST OF 12 Parks, Monuments & It doesn’t get any bigger than this: a Memorials dozen amazing sights that will bring YOUR VISIT. your goosebumps out to play.

On the streets of Rapid City and the Black Hills Adventures In The Find your way through the region with beyond, you’re a click away from knowing where 16 easy route suggestions. to turn next. Just go to VisitRapidCity.com for Black Hills ideas on attractions, dining, shopping and more. Online Listings All the details you need to plan your visit 17 are a click away: lodging, shopping, attractions and activities. 18 Rapid City Itineraries Follow your interests for a great & Vacation Ideas vacation experience. 21 Downtown Rapid City Your guide to a vibrant downtown. Map

Explore Rapid City! While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of 22 Rapid City Map the information and listings herein, the Rapid City CVB assumes no liability for errors or omissions.

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GETTING TO RAPID CITY

It’s no coincidence that America’s favorite presidential attraction is located in the geographic center of the United States. Rapid City and the Black Hills are easy to reach by air, car or motorcoach.

Highway Travel Air Travel U.S. Interstate 90 is the main route for driving to the Black Rapid City Regional Airport is the only commercial airline Hills, but you can also enter the area via east-west highways hub for the Black Hills and is serviced by American Airlines/ U.S. 16, U.S. 18, U.S. 212, S.D. 34, S.D. 40 or S.D. 44; and American Eagle, Delta/Delta Connection/SkyWest, United/ north-south by highways U.S. 85, U.S. 385, S.D. 79 and S.D. United Express/SkyWest and Allegiant Air. 89. The Department of Transportation keeps all Car Rental highways in excellent driving condition, even during hard Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce member car rental winters. For current driving conditions, dial 511 or services: visit sddot.com/travelers. AVIS RENT-A-CAR Ground Transportation Information 605-393-0740 AVIS.com AIRPORT EXPRESS 605-399-9999 • 800-357-9998 BLACK HILLS CAR RENTALS RapidShuttle.com 605-342-6696 800-733-9735 RAPID RIDE - RAPID CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM BlackHillsCarRental.net Six routes running every 30 to 45 minutes. Bus stops located throughout town. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR 605-394-6631 605-393-0488 6:20 am - 4:50 pm, Monday-Friday Budget.com 9:50 am - 4:40 pm, Saturday RapidRide.org CASEY’S AUTO RENTAL SERVICE 605-343-2277 CITY VIEW TROLLEY 866-748-2277 Narrated tour of various points of CaseysCorner.com interest in and around Rapid City. Runs every 60 minutes during the summer only. 605-394-6631 10 am - 5 pm, Monday-Saturday RapidRide.org/city-view-trolley.php

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Cruising around Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills National Forest

Distance to Rapid City CITY MI KM CITY MI KM CITY MI KM CITY MI KM Albuquerque, NM 855 1,375 Cody, WY 400 644 Las Vegas, NV 1,125 1,811 Portland, OR 1,250 2,011 Baltimore, MD 1,615 2,599 Dallas, TX 1,240 1,995 Los Angeles, CA 1,312 2,112 St. Louis, MO 955 1,586 Billings, MT 350 563 Denver, CO 394 634 Medora, ND 250 402 Salt Lake City, UT 730 1,174 Bismarck, ND 315 507 Des Moines, IA 616 991 Miami, FL 2,117 3,407 San Francisco, CA 1,400 2,344 Boise, ID 1,000 1,609 Detroit, MI 1,156 1,860 Milwaukee, WI 831 1,337 Seattle, WA 1,200 1,951 Boston, MA 1,852 2,981 Edmonton, AB 1,012 1,629 Minneapolis, MN 567 913 Sheridan, WY 250 402 Calgary, AB 863 1,389 Fargo, ND 577 928 New Orleans, LA 1,600 2,514 Spokane, WA 915 1,472 Charlotte, NC 1,601 2,576 Fort Worth, TX 1,240 1,995 New York, NY 1,691 2,721 Vancouver, BC 1,198 1,928 , WY 300 483 Helena, MT 610 981 Omaha, NE 513 826 Winnipeg, MB 671 1,080 Chicago, IL 914 1,470 Indianapolis, IN 1,067 1,717 Philadelphia, PA 1,632 2,627 Yellowstone, WY 475 764 Cleveland, OH 1,225 1,995 Kansas City, MO 697 1,122 Phoenix, AZ 1,300 2,092

FLIGHT DURATION

Atlanta...... 3:04 Chicago...... 2:08 Dallas/Fort Worth...... 2:05 Denver...... 1:15 Houston...... 2:40 Las Vegas...... 2:25 Seasonal Minneapolis...... 1:25 Phoenix/Mesa...... 2:30 Salt Lake City...... 1:43

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DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY

Downtown Rapid City

Main Street life here is irresistibly charming, with art galleries that are ahead of the trends and gift shops and fashion boutiques styling their way into your heart. The vibe is friendly and relaxed with more than a touch of refined dining and hospitality to make your experience special. Hotels and great restaurants, unique events, free attractions and exceptional places like South Dakota’s largest movie theater screen at the restored Elks Theatre set the stage for a big time in downtown Rapid City.

The City of Presidents Art Night Downtown Peek over Jefferson’s shoulder and see how you measure Held every second Friday from June through September from up to Reagan’s cowboy boots. You’ll meet life-size bronze 5 to 8 pm, Art Night brings businesses and artists together statues of 42 past U.S. Presidents on street corners to create interactive experiences for everyone. You will never throughout downtown Rapid City in a free self-guided know what is around the next corner as you walk throughout walking tour. CityofPresidents.com downtown visiting local businesses and enjoying our vibrant creative community. Something new will “pop up” at each Main Street Square event! ArtNightDowntownRC.com Located in the heart of downtown Rapid City, Main Street Square is a fun-filled public space that features more than Art Galleries & Museums 150 events each year, from live concerts to festivals to granite Experience the cultural riches of Rapid City through museums sculpting. The core of the plaza is an interactive fountain and galleries that both preserve heritage and move artistic and great lawn in the warmer months, and transforms to an expression forward. At the Museum of the American Bison, outdoor ice rink larger than the Rockefeller Center rink in The Journey Museum & Learning Center and the Museum of the winter. Surrounded by The City of Presidents statues, Geology, the area’s storied past is revealed through artifacts boutiques, eateries and galleries, Main Street Square is a and exhibits. A thriving creative scene is on display at Rapid destination the whole family can enjoy. It’s [FUN]²! For more City galleries like the Dahl Arts Center, Rapid River Gallery, information and event listings, visit Suzie Cappa Art Center and James Van Nuys Gallery. You’ll MainStreetSquareRC.com. find artistic traditions continuing to inspire at Alex Johnson Mercantile and Prairie Edge Trading Company & Gallery. Summer Nights The good times that take over here during the summer City View Trolley months are bound to lure you into the streets for some friendly Hop on for a narrated tour of Rapid City attractions, beginning revelry. Summer Nights is a weekly festival hosted in historic at the Milo Barber Transportation Center, winding through downtown Rapid City every Thursday, June–August from 5:30 downtown and continuing west to Stavkirke Chapel. There are to 9 pm. The event features live music, a kid’s activity area, 15 stops along the route that allow guests to get off and enjoy food and beverage vendors, as well as art vendors. Admission the attractions. Narration through GPS technology provides is free. RapidCitySummerNights.com trolley passengers information about historic and present-day Rapid City. RapidRide.org/city-view-trolley.php

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SHOPPING IN RAPID CITY

Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries

Looking for a gift that will surprise her? Filling in your travel wardrobe? Hoping to take back something to help relive the spirit of this vacation? From unique downtown shops, Native American arts and crafts outlets, Black Hills Gold jewelers and the 100+ stores of Rushmore Mall, there are plenty of ways to shop big throughout Rapid City. Get your outdoors on and roam favorite national retailers at Rushmore Crossing, Rapid City’s newest specialty mall. A hub for shopping throughout the region, Rapid City won’t disappoint.

Downtown Rapid City Rushmore Mall Salons, clothing stores, Native American arts and crafts, Anchored by JCPenney, Sears and Herberger’s, the Rushmore jewelry, antiques, art galleries and quaint restaurants can all be Mall boasts more than 100 establishments ranging from found in historic downtown Rapid City. See map on page 21. national chains to locally owned stores. A food court and a variety of restaurants just outside of the mall provide plenty Rushmore Crossing of dining opportunities for all appetites. Located north of I-90, The newest shopping center in Rapid City offers more than between exits 58 and 59. Simon.com/mall/rushmore-mall 900,000 square feet of retail shopping space. Here, you can browse through stores like Scheels All Sports, Target, Furniture Row, T.J. Maxx and many others.

SOUTH DAKOTA MADE Native American Arts Apparel Marvel at authentic drums, beaded jewelry, feathers and Wear the west, authentically. In addition to Native American pottery and hold in your hands a connection to tradition and clothing and beadwork, Rapid City offers an array of locally legend. Rapid City offers some of the finest Native American made leathers, cowboy hats, boots, bags and more. arts, crafts, clothing, books and music in the area. Several specialty shops in town sell locally crafted items that will have Black Hills Gold you rethinking the term “souvenir.” Don’t leave this mineral-rich region without a new treasure. There are many jewelry manufacturing outlets in Rapid City, Gourmet Foods one offering a tour to show visitors the process of making Take something yummy back with you. Many Rapid City Black Hills Gold. boutiques feature delicious gourmet foods made right in the Black Hills, including popcorn, wine, chocolates, honey, buffalo jerky and other local favorites.

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RAPID CITY ARTS & CULTURE

The Journey Museum & Learning Center

The cultured experience and Native American heritage you seek in Rapid City finds its expression at a variety of galleries and museums throughout town. Not only will you find Native American exhibits and fine arts displays, but interactive exhibits that tell the story of Rapid City’s historic and beautiful past. The Journey Museum & Learning Center Memorial Park/Berlin Wall Exhibit Travel a short distance from downtown to take an incredible Cold War relics tell their tale in the Berlin Wall Exhibit, located trek through time as interactive displays tell the story of the in Memorial Park alongside Rapid Creek in the center of Rapid Black Hills. It’s a journey to understanding the legacy of this City, along with a number of sculptures and memorials, a rose storied land and its people. JourneyMuseum.org garden near Memorial Lake and a band shell.

Dahl Arts Center The Black Hills Symphony Orchestra The Dahl Arts Center in downtown Rapid City offers a variety Enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Black Hills Symphony of cultural exhibits, as well as classes, seminars and free Orchestra. Over 90 musicians perform a variety of pieces art adventures. It has served as the premier western South each season. BHSymphony.org Dakota center for contemporary visual arts, arts education and performing arts since its opening in 1974. TheDahl.org Black Hills Community Theatre Enjoy full stage productions at the Black Hills Community The APEX Gallery Theatre, which has been performing Broadway and Off- The APEX Gallery on the South Dakota School of Mines Broadway plays and musicals for more than four decades. & Technology campus offers educational art and science BHCT.org exhibits that rotate every four to six weeks. Exhibits here reflect a cross section of cultural expressions and perspectives. SDSMT.edu/ApexGallery

The City of Presidents History and public art meet on the street corners of downtown Rapid City, featuring life-sized bronze statues of our nation’s past presidents in poses that reveal their stories. The City of Presidents statues are considered one of the largest publicly owned art displays in the country. CityOfPresidents.com

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Dahl Arts Center

Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries Suzie Cappa Art Center Step into a world of meaning, tradition and exquisitely crafted Located in downtown Rapid City, the Suzie Cappa Art Center beauty. Prairie Edge has the region’s finest selections of is a non-profit studio where artists with all abilities create, Native American art, crafts, jewelry, books and music on exhibit and sell their work and participate in music, theatre display and for purchase. PrairieEdge.com and dance. suziecappaart.com

Historic Elks Theatre Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Save a seat in the balcony. The Historic Elks Theatre has the The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center is home to the Black Hills largest movie theatre screen in the state of South Dakota. Stock Show and Rodeo, the Rapid City Rush Professional ElksTheatre.com Hockey Team as well as numerous Broadway shows and name entertainment. GotMine.com Performing Arts Center of Rapid City Rapid City’s Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art Art Alley performance venue in the historic Rapid City High School Art Alley is a unique asset to Rapid City and a favorite among building, is home to the Black Hills Community Theatre and locals and visitors. Located between 6th and 7th streets other events and performances. PerformingArtsRC.org downtown, artists’ exuberant and colorful expressions captivate from building to building. The free spirits who have The Sculpture Project: offered their talents to this unique public arts project aren’t Passage of Wind & Water afraid to dream big. As a large-scale, long-term, on-site work in granite, The Sculpture Project: Passage of Wind and Water at Main Street Square aims to connect with the region’s significant sculptural tradition. RCSculptureProject.com

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ANNUAL EVENTS IN & AROUND RAPID CITY Native American Powwow

From traditional powwows and rodeos to contemporary music and crafts festivals, Rapid City and the Black Hills area is where big things happen. Catch an event to make your visit even better.

RAPID CITY AND BLACK HILLS EVENTS VisitRapidCity.com/eventscalendar

January-February August • Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo • Central States Fair • Kool Deadwood Nites March-April • • Black Hills Horse Expo • Black Hills Motorcycle Show September • Country Fair Spring Craft Show • Crazy Horse Autumn Volksmarch • Crazy Horse Night Blast May • Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup • Custer State Park Open House • Dakota Polka Festival • South Dakota Air & Space Museum Open House • Deadwood Jam June • Mickelson Trail Trek • Black Hills Art & Wine Festival • Pumpkin Festival • Black Hills BBQ Festival • Wine Train into the West • Black Hills Bluegrass Festival October • Black Hills Fat Tire Festival • Bierbörse • Black Hills Quilters Guild • Black Hills Powwow • Cavalry Days • Country Fair Fall Show • Crazy Horse Stampede • Native American Day • Crazy Horse Volksmarch • West Boulevard Summer Festival November • Wild Bill Days • Country Fair Holiday Show • Festival of Lights Parade July • Main Street Square Holiday Celebration • Black Hills Roundup Rodeo • Days of ‘76 Rodeo December • Hills Alive Music Festival • Country Fair Christmas Show • Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration • Main Street Square Winter Market • Native Arts Gathering • Rapid City Independence Day Celebration

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OUTDOOR RECREATION IN RAPID CITY

Rock climbing in the Black Hills

With the Black Hills rising in one direction and the Badlands stretching out in another, this place of extremes is just right for getting out and exploring. But you don’t need to be an extreme athlete to make the most of outdoor recreation in Rapid City – just willing to fill your lungs with the clean, fresh air of adventure.

Skyline Drive Wilderness Area This 150-acre park features numerous walking, biking and hiking trails giving outdoor enthusiasts incredible views of Rapid City and the surrounding area.

Rapid City Urban Mountain Park No contradiction in terms here, just uncommon access to the great outdoors. With 390 total acres, the Rapid City Urban Mountain Park includes the Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park, Chuck Lein Family Park, Founders Park and the Rapid City Dirt Jump Park.

Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park, formerly M Hill or Cowboy Hill, is one of the premier mountain biking parks in the region, featuring more than 20 miles of world-class trails for bikers, hikers and runners of all skill levels. Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park

Rapid City Bike Path Canyon Lake Park and Rapid City Public Parks Within the city limits, you’ll find a 13.5 mile paved bike trail The Rapid City Parks Division operates several public city that winds along the gently flowing Rapid Creek. Perfect for parks offering a variety of activities for all ages including scenic bike rides or walks. canoeing, skateboarding, disk golfing, tennis, hiking, swimming and more. One of the oldest is Canyon Lake Park, with several picnic areas, a fishing bridge, paddleboat rentals and a historic rock waterway that was constructed in the 1930s. For more information about Rapid City parks and outdoor recreation, view rcgov.org.

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RAPID CITY GOLF COURSES

The Golf Club at Red Rock

Take your big dreams out on the course for a challenging round. Golfers in Rapid City are met by tree-lined fairways, unique rock outcroppings and wildlife hazards on scenic courses that win awards for their beauty and a spot or two on Golf Digest Magazine’s “Places to Play.”

Executive Golf Course Lacroix Links 200 12TH ST., RAPID CITY, SD 57701 830 E. MINNESOTA ST., RAPID CITY, SD 57701 605-394-4124 FOR TEE TIMES | PAR 29 605-718-9953 DOES NOT TAKE TEE TIMES | PAR 27 Walkers will enjoy this nine-hole course with two par 4’s and This nine-hole course is an easy walk, ideal for beginner and seven par 3’s. Located along Rapid Creek off Omaha Street. novice golfers. Clubhouse and golf course are available for Club rentals and snack bar available. family events, picnics or events!

Fountain Springs Golf Course Meadowbrook Golf Course 1750 FOUNTAIN PLAZA DR., RAPID CITY, SD 57702 3625 JACKSON BLVD., RAPID CITY, SD 57702 605-342-GOLF (4653) FOR TEE TIMES | PAR 35 605-394-4191 / GOLFATMEADOWBROOK.COM FOR TEE TIMES | PAR 72 A 3,000 yard, par 35 course that has a variety of water This 18-hole course was rated the #4 rated golf course in features, trees and landscapes. Patio and barbecue facilities South Dakota by Golf Digest in 2011. Services include a golf are available for special events. shop, club and cart rentals and driving range.

The Golf Club at Red Rock Rapid City Elks Golf Course 6520 BIRKDALE DR., RAPID CITY, SD 57702 3333 E. 39TH ST., RAPID CITY, SD 57703 605-718-4710 / GOLFCLUBATREDROCK.COM FOR TEE TIMES | PAR 72 605-393-0522 OR RCELKS.ORG FOR TEE TIMES | PAR 72 This 18-hole course offers dramatic elevation changes, This course presents an inviting test for golfers of every skill spectacular fairways and an outstanding practice facility, level. The front nine winds through creek-side vistas and including target greens and a short-game practice area. wetland preserves on the back nine. Hart Ranch Golf Course 23645 CLUBHOUSE DR., RAPID CITY, SD 57702 605-341-5703 / HARTRANCH.COM FOR TEE TIMES | PAR 72 This award-winning 18-hole Championship course has become one of the upper Midwest’s premier golf facilities and is listed in the Golf Digest Magazine’s “Places to Play.”

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RAPID CITY TOUR & HISTORIC DISTRICTS

Downtown Rapid City

Finding your way to special places in Rapid City couldn’t be easier with the self-guided City Tour. The City View Trolley, an optional means of local exploration, offers visitors a narrated tour available June through August.

CITY TOUR AND TO NATIONAL MONUMENT HISTORIC DISTRICTS

MALL DR. 1 Black Hills Visitor EXIT 55 I-190 Information Center TO MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE DEADWOOD AVE. EXIT 57 EXIT 58 EXIT 59 2 Memorial Park / Berlin Wall EXIT 60 1 The Outdoor Campus-West ANAMOSA EXIT 61 3 ST. STURGIS RD.

WEST BLVD.

LACROSSE ST. LACROSSE 4 Storybook Island

MAPLE AVE. MAPLE

HAINES AVE. HAINES 3 16 EAST NORTH ST. 5 Cleghorn Springs State Fish OMAHA ST. NEW14 YORK WEST MAIN ST. 2 ELKVALE RD. Hatchery & Visitors Center OMAHA ST. TO RAPID CITY 8 REGIONAL AIRPORT 13 MAIN ST. 8 8 QUINCY 15 6 10 SAINT JOSEPH ST. 9 11 7 Canyon Lake Park 4 12 JACKSON BLVD.

FIFTH ST. WEST BLVD. SAINT PATRICK ST. 8 Formal Gardens CANYON LAKE DR. 44

ELM AVE. ELM 9 Park 44 FAIRMONT BLVD. 7 SKYLINE DR. 79 ELKVALE RD. 10 Dahl Arts Center

MT. RUSHMORE RD. MT.

5 LAKE RD. SHERIDAN 6 CHAPEL LN. 11 Museum of Geology 12 APEX Gallery

TO MOUNT RUSHMORE 16 NATIONAL MEMORIAL, 13 The City of Presidents & CUSTER STATE PARK

CATRON BLVD. 14 The Journey Museum & Learning Center 15 West Boulevard and Downtown Historic Districts 16 Rapid City Visitor Information Center

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore 25 miles southwest of Rapid City. U.S. Hwy/16A and S.D. Hwy/244. National Memorial Restaurant, Presidential Trail, visitor services, visitor centers, It doesn’t get any bigger than this national treasure. More Sculptor’s Studio, audio tour building, Museum, gift shop and book shop. than two million visitors from across the country and world come to Mount Rushmore National Memorial every year to see Information Center and Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center this monumental sculpture of George , Thomas Open daily / year-round 8 am - 10 pm Mid-May to mid August Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The work 8 am - 9 pm Mid-August to September of sculptor began in 1927 and took 14 years 8 am - 5 pm October to mid May and $1 million to complete. Interpretive programs and exhibits Amphitheater, Sculptor’s Studio and evening lighting ceremony open are available by rangers and an audio tour guides your route mid-May through September. through the Memorial. A film is shown at the Lincoln Borglum For more information, call 605-574-2523 Museum. From mid-May through late September, the Memorial or go online to nps.gov/moru. offers an evening lighting ceremony.

Badlands National Park Wind Cave National Park Take a short drive to another world. Badlands National Park Explore a mysterious world that’s not seen the light of day. with its crater-filled surface is one of the richest Oligocene Wind Cave National Park is one of the longest caves in Epoch fossil beds, dating back 37 million years. When the the world and one of the oldest national parks. Spelunkers Lakota first discovered the moon-like landscape, they called come to see the world’s largest display of , a rare the area “Mako Sica” or “Bad Land.” The jagged spires, honeycomb-like calcite formation. Above ground are 28,295 eroded buttes and deep crevasses of the Badlands offer acres of prairie and ponderosa pine forest, home to bison, unique scenery that you can explore on foot, horseback or by elk, antelope, mule, prairie dogs and other wildlife. The Visitor car. The park is also home to a variety of wildlife, like buffalo, Center offers exhibit rooms featuring cave exploration, cave bighorn sheep, antelope and the black-footed ferret. The Ben formations, early cave history, the Civilian Conservation Reifel Visitor Center offers exhibits and an informational video Corps, park wildlife and resource management, as well as an about the park. informational video about the park.

50 miles east of Rapid City – Interstate 90 or S.D. Hwy/44. 65 miles southwest of Rapid City – U.S. Hwy/385 and S.D. Hwy/87. Ben Reifel Visitor Center on Badlands Loop Road, S.D. Hwy. 240. Visitor Center Open daily / year-round Open daily / mid-June to early August 8 am - 4:30 pm Daily with extended Summer hours 8 am - 5 pm Mid-April to mid-May, 8 am to 6 pm mid-June to early August Early September to late October 8 am - 7 pm Summer Tour times and prices vary; see website and call to confirm. Light 8 am - 4 pm Winter jacket and sturdy shoes recommended. Tours available for visitors with special needs. Hiking trails and camping available. Drive-through loop with scenic overlooks, hiking trails and camping. For more information, call 605-745-4600 For more information, call 605-433-5361 or go online to nps.gov/wica. or go online to nps.gov/badl.

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© Crazy Horse Memorial

40 miles southwest of Rapid City – U.S. Hwys/16 and 385. Crazy Horse Memorial Open daily / year-round Witness the creation of a true world wonder. Paying tribute 8 am - 5 pm Mid-October to mid-May to the culture, tradition and living heritage of American 8 am until dark Mid-May to mid-October Indians and the spirit of legendary Lakota leader, Crazy Indian Museum of North America, Native American Educational Horse, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began carving the world’s and Cultural Center, Sculptor’s Studio and Home, Laughing Water largest ongoing mountain carving in 1948. Today, his family Restaurant, Gift Shop and Welcome Center. and the Crazy Horse Foundation continue the work on the For more information, call 605-673-4681 memorial, which will stand 641 feet long and 563 feet high or go online to crazyhorsememorial.org. when completed. Tour the sculptor’s original log home studio and workshop, museums, and the Native American cultural center, where guest artists and artisans display their work. A nightly “Legends in Light” laser light multimedia program runs Memorial Day weekend through Native American Day.

Jewel Cave Minuteman Missile National Monument National Historic Site How far will you go? Jewel Cave National Monument’s 160+ Imagine standing a decision away from unleashing the most miles make it the third longest cave in the world. Airflow in destructive forces mankind has ever created. Rapid City and the cave indicates that there is still much of the cave to be the rest of South Dakota played a strategic role in the Cold discovered and every year volunteer cave explorers uncover War. Ellsworth Air Force Base, located on the city’s east side, an average of three new miles. Jewel Cave got its name from was one of the facilities whose mission was to maintain the calcite crystals that glitter when the cave is illuminated. and launch the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Exhibits on cave formation, exploration and the history and Two of these sites, the Delta One Launch Control Facility discovery of Jewel Cave are available at the Visitor Center, and the Delta Nine Launch Facility, have been preserved as along with a bookstore and film about the cave. a National Historic Site to provide visitors with a unique Cold War history lesson.

52 miles southwest of Rapid City – U.S. Hwy/16. Headquarters located on the south side of Interstate 90 at exit 131. Visitor Center Open daily / year-round Visitor Contact Station open Monday through Friday (Winter) 8 am - 5:30 pm June to mid-August 8 am to 4:30 pm, 7 days per week (Summer) Hours vary mid-August through May Guided tours available. Call for tour times and reservations. Tour times and prices vary; see website and call to confirm. Light For more information, call 605-433-5552 jacket and sturdy shoes recommended. Tours available on a or go online to nps.gov/mimi. first-come, first-served basis. For more information call 605-673-8300 or go online to nps.gov/jeca.

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Custer State Park

Custer State Park 28 miles southwest of Rapid City – U.S. Hwy/16A and S.D. Hwy/36. Custer’s expedition discovered gold here in 1874. You’ll find Peter Norbeck Visitor Center so much to treasure, you’ll wonder why he didn’t stay right Hours vary early and late season. here. At 71,000 acres, Custer State Park is one of the nation’s 8 am - 8 pm daily Memorial Day through Labor Day largest state parks and is famous for its bison herd, a variety Wildlife Station Visitor Center of wildlife, scenic drives, historic sites, visitor centers, fishing Opens third weekend in May and closes end of September lakes, resorts, campgrounds and interpretive programs. The Hiking trails, visitor centers, lakes, concessions, activities, park also offers miles of hiking trails for guests to explore, campground and lodging. ranging in length and difficulty. Maps and other sources of For more information, call 605-255-4515, 605-255-4464 information about hiking, mountain biking and horse trails may or go online to custerstatepark.com. be obtained at the park’s visitor centers. Custer State Park also offers safaris, hayrides and restaurants.

Devils Tower State Park National Monument That sacred stillness you feel here is real to generations A national movement to preserve and conserve began right who have come here to offer prayers and feel close to the here when Devils Tower was proclaimed the first national spirit of the mountain. Mato Paha or “Bear Mountain” is the monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Lakota name given to this site, formed millions of years ago. formation rises to 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, Separated from the rest of the Black Hills by more than a just across the South Dakota border in . Native mile, Bear Butte, a 1,200-foot tall geological formation, offers American Indian legend holds that the rock sprang up just an expansive view of its surroundings. An easy hike takes in time to save two girls from a bear. The fluted nature of the you around Bear Butte Lake. A more challenging hike takes rocks formed from the bear pawing at the rock. Devils Tower, you to the summit on a 1.8 mile-long trail. Today, the ancient formed by the intrusion of igneous material, is a sacred site for ceremonies of the past still take place at the mountain. many Native Americans and is enjoyed by hikers and climbers The mountain is a sacred place to the Lakota, Cheyenne for the activities offered at the monument. (Please note that the and all the indigenous tribes of the Northern Plains, whose asks climbers and hikers to refrain from respectfully undisturbed offerings can be seen in the pieces of activity inside the Tower Trail Loop for the month of June.) colorful cloth, tied bundles and pouches left behind.

107 miles northwest of Rapid City – U.S. Hwy/14 and W.Y. Hwy/24. 35 miles northwest of Rapid City – S.D. Hwy/79. Monument open daily / year-round Park open daily / year-round Visitor Center hours: Education Center open 8 am - 6 pm May to September 8 am - 7 pm Summer Hiking trails, visitor center, lake and campground. 9 am - 4 pm Winter For more information, call 605-347-5240 Hiking trails, climbing, evening program and campground. or go online to gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/bear-butte. For more information, call 307-467-5283 or go online to nps.gov/deto.

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Roughlock Falls Nature Area

Approximately 50 miles northwest of Rapid City – Roughlock Falls Scenic Byway U.S. Hwy/14A. Nature Area Open daily / year-round during daylight Picture perfect doesn’t begin to describe the power of this Access limited December to March landscape. Overflowing the limestone cliffs of Spearfish Hiking trails and picnic area. Canyon, the Roughlock Falls flow from the Little Spearfish For more information, call 605-584-3896 or go online to Creek. The spectacular sight is a prime view for gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/roughlock-falls. photographers, so much so that the cinematographers of “Dances with Wolves” decided to film final scenes here. The nature area offers bird watching, wildlife viewing, fishing and picnicking. Due to limited upper lot parking, hiking the beautiful one-mile trail from the lower trailhead is encouraged.

George S. Mickelson Trail Angostura Recreation Area The adventure of your life just might be found on a friendly, Take a surprisingly beachy side trip – 36 miles of shoreline well-maintained trail. Built on an abandoned railroad line, the promise sunbathing, picnicking, dive-worthy fun at one of Mickelson Trail spans 109 miles from the Northern Black Hills the few large reservoirs in western South Dakota. Angostura to the southernmost point. Hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders Reservoir is known for its crystal waters, excellent camping, and runners love the low-grade trail which takes them through sandy beaches and fine fishing. This portion of the Cheyenne ponderosa forests, the granite peaks of Deadwood Gulch and River was originally set aside for irrigation but has grown into a the long prairie grasses and rolling foothills of the Cheyenne major recreation spot. With three marina locations, recreation River Valley. Ruins of old mines, granite tunnels, towering and concession services are easily available, including access railroad trestles and cold mountain creeks are all an integral to 155 boat slots and a beach club with rental lodges and an part of the Mickelson Trail. outdoor pool.

27 miles west of Rapid City – U.S. Hwy/385. 70 miles southeast of Rapid City – S.D. Hwy/79 and U.S. Hwy/385. Trail open daily / year-round Open daily / year-round Trailheads, services available. Lake, campground, concessions, interpretive and education activities. For more information, call 605-584-3896 For more information, call 605-745-6996 or go online to mickelsontrail.com. or go online to gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/angostura.

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ADVENTURES IN THE BLACK HILLS Black Hills Scenic Drives

The Black Hills of South Dakota are full of family-friendly adventures, outdoor recreation and parks, monuments and memorials, like Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park. Here families can enjoy sightseeing, wildlife viewing, camping, hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding, canoeing, mountain biking or just reconnecting.

BELLE Northern Hills DEVILS TOWER FOURCHE NATIONAL MONUMENT

34 Badlands East 79 SPEARFISH Southern Hills 34 Black Hills Drives SPEARFISH STURGIS CANYON Custer State Park ITINERARY MI HRS 14A 14A BEAR BUTTE STATE PARK Rapid City to Badlands 50 1:00 DEADWOOD Rapid City to Belle Fourche 55 1:00 Rapid City & Rapid City to Crazy Horse 40 :50 Central Hills Rapid City to Custer 45 1:00 Rapid City to Custer State Park 28 :45 Rapid City to Deadwood 45 1:00

Rapid City to Devils Tower 107 1:45 385 Rapid City to Hill City 27 :40 MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Rapid City to Hot Springs 59 1:15 RAPID CITY Rapid City to Jewel Cave 52 1:00 RAPID CITY Rapid City to Keystone 22 :35 REGIONAL 44 AIRPORT BADLANDS Rapid City to Mt. Rushmore 25 :35 NATIONAL PARK

Rapid City to Spearfish 45 :50 44 Rapid City to Sturgis 30 :35 PINE RIDGE Rapid City to Wall 50 1:00 16 INDIAN RESERVATION HILL CITY Rapid City to Wind Cave 65 1:30 MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL 79 244 KEYSTONE 16 IRON MTN. RD. 40 87 HWY.16a CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL Black Hills Scenic Drives 89 36 40 CUSTER 16a ITINERARY MI HRS Badlands Loop (with stops) 30 2:00 16 CUSTER STATE PARK Needles Highway 20 1:00 JEWEL CAVE NATIONAL 385 Iron Mountain Road 17 :45 MONUMENT Custer State Park Wildlife Loop 15 :45 Mt. Rushmore to Badlands 95 2:00 87 WIND CAVE Mt. Rushmore to Crazy Horse 15 :30 NATIONAL PARK 79 Mt. Rushmore to Devils Tower 137 3:00 Mt. Rushmore to Jewel Cave 27 :45 Mt. Rushmore to Wind Cave 43 1:15

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Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

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Reptile Gardens

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WILDLIFE SAFARI ARTS & CULTURE Morning: Early Morning: City of Presidents and Art Alley, Stop at Reptile Gardens, Guiness Book of World Records Downtown Rapid City holder for the world’s largest reptile zoo, to interact with an Spend the morning walking through The City of Presidents, impressive collection of reptilian friends. Enjoy animal shows a series of life-size bronze statues honoring our American and a botanical garden. Open seasonally. presidential legacy. Also see Art Alley, a downtown alleyway painted with a number of eclectic murals. Mid-Morning/Afternoon: Bear Country USA Bear Country USA is a drive-through wildlife park where you can Late Morning: Dahl Arts Center take a leisurely three-mile loop to view North American mammals The Dahl Arts Center has a variety of art, from portraiture to including black bears, elk, cougars, bighorn sheep, buffalo and more. landscape paintings. It also houses exhibits of music and film. Open seasonally. Noon: Lunch and Shopping Downtown Afternoon: Custer State Park Wildlife Loop After exploring the Dahl, take a stroll through historic See the roaming buffalo and other wildlife of Custer State downtown Rapid City for a cozy lunch and unique shopping Park, approximately 28 miles from Rapid City. The 18-mile at several local galleries and boutiques. Wildlife Loop Road winds around the southern edge of the park and offers up close views of the park’s wildlife. Return to Early Afternoon: Memorial Park Rapid City along the Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway Enjoy a walk on the Memorial Park Promenade, a grand where you’ll wind through granite needles, stone tunnels and boulevard walkway flanked by majestic trees and illuminated pigtail bridges. Buffalo Jeep Safari tours are available. by light, or discover the history on display in Memorial Park by viewing the exhibit of actual segments of the Berlin Wall and two tank traps, in addition to the Legacy Statue and Veterans Memorial.

Late Afternoon: Apex Gallery The Apex Gallery rotates both classic and contemporary exhibits from internationally recognized artists and scientists.

Evening: Watch and Listen After a busy day of the arts, listen to a performance from the Black Hills Symphony or visit the Black Hills Community Theatre or for their latest production.

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Wind Cave National Park

BLACK HILLS HARD HAT TOUR NATIVE AMERICAN DISCOVERY Morning: Museum of Geology Early Morning: Bear Butte State Park The Museum of Geology is home to more than 250,000 Located approximately 35 miles north of Rapid City, Bear vertebrate fossils and 6,000 minerals with origins in the Butte State Park is a geological wonder and place of worship Black Hills. for many Native American tribes. Visitors are asked to be respectful of worshippers and their religious practices. Mid-Morning: Black Hills Gold Factory Tour Learn more about the gold rush history of the area and see Mid-Morning: The Journey Museum how Black Hills Gold jewelry is created with a free tour of the & Learning Center Mount Rushmore Black Hills Gold Factory. Take a tour of The Journey Museum & Learning Center in downtown Rapid City.This unique museum will show you the Late Morning: Black Hills Caverns history of the “Paha Sapa”(Lakota for Black Hills). Black Hills Caverns offer an interactive mining experience where you can learn to identify Black Hills minerals and fossils. Noon: Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries Open seasonally. Enjoy a delightful lunch in historic downtown topped off by shopping at Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries, where you’ll Early Afternoon: Big Thunder Gold Mine find fine Native American arts and crafts. Located near the mining town of Keystone, visitors can tour this authentic 1890s gold mine and learn about the Gold Rush Early Afternoon: Sioux Pottery from expert guides. Open seasonally. Sioux Pottery displays and sells traditionally designed and hand-crafted pottery by Native American artists. Enjoy a free Late Afternoon: Spelunking Cave Tour factory tour. Complete with a hard hat and headlamp, you can conclude your Black Hills caving experience with a spelunking tour of Evening: Crazy Horse Memorial or Jewel Cave National Monument, the third Crazy Horse Memorial is an ongoing mountain carving that is longest cave in the world. Reservations required for this tour. a tribute to tribes everywhere. The Indian Museum of North America, located within the complex, showcases authentic items donated from Native Americans all over the United States and Canada. Enjoy the Legends in Light Laser Light Show (seasonally).

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Art Alley

RAPID CITY IN ONE DAY Early Morning Begin your day in Rapid City by learning about the history and the culture of the area with a stop at The Journey Museum & Learning Center, where you will take an incredible trek through time. Interactive exhibits and dramatic displays present examples of rocks, fossils, artifacts and memorabilia allowing each individual to experience the history of the “Paha Sapa” through sight, sound and touch.

Mid-Morning Make the short trip to downtown Rapid City to explore a variety of local shops, including Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries, where you’ll find Native American arts and crafts, as well as a fine art gallery and gift shop. Head across the street to Main Street Square to watch the dancing fountains in the summer or ice skate in the winter. From there, venture to Art Alley between 6th and 7th streets where you’ll discover exploding colors of free-spirited artistic expression. From here, wander over to the Dahl Arts Center which features revolving exhibits, along with a cyclorama mural of the first 200 years of U.S. history.

Noon After working up an appetite, enjoy lunch downtown Downtown Rapid City where you can satisfy any craving. Once you’ve refueled and reenergized, take the self-guided tour of The City of Late Afternoon/Early Evening Presidents. If time permits, take a ride on the City View Trolley Enjoy the free attractions of Rapid City including the for a narrated tour of Rapid City, with stops at many of our Museum of Geology, Stavkirke Chapel in the Hills, the local attractions. Trolley tours are seasonal. Outdoor Campus-West, Storybook Island and .

Mid-Afternoon Evening Also tour the Sioux Pottery factory, where Sioux Indian For evening entertainment, try downtown Rapid City, Main artisans design hand-crafted pottery and share their craft with Street Square, Black Hills Community Theatre, Rushmore visitors, or check out the new Firehouse Wine Cellar or Hay Plaza Civic Center or go to VisitRapidCity.com for additional Camp Brewery. options.

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Mt. Rushmore Road Bike Path Civic Arena Denver St. 445 Martini Lounge 1 Barber Transportation Center 445 Mt. Rushmore Rd. (Bar/Pub) Civic Pedestrian Crossing 1 333 6th St. Center Center N. 4thStreet Alternative Fuel Coffee House N. 3rdStreet 2 18 3 Philadelphia St. 2 Black Hills Corporation 620 Main St. (Cafe) Trolley Stop (Summer Only) 625 9th St.

17 16 Arena Alternative Fuel Squared 3 Central High School 11 City of Presidents 512 Main St,Ste. 110 (Cafe) 3 631 Main St. Botticelli Ristorante Theatre Public Library 4 4 Dahl Arts Center 523 Main St. (Restaurant) 6 713 7th St. Brass Rail Lounge 5 New York Street Public Parking Downtown Visitor Information 624 Saint Joseph St. (Bar/Pub) 5 512 Main St., Ste. 100 Lot at 8th and Main (Free after 4 p.m. weekdays and weekends) Bully Blends Street 5th Lot at 6th and St. Joseph Central High School 908 Main St. (Coffee House/Restaurant) 6 6 Memorial Park & Pond 433 Mt. Rushmore Rd. The Corn Exchange (Free after 4 p.m. weekdays and weekends; 7 Ramp at 6th and Apolda 1st floor metered, 2 nd & 3 rd floor leased M-F) City Hall 727 Main St. (Restaurant) Skate Park 7 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 300 6th St. Curry Masala 8 8 Cornerstone Rescue Mission 510 Saint Joseph St. (Restaurant) Memorial 30 Main St. The Daily Grind 9 9 Performing Arts Center of 410 5th St. (Cafe) Pond Rapid City 615 Columbus St. Dakota Soda Company 10 Rapid Creek 10 Federal Court House 512 Main St., Ste. 130 (Restaurant) 515 9th St. Dakota Thyme 11 11 Journey Museum 502 Main St., Ste. 200 (Restaurant) 222 New York St. Delmonico Grill 12 Rapid Creek 12 Main Street Square 609 Main St. (Restaurant) East/West 526 Main St. Dublin Square 13 Memorial 13 Pennington County Court House 504 Mt. Rushmore Rd. (Bar/Pub) Park 315 Saint Joseph St. Elks Theatre 14 14 Pennington County Sheriff's Office 512 6th St. (Theatre) 300 Kansas City St. Enigma Restaurant (Adoba Hotel) 15 15 Pennington County Department 445 Mt. Rushmore Rd. (Restaurant) 300 300 of Fire/Emergency 10 Main St. 8.4mi Rapid City Firehouse Brewing Company 16 Omaha Street 44 Omaha Street Omaha Street 44 Regional Airport Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 610 Main St. (Restaurant & Theatre) 16 444 Mt. Rushmore Rd. West Blvd. 1st Street Ifrit's Hookah Lounge 17 22 Rapid City Chamber of Commerce

Mt. RushmoreRoad 17 725 Saint Joseph St. (Bar/Pub) 1 444 Mt. Rushmore Rd. 21 7 Independent Ale House Tuscany Square R.C. Convention and Visitors Bureau 18 5 18 625 Saint Joseph St. (Bar/Pizza) 1 444 Mt. Rushmore Rd. Manchego 19 Rapid City Police Department 502 Main St. (Restaurant) 19 Rapid Street 300 Kansas City St. Murphy’s Pub & Grill 20 Apolda Street Rapid City Public Library 510 9th St. (Bar/Pub) 20 610 Quincy St. 2nd Street East Blvd. Paddy O’Neills Pub & Casino 5th Street School Administration Building 21 21 523 6th St. (Bar/Pub) Pedestrian Alley 300 6th St. Sanford's Grub & Pub 22 9 School of Mines Information Center 306 7th St. (Restaurant/Pub) 5 28 11 22 520 Kansas City St. Seattle’s Best Cafe 1 Social Security Office 23 6 1 6 12 19 7 8 23 523 6th St. (Cafe) 15 2 16 310 11 15 605 Main St. Ste. 201 Tally's Silver Spoon 24 24 United States Post Office 530 6th St. (Restaurant) Main Street Main Street Main Street 500 East Boulevard 9th Street 6th Street 3rd Street Thirsty's 1st Street YMCA 819 Main St. (Restaurant & Bar) 25 20 25 13 7 3 1223 4 3 4 25 815 Kansas City St. (Fitness) 500 14 500 Vino 100 & Tinder Box 27 520 7th St. (Specialty) 26 10 Art Alley 24 Wine Cellar Restaurant 26 2 21 27 12 14 513 6th St. (Restaurant) 5 23 24 8 5 8 Wobbly Bobby Financial/ATM Locations 510 Main St. (Bar/Pub) 28 1000 Saint Joseph St. 800 Saint Joseph St. 400 Saint Joseph St. 100 2nd Street 4th Street 7th Street West Blvd. East Blvd. BankWest 16 17 15 18 13 1 311 Omaha St. Black Hills Community Bank 2 840 Mt. Rushmore Rd. Shopping Locations Black Hills Federal Credit Union 2 15 22 14 19 3 225 Main St. Dacotah Bank DOWNTOWN SHOPPING DISTRICT Kansas City Street Kansas City Street Kansas City Street 4 125 Main St. 5th Street 3rd Street 5 First Interstate Bank

Mt. RushmoreRoad 333 West Blvd. TUSCANY SQUARE 25 6 First National Bank 4 632 Main St. First Western Federal Savings 20 9 7 402 Main St. 8 Great Western Bank Lodging Quincy Street Quincy Street Quincy Street 14 Saint Joseph St. 9th Street 6th Street 9 Highmark Federal Credit Union 13 725 5th St. Adoba Eco Hotel (Formerly the Radisson) 1 10 Kahler Financial Group 445 Mt. Rushmore Rd. Presidents Statue Locations 1010 9th St. Hotel Alex Johnson 2 MAIN ST. & 9TH ST. MAIN ST. & 8TH ST. MAIN ST. & 7TH ST. MAIN ST. & 6TH ST. Main Street Square Shops 523 6th St. 2 11 512 Main St. (ATM) Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn JAMES BUCHANAN JOHN F. KENNEDY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Schilling Wealth Management 3 TEDDY ROOSEVELT MARTIN VAN BUREN 12 505 N 5th St. 900 JAMES MONROE GEORGE H.W. BUSH 726 Saint Joseph St. Columbus Street FRANKLIN PIERCE Howard Johnson Inn & Suites WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT LYNDON JOHNSON 7th Street ABRAHAM LINCOLN ANDREW JACKSON Security First Bank 950 North St. 4 13 805 5th St. 9 MAIN ST. & 5TH ST. MAIN ST. & 4TH ST. ST. JOE ST. & 9TH ST. ST. JOE ST. & 8TH ST. Town House Motel 5 UBS Financial Services, Inc. 210 Saint Joseph St. HERBERT HOOVER ULYSSES GRANT WARREN G. HARDING 14 726 Saint Joseph St. HOSPITAL JOHN TYLER FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT JAMES GARFIELD ZACHARY TAYLOR HARRY TRUMAN US Bank (2 Locations) CALVIN COOLIDGE BENJAMIN HARRISON MILLARD FILLMORE WILLIAM H. HARRISON 15 701 Saint Joseph St. 10 CHESTER A. ARTHUR WILLIAM MCKINLEY WOODROW WILSON Destination Rapid City H 16 Wells Fargo 512 Main Street, Suite 100 South Street 1.3mi ST. JOE ST. & 7TH ST. ST. JOE ST. & 6TH ST. ST. JOE ST. & 5TH ST. ST. JOE ST. & 4TH ST. 825 Saint Joseph St. 16 GEORGE WASHINGTON DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER GROVER CLEVELAND DowntownRapidCity.com RONALD REAGAN JAMES POLK RUTHERFORD B. To Mt. Rushmore GERALD FORD ANDREW JOHNSON RICHARD NIXON HAYES WILLIAM J. CLINTON JIMMY CARTER GEORGE W. BUSH

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444 MT. RUSHMORE RD. N. O f F f i 10 State l DAHL ARTS CENTER O L D Jewel Cave d OPEN M TO F 8AM - 5PM l . Park i D 11 V Rushmore National Monument W MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY L Thunderdome 1-800-487-3223 B N Hockey Arena 12 APEX GALLERY THE GOLF O 1-605-718-8484 R Wind Cave T CLUB AT C A National 13 THE CITY OF PRESIDENTS VISITRAPIDCITY.COM A C RED ROCK T Park R 14 THE JOURNEY MUSEUM O 16 N 79 B 15 WEST BOULEVARD AND DOWN- L V D TOWN HISTORIC DISTRICTS . HOT 16 RAPID CITY VISITOR SPRINGS INFORMATION CENTER

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