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World's
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Hot
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The
Mammoth Site Museum
is home to one of the world's greatest fossil treasures
on permanent display. Extremely educational and interesting,
this museum takes you back in time to when mammoths
roamed the prairie. www.mammothsite.com
Keystone
Since its completion in 1941, Mount Rushmore is one
of America's most inspiring symbols of democracy. Visit
the Mount Rushmore National
Memorial, which covers 1,246 acres, including
the Presidential Trail. Take a guided tour or check
out the Lincoln Borglum Museum. nps.gov/moru
Mitchell
The Enchanted World Doll Museum
offers excitement and education as you pass through
the doors of this English-style castle, complete with
moat, turrets and drawbridge. It's home to over 4,000
dolls set in approximately 400 different and unique
scenes. These antique and modern dolls are exhibited
in detailed dioramas depicting life in the early 1800s
and 1900s, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and Star Trek.
www.cornpalace.org
World's
Only Corn Palace is one of the strangest
structures you'll probably ever see. With turrets and
towers, the Palace features murals and multi-colored
ears of corn and bundles of grains and grasses. It takes
more than 3,000 bushels of corn to decorate the exterior.
www.cornpalace.org
Rapid
City
Journey Museum takes
you from the birth of the Black Hills through modern
times in an interactive, fun setting. It tells the complete
story of the Western Plains using four collections,
from the history of the Lakota people to the modern-day
scientists who are studying rock formations in the Black
Hills and Badlands. www.journeymuseum.org
Reptile
Gardens is home to 8 of the 10 most venemous
species of snakes - nowhere in the world can you see
so many of the world's most deadly snakes. Their collection
of reptiles is unrivaled - 200 species and subspecies
of reptiles. There's also beautiful birds and flora
exhibited, as well as a large tortoise exhibit. reptilegardens.com
Wall
Wall Drug, the infamous
drug store-turned-megastore located near the Badlands,
offers tasty local cuisine (try the buffalo burgers
or roast beef) and stores that specialize in souvenirs,
western wear and jewelry. And, yes, they still offer
the free ice water that made them famous. walldrug.com
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