Discover best things to do in Black Hills, South Dakota including Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Needles Highway, Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, Wind Cave National Park, Rapid City, Badlands, and Deadwood.
Plan the perfect family vacation to South Dakota through Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore, & the Black Hills using our Ultimate South Dakota Road Trip itinerary. Explore South Dakota’s must-see tourist attractions including the tunnels of Iron Mountain Road, the Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Spearfish Canyon, and Crazy Horse Memorial this summer on an amazing road trip to Mount Rushmore.
Planning a trip to South Dakota and looking for the best South Dakota attractions? Find our recommendations for the best things to do in South Dakota including Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, Badlands National Park, Spearfish Canyon, Deadwood, and more in this South Dakota tourism travel guide.
The landscape at Badlands is a photographer’s paradise and has plenty of magnificent photo opportunities presented by the Badlands. We have compiled this guide to photographing the Badlands for amateur photographers and is useful for every Badlands visitor to capture the beauty of this rugged landscape for eternity.
Grand Canyon, one of the natural wonders of the world, is incredibly beautiful but Badlands is breathtaking in a more surreal way. In this Badlands vs Grand Canyon post, I explain why Badlands provides a far richer experience than the Grand Canyon. Read now to find out more.
Located among Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore is the state’s premier tourist attraction. South Dakota is popularly called the Mount Rushmore State & the Memorial is visited by over 2 million visitors each year. Here is a detailed Mount Rushmore visitor guide including when to visit and things to do there.
Situated among Black Hills of South Dakota, Crazy Horse Memorial is a colossal unfinished sculpture that narrates the story of the Lakota people. It stands on the Thunderhead mountain and is being carved into hard granite. Read a detailed visitor guide for the Memorial including Who was Crazy Horse and things to do.
South Dakota is an unexpected treat for those who love to drive. The Mount Rushmore state is highly scenic with dramatic landscapes, interesting roadside attractions, and quirky towns spread across the area. Here are the absolute best of South Dakota scenic drives along with detailed guide to road tripping them.
There are so many great things to do in Custer State Park, South Dakota that we don’t know where to start. Hiking in Custer State Park and camping in Custer is excellent. You can also go horseback riding in Custer State Park or slowly drive the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park and look for wildlife.ormation.
Are you planning a road trip from Minneapolis to Mount Rushmore? The road through the cornfields is fun to drive but the awesome things to…