Mount Rushmore National Monument

This epic sculpture links the faces of four exalted American presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lincoln. The Black Hills provide the back-drop for Mount Rushmore, the world's greatest mountain carving. These 60-foot high faces, 500-feet up, look out over a setting of pine, spruce, birch and aspen in the clear western air. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot mountain in 1927. Creation of the Shrine of Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million.

Bear Country U.S.A.
13820 S. Hwy. 16
Rapid City, SD 57702     (605) 343-2290

Stay in your cage ... the animals roam free here!  This unique drive through wildlife park is home to the world's largest privately owned collection of American Black Bear. Visitors will also see Buffalo, Elk, Mountain Lions, Timber Wolves, Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goats, Reindeer and Grizzly Bear during their 3 mile drive through this beautiful park.

  Cosmos Mystery Area

(605) 343-9802

Located 17 miles south of Rapid City on US Hwy. 16.   The Cosmos is the strangest location in the Black Hills. Here the world is different, topsy-turvey with nothing in its normal position (including yourself). The laws of nature seem to have gone completely beserk, especially in the old mystery cabin. But to feel the pressure of the area against you is the most unusual feature of all, a physical experience you will never forget.  Balls roll uphill, no one stands straight, you can stand on the wall. Kids 11 and under free with parents. Open April to November. Summer hours: 7:00am to dusk. Off Season Hours: 9am - 5pm. 

  Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns
The only Cave on the road to Mt. Rushmore - (605) 342-2777
9 Miles south of Rapid City on Hwy. 16

Visit the Black Hills original crystal cave and experience the feeling of what many visitors claim as "walking through a giant geode."  You will be surrounded by crystal-lined floors, walls and ceilings with Dog-Tooth crystals as large as T-Rex teeth.

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June, July, August - 7am-7pm         May, Sept., Oct. - 8am-6pm