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Family FavoriteStorybook Island
No admission feeFree 8.5-acre children's park in Rapid City with storybook-themed play sculptures, a train ride and a carousel.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Chapel in the Hills
Step inside a carved wooden replica of Norway's Borgund stave church, set among ponderosa pines in the Black Hills.
3788 Chapel Ln · Rapid City, SD
About Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills is an exact replica of the Borgund stave church in Norway, dedicated in 1969 and built from blueprints supplied by Norway's Department of Antiquities. Its woodcarvings were made by Norwegian carver Erik Fridstrom with Rapid City resident Helge Christiansen. On the grounds you can follow a prayer walk, see an 1876 log cabin museum built by a Norwegian immigrant, and stop at the grass-roofed visitor center.
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