Things to do in Black Hills

Take a helicopter tour over the Black Hills for aerial views of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park.

Guided walking tours through a historic cave system of crystal formations near Rapid City.

Free hilltop park with seven WPA-era concrete dinosaur sculptures overlooking Rapid City.

Fossil and dinosaur museum in the Black Hills with real T. rex skulls and mineral displays.

A Black Hills adventure park built around a 90-year-old show cave, with a mountain coaster, zipline and 7-D ride.

Narrated day-long van tours of the Black Hills, including Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park.

Indoor family entertainment center in Rapid City with race karts, go-karts, bumper cars and laser tag.

A Sturgis museum of rare Saab automobiles and General Motors heritage cars spanning 1950 to 2011.

An iconic Wall, South Dakota roadside stop with free ice water, cowboy-themed shops, restaurants and a giant dinosaur.

Factory-direct retail shop for genuine Black Hills Gold jewelry near Mount Rushmore.

A working historic fish hatchery in Spearfish, South Dakota with free grounds, a museum, and fish rearing ponds.

Black Hills casino resort in Deadwood with an indoor water playland, gaming floor and two on-site restaurants.

Nonprofit-run bookstores inside Mount Rushmore National Memorial selling books, apparel and gifts about the monument.

Guided tours through a Black Hills show cave near Nemo, South Dakota, noted for its variety of crystal formations.

Wyoming county tourism commission promoting Newcastle, Upton and the western Black Hills.

A historic gold mine near Keystone offering guided underground tours and gold panning.

A KOA campground and lodge near Mount Rushmore with cabins, RV sites, pools and Black Hills activities.

A Black Hills RV park and campground near the west entrance of Custer State Park, with full-hookup sites and cabins.

Ride a vintage steam train on a scenic 20-mile round trip through South Dakota's Black Hills.

A drive-through wildlife park in the Black Hills featuring black bears and other North American animals.

A family-owned Black Hills winery known for sparkling wine, with a Main Street tasting room in Rapid City.

Sunrise hot air balloon flights over Custer State Park and the southern Black Hills.

Historic Black Hills gold-rush town with gaming halls, museums and Wild West heritage sites.

South Dakota's first brewpub, serving craft beer and Midwestern fare in a restored 1915 firehouse.

A wax museum near Mount Rushmore with lifelike figures of every U.S. president.

A free self-guided walking tour through historic sites in downtown Keystone.

A jewelry factory outside Rapid City offering a free tour of Black Hills Gold jewelry-making.

A downtown Rapid City trading post and gallery of Native American art, crafts and jewelry.

Free 8.5-acre children's park in Rapid City with storybook-themed play sculptures, a train ride and a carousel.

Gateway city to South Dakota's Black Hills, home to the City of Presidents statues, Main Street Square and Rapid City Trolleys.

Guided bus tours through the Black Hills to Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and a chuckwagon dinner show.

Veteran-owned helicopter sightseeing tours over Mount Rushmore, Black Elk Peak, and the Black Hills.

Full-day narrated van tours through the Black Hills hitting Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial and Needles Highway.

The official regional tourism association promoting travel across South Dakota's Black Hills and Badlands region.

Historic lodges and cabins spread across four locations inside Custer State Park in South Dakota's Black Hills.

A hands-on petting farm near Mount Rushmore with over 100 animals, pony rides and daily pig races.

Working glass studio near Mount Rushmore where artisans blow and lampwork glass on site.

ATV and UTV rental outfitter for guided backcountry trail riding near Keystone, South Dakota.

Free Wild West gunfight reenactments and the Trial of Jack McCall staged live on Deadwood's Historic Main Street.

Guided tour through the preserved second-floor rooms of a former Deadwood brothel that operated from 1876 to 1980.

The Black Hills' oldest history museum, with Wild West and gold rush artifacts tied to Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.

Scenic Black Hills air tours by small plane over Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial and Devils Tower.

Recreated 1880s Black Hills stagecoach town with over 50 buildings, western artifacts and a comic Old West show.

Southern Black Hills spa town with a historic sandstone downtown, mineral pools and Wind Cave nearby.

Black Hills science and mining center overlooking the 1,250-foot-deep Homestake Open Cut in Lead.

Main Street museum tracing motorcycle history with nearly 100 bikes dating back to 1907.

Black Hills gateway town between Devils Tower and Mount Rushmore in northeast Wyoming.

Badlands gateway town in western South Dakota, home to the famous Wall Drug Store.

Free public plaza in historic Deadwood hosting year-round concerts, movie nights, and Old West events.

The world's largest reptile collection, with snake and bird shows, a tropical Sky Dome, and botanical gardens near Rapid City.

Adventure park near Mount Rushmore with a scenic chairlift, alpine slide, zipline course, and aerial ropes park.

Private, small-group guided tours of Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and the Black Hills led by a former National Park Service ranger.

Sturgis, South Dakota's visitor bureau for trip planning around the Black Hills and the annual motorcycle rally.

A regional visitor guide for the southern Black Hills of South Dakota, covering Hot Springs, Custer and Hill City.

Catch summer collegiate baseball with the Spearfish Sasquatch at Black Hills Energy Stadium.

Federal museum of historic and contemporary Lakota art, housed within the Journey Museum complex.

Guided open-top Bronco tours through the Black Hills, visiting Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and backcountry trails.

Historic cafe and general store at the mouth of Spearfish Canyon, known for its Indian tacos.

An indoor black light mini golf course in Rapid City themed around decades of rock and roll.

An active fossil dig site and museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, showcasing dozens of Ice Age mammoth remains.

A free campus museum showcasing Black Hills dinosaur fossils, Badlands mammal remains and minerals.

A Keystone, SD museum on Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, with models, tools and a full-size replica of Lincoln's carved eye.