Welcome to South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State. Here you will find national treasures like world-famous Mount Rushmore, the scenic Black Hills, the Badlands and an underground wilderness of caves. We have the Missouri River that you can find hours of recreation on. Along with this there is plenty of history to explore. There are frontier ports, historic homes and civil war festivals. you can even see Native American powwows. There are trail rides, chuckwagon suppers, and rodeos. If inside activities are for you, then visit our museums. We have the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, The Dacotah Prairie Museum, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society.

Here you can tour the two original restores homes of the Ingalls family. Visit the Mount Moriah Cemetery, this is National Historic Landmark and final resting-place of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Come visit us in South Dakota and discover why we are called the Mount Rushmore State.

We thank you for choosing South Dakota Travel Guide to plan your next vacation, and hope that your time spent in South Dakota is both enjoyable and refreshing.