Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

This is one really big nut.