Places rbalevine Wants to Go

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

Up-close opportunities to see working birds of prey.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

The site of a minor battle might have been forgotten if not for one participant’s famous family and the death of a respected warrior.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

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

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

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

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

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

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.