Everyone knows about Mount Rushmore and Badlands, so let's get off the beaten path and discover some of the more unique things to see in good ol' SD!
Wall Drug Store
This place is famous for its weird and wonderful gifts and its iconic jackalope to giant dinosaurs. If you are a honeymooner, veteran, priest, hunter, or truck driver, you can also get free coffee and donuts! Tip: Ask for their special—ice water.
See MoreThe World's Only Corn Palace
This place gets a new facade every year inspired by corn!
See MoreSkeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
You're heading west when you come across a skeleton man taking his skeleton dino for a walk. No, you're not hallucinating. You can't stop here, but there are a couple ghost towns worth checking out nearby: Okaton and Capa.
See MoreSpearfish Canyon
Maybe not a hidden gem, but if you're going to be in the area already, definitely visit Spearfish Canyon.
See MoreRoughlock Falls Road
These falls are part of the Spearfish Canyon loop. From Spearfish, take 14A (Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway) to Savoy. The trail begins near Spearfish Canyon Lodge. The trail is accessible from the lodge parking lot.
See MoreSpearfish Falls
An absolutely stunning place to see.
See MoreDevils Gulch
This is a really beautiful area that often gets overlooked located in Garretson. This is famous as the ravine where Jesse James made an "impossible" jump to evade capture.
See MoreHotel Alex Johnson Rapid City, Curio Collection by Hilton
Don't mind ghost hosts? Built in 1927 by a railroad tycoon, this haunted hotel is known as one of America's oldest (and spookiest) hotels. Hotel Alex Johnson hosted six U.S. Presidents from Calvin Coolidge to Ronald Reagan, but it is most famous for being the on-location home for Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant during the filming of the 1959 classic "North by Northwest."
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BookFirehouse Brewing Company
The oldest operating brewery in South Dakota is inside this historic firehouse.
See MoreArt Alley
This brick-paved alley runs from Sixth to Seventh Streets between Main and St. Joseph in Rapid City. Art Alley is covered with the works of street artists, from amateur to professional, on every surface!
See MoreDinosaur Park
This dino park dedicated in 1936 is a frozen-in-time look at what paleontologists thought dinosaurs looked like. These not-so-accurate depictions will leave a smile on your face...just like some of the dinos here!
See MoreChapel In the Hills
Wait. Are we in SD or Norway? This replica stave church was built by a Lutheran minister in 1969 and is constructed almost entirely out of wood.
See MoreThunderhead Falls
A 600-foot waterfall inside a mountain. You don't see that every day.
See MoreHot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills
Do something out of the ordinary!
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BookHippie Hole
This is a really cool hike. Take the short version from Battle Creek off of South Rockerville Road or challenge yourself with the hike which begins off Highway 40. Getting there is rewarding! Jump in and float in the pool!
See MoreHall of Records
This feels very "National Treasure." Did you know that hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history? They are sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault...unless Nic Cage found them already.
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