South Dakota 50s Train Diner Restaurants Part of a tourist trap, it may be, but how often can you enjoy a burger and slice of strawberry
South Dakota Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Museums As if to underscore that these missile bases were truly in the middle of nowhere, a herd of cows and
South Dakota Window Trail Hiking The bluffs, spires, and gorges of the Badlands National Park are thanks to delicate rock which is easily eroded by wind
South Dakota Notch Trail Hiking Notch Trail is not for those afraid of heights. It doesn't help that the rope ladder to the butte shelf
South Dakota Cliff Shelf Nature Trail Hiking The Badlands National Park has a wealth of short hikes for visitors to enjoy. The Cliff Shelf Nature Trail is only
South Dakota Fossil Exhibit Trail Hiking Badlands National Park can get remarkably hot in the summer. Granted, it's no Death Valley, but the idea of an
South Dakota Sage Creek Campground Camping Buffalo may wander through Sage Creek Campground. Tent campers are warned that buffalo may try to scratch themselves against the
South Dakota Bear Country USA Oddities No, we cannot get enough of bears. Sure, we saw a couple back in Glacier, but when we were driving
South Dakota Wall Drug Oddities Wall Drug is the consummate tourist trap. If you have come within 100 miles of this massive commercial compound, you
South Dakota Pig Out Shotgun While driving down I-90, we encountered this truck load of incredibly adorable piglets. They will be bacon one day.
South Dakota Guard Dog Shotgun If you are going to leave your dog in the car, this is the way to do it: in an
South Dakota Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center Oddities When most mines are shut down, they are sealed up and abandoned. When the second largest gold mine in the
South Dakota Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Road Trip Adventures As is noted by local reporters: this was a record low year for accidents. Congratulations? I guess all those creepy
South Dakota Adams Museum Museums Adams Museum in the gem in the crown of Deadwood, South Dakota. Most every other part of this tourist town
South Dakota Deadwood, South Dakota Road Trip Adventures Fortunes were made here. Celebrities died here. The legend endures but the experience of Deadwood, South Dakota is
South Dakota Tri-State Museum Museums Next to the Geographic Center of the Nation (or, at least, its monument) is the Tri-State Museum. This one-room collection of
South Dakota Geographic Center of the Nation Oddities I had always thought the center of the nation was was Kansas. Yet, there is a contender for the title. In driving