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There is an abundance of outdoor activities in South Dakota including hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Gambling is legal and there are casinos in Wildwood and on each of the Indian Reservations. The small town of Sturgis near the Black Hills hosts the famous Sturgis motorcycle rally every August. It attracts over 100,000 motorcycle riders each year. More than 100 museums and cultural centers can be found across South Dakota depicting and preserving the state's culture and heritage. The monument at Mount Rushmore, completed in 1939, is one of the largest sculptures ever created. East of the Missouri, the state is extremely flat with endless grasslands and gently rolling prairies. One can easily imagine millions of giant buffalo roaming these great plains in endless herds. This used to be the fertile hunting ground of the Dakota, also known as the Lakota, the Nakota or the Sioux. The movie "Dancing with Wolves" was filmed entirely in South Dakota. To the west of the river, the land becomes hilly and interspersed with dramatic buttes. On the western edge of the state, The Black Hills rise dramatically out of the plains as an isolated mountain range. Southeast of them lies the fabulously eroded landscape known as the Badlands. Many South Dakota attractions are concentrated on the western border of the state. Badlands National Park contains many spectacular rock formations and is full of wildlife like bison, coyote, prairie dogs and antelope. In the nearby Black Hills, Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument contain many wonderful rock formations and can be toured. Custer State Park has the largest bison herd in the US with over 1500 animals. They and many other animals can be viewed from a scenic drive. |
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| Crazy Horse Monument |
National Museum of Woodcarving |
Broken Boot Gold Mine | ||
| Custer, South Dakota | Custer, South Dakota | Deadwood, South Dakota | ||
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| Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary | The Mammoth Site | Badlands Petrified Gardens | ||
| Hot Springs, South Dakota | Hot Springs, South Dakota | Kadoka, South Dakota | ||
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| Beautiful Rushmore Cave |
President's Alpine Slide |
Homestake Gold Mine Visitor Center | ||
| Keystone, South Dakota | Keystone, South Dakota | Lead, South Dakota | ||
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| Corn Palace | Dakota Discovery Museum | Enchanted World Doll Museum | ||
| Mitchell, South Dakota | Mitchell, South Dakota | Mitchell, South Dakota | ||
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| Prairie Homestead | Old MacDonald's Farm | Reptile Gardens | ||
| Philip, South Dakota | Rapid City, South Dakota | Rapid City, South Dakota | ||
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