10 things to do near Rapid City South Dakota

1. Travel the wildlife loop in Custer state park near sunset.

2. Look at the sky at midnight to see thousands of stars

3. Listen to the silence. It is deep.

4. See the Badlands

5. See Mt Rushmore

6. See the Crazy horse memorial and watch the presentation

It shows the vision of one man still kept alive. if/when it is finished it will be the largest statue in the world at almost 600 feet. It is also informative to hear the Indian perspective: They were treated terribly. Not told. The history books don‘t say this.

7. Drive the long roads and admire the open spaces

8. Marvel at what it must have been like to be an Indian in this land or an early homesteader

9. See the minuteman missile silo

10. Dress for extreme weather: the badlands can be 120 F in the summer and 100 F below zero in the winter! Animals live outside

11. Go to Bear County