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| Travel Guide for South Dakota With its massive human achievements being strikingly contrasted with the majestic natural wonders, and epic pieces of American history and heritage being amazingly encapsulated into edutaining exhibits and events, South Dakota holds an undeniably strong sense of place. The compelling and dramatically varied landscape is readily visible while you're driving along cross-state routes, especially those running east and west, such as I-90, and U.S. routes 12, 14, 18, and 212. From the rolling hills and sweeping prairies of the Great Plains in the eastern half of the state where herds of giant buffalo once roamed free to the opposite side of the Missouri River, where the Badlands National Park brings in an intense feel of moonscape and western towns feed off local legends, rich minerals and Hollywood-perfect settings of the pine-clad Black Hills, South Dakota is an ideal spot to get yourself closer to nature. The sheer volume of things to do in South Dakota, especially activities outdoors, are utterly staggering. Spending time enjoy the enthralling scenery is as easy as casting a line into some of the superlative fishing spots along the Missouri River, and hunting for your picks of big game or pheasants in the well-stocked national forests, parkland and grasslands. Backpacking, camping, hiking, and mountain biking opportunities in South Dakota are also second to none in the Midwest, given its many well-established state parks and recreation areas. South Dakota also does a great job of preserving what life was before the arrival of highways and railroads. Prehistoric traces and Native Americans' cultural heritage treasures are sprinckled all over the state. Excavations and remains found in the Badlands National Park, the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, and the Prehistoric Indian Village Museum and Archedome in Mitchell, are bound to enrapture even the most serious archaeologist and paleontologist. There are also wagonloads of Americana chronicling the tough exploration of the pioneers along the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, the turbulent history of gold rush, western outlaws, bloody battles for supremacy over the land and radical American Indian Movement, as well as the tempting Native American tradition and heritage. Highlights include the Journey Museum and Circle B Ranch in Rapid City, South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center and Museum of South Dakota State Historical Society in the historic capital city Pierre, Adams House and Ghosts of Deadwood Gulch Wax Museum in Deadwood, Middle Border Museum of American Indian & Pioneer Life in Mitchell, The Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center in Chamberlain, Siouxland Heritage Museums in Sioux Falls, the State Agricultural Heritage Museum in Brookings, the Kampeska Heritage Museum in Watertown, Heritage Hall Museum and Archives in Freeman, the High Plains Heritage Center Museum in Spearfish are also worthy of checking out. Although the southeastern part is home to Sioux Falls, the most populated and prosperous city of the state, some of South Dakota's choicest points of interests are to be found in the Badlands and Black Hills. Each of the classic South Dakota attractions is a full-blown tourist destination that suffices an entire vacation, such as the Badlands National Park for its daunting badlandscape, Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument for the mysterious speleothem formation, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and the Crazy Horse Memorial for the larger-than-life sculptures, and Custer State Park for free roaming bison and wild animals and varied landscape. Add the proximity of each other and fun diversions in their vicinity, such as Custer's Reetzs Old Fashion Ice Cream & Pie Shop, Rapid City's Flying T Chuckwagon Supper & Show, Reptile Gardens, Bear Country USA, Cosmo Mystery Area, Black Hills Maze & Amusements, and Ranch Amusement Park, this part of South Dakota allows you to take in the state's tourist offerings at their most enjoyable. Also in the Black Hills on the I-90 corridor, you can happily check out the Bear Butte State Park and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Rally in the Motorcycle City USA, the historic homes, western bars, reenactments featuring Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, restored gaming halls as well as glitzy modern South Dakota casino hotels in Deadwood, the Black Hills Passion Play and Black Hills State University in Spearfish, and the Black Hills Mining Museum, and Deer Mountain and Terry Peak Ski Areas in Lead. South Dakota hotels are also nicely represented in this region. The Midwestern hospitality, to be enjoyed in settings as varied as log cabins and lodges designed for fishermen and hunters, secluded South Dakota bed and breakfast inns for the very most special romantic getaways in quaint country charm, full-service hotels in Rapid City SD for both the business travelers and leisure tourists convenience and South Dakota casino hotels and resorts serving as the most sprawling platform as far as the wild west lodging experience is concerned, is always exceptional. Add the more contemporary appeal and pleasure of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is quite a made-to-order destination fitting into every tourists tastes. While in Sioux Falls, the Falls Park, with the legendary namesake waterfalls as well as a great wealth of facilities for family-outing fun, is definitely a must, as are the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum, Wild Water West Waterpark/Family Amusement Park, Performance Car Museum, Old Courthouse Museum, and the St. Joseph's Cathedral. Sioux Falls hotels cannot be beat when it comes to accessibility and affordability. Most Sioux Falls hotels and motels are to be found within the loop bounded by I-90, I-29 and I-229, from where the Sioux Falls Regional Airport and the city center are both readily accessible. Among the best chosen selection of Sioux Falls hotels, properties residing next to the city's most scenic spot, like the Holiday Inn Sioux Falls-City Centre near Falls Park, the Sheraton Sioux Falls And Convention Center between the Elmwood Golf Course and Terrace Park, win over. South Dakota travel guide is copyrighted. 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