Visit our Lodging in Rapid City, SD near South Dakota Tourist Attractions
Located in the heart of Rapid City and near the beautiful Mt. Rushmore National Park, Country Inn & Suites lodging in Rapid City, SD is the perfect place to stay during your next Rapid City vacation. Our hotel is in close proximity to several popular downtown Rapid City attractions such as the President's Walk, Old McDonald's Farm, and the Rapid City Trolley Tour as well as the Rapid City Regional Airport. With its central location and comfortable amenities, this hotel near Mt. Rushmore is the perfect stop for those seeking South Dakota tourist attractions and more.
Rapid City attractions near our hotel include:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial 13000 SD Hwy 244 # 81, Keystone, SD 57751 One of the nation's most popular monuments, Mt Rushmore displays the faces of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Phone: (605) 574-2515 Distance: 35
Rapid City Trolley Tour 300 Sixth St, Rapid City, SD 57701 For just $1, this delightful Rapid City attraction takes visitors on a narrated tour of historical and modern Rapid City destinations. Each ticket is good all day for un-limited rides and pick-ups at each of the 15 stops. Phone: (605) 394-6631 Distance: 3.9
The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD 57701 This Rapid City museum chronicles the South Dakota history of the Sioux Indians, pioneers, archaeology, paleontology and more. Phone: (605) 394-6923 Distance: 2.4
Presidents Walk 631 Main St, Rapid City, SD 57701 Along the streets of downtown Rapid City, displayed on street corners and along the road are bronze statues of many of our nation's past presidents. A self-guided tour of this Rapid City attraction is free and open to all May through October. Phone: (605) 484-2162 Distance: 4
Jewel Cave 11149 US Highway 16, Bldg B12, Custer, SD 57730 This Rapid City attraction is a 142-foot long cave, which gets its name from numerous calcite crystals and gypsum deposits found along its walls. Enjoy daily self-guided tours. Phone: (605) 673-2288 Distance: 54
Bear Country U.S.A. 13820 South Hwy 16, Rapid City, SD 57702 This 250-acre, drive-through wildlife park is nestled in the Black Hills and offers visitors a personal encounter with black and grizzly bears, timber and arctic wolves, elk, big horned sheep, buffalo, foxes, otters and more. Phone: (605) 343-2290 Distance: 13.6
Deadwood 767 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732 This South Dakota destination is an authentic, old western town with many modern attractions, such as casino-style gambling, a variety of shopping and historic tours that teach visitors about the town's past. Phone: (800) 999-1876 Distance: 41.8
Other South Dakota tourist attractions include:
Black Hills and Badlands 80 mi.
Crazyhorse Mountain Memorial 40.5 mi
Wind Cave National Park 59.4 mi.
Rushmore Mall 0.6mi.
Golf Club at Red Rock 11.1 mi.
Storybook Island 5.7 mi.
Custer State Park 36.7 mi.
Reptile Gardens 18.8 mi.
Black Hill Playhouse 3.9 mi.
Wind Cave National Park 59. 4 mi.
Cosmos Mystery Area 21.5 mi.
Rushmore Cave 29.1 mi.
Mammoth Site 30.9 mi.
Evans Plunge 59 mi.
Spearfish Canyon 48.1 mi.
DC Booth Fish Hatchery 48.6 mi.
Rushmore Borglum Story 24.6 mi.
Winter sports (Snowmobile riding, cross-country skiing, down hill skiing)
Iron Mountain Road 26.2 mi.
Adams Museum 41.9 mi.
Black Hills Mining Museum 45.8 mi.
Mount Moriah Cemetery 41.5 mi.
Rapid City Regional Airport Distance: 15 miles
About Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota's second-largest city, rests amid the state's (and the country's) oldest mountain range - the Black Hills. This formation, with its abundant minerals and rugged terrain, has shaped much of the region's history. In fact, Rapid City's early prominence came from the Hills, although gold rather than rich mineral reserves generated the fame. Intent on seeking wealth, early prospectors defied government prohibitions against white settlements, which were enacted following hundreds of bloody conflicts with the indigenous Lakota. Although things have settled down in subsequent years, the area's natural beauty remains constant. More than 300 miles of streams (including Rapid Creek, which gave the town its name) thread through the Black Hills, making Rapid City a common jumping-off point for trout fishing. Hiking, mountain biking, and rock climbing also contribute to the town's status as one of South Dakota's most vibrant, most visited cities. And, of course, Mount Rushmore, a tribute to democracy and the American will, attracts folks with its monumental stature and impressive spectacle.
Did you know?
Except as portrayed by Hollywood, much of Western life in past centuries seems to have been lost. A few men, however, have stemmed the tide of forgetfulness. One of them was Badger Clark, born a minister's son and self-fashioned into a cowboy. Clark, through words, preserved the glorious impressions of wide-open spaces and rugged individuality and was named South Dakota's first poet laureate in 1937. Clark's most famous work is "A Cowboy's Prayer."
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