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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Rapid City

9 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Rapid City, South Dakota

Updated December 13, 2021

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Hotel Alex Johnson

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

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Chapel In The Hills

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

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Cosmos Mystery Area

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

Rapid City, South Dakota

Art Alley

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

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Depression Era Dinosaur Park

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

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Firehouse Brewing Co.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Rapid City, South Dakota

The Rapid City Presidents

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

Rapid City, South Dakota

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Monument

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Firehouse Brewing Co.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

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McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Monument

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7 Inexplicably Huge Animals in South Dakota

One of the great resources of the Mount Rushmore State is millions and millions of years old: fossils. The state has long had pride of place in the paleontology world for the dinosaurs and mammoths that have been excavated there. And that history seems to have provided inspiration for the state's menagerie of massive megafauna. Here are some of our favorite places that celebrate dinosaurs, huge animal art installations, mammoths, and ... a prairie dog? As the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore America’s wonders. If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask.

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