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Hill City, S.D.
Hill City is known as the geological and archaeological center of the Black Hills.
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Hill City, S.D. Details
A few miles north of Custer and the Crazy Horse Memorial, Hill City, S.D., offers many attractions for the history buff. The town is home to Teddy Bear Town, the country's largest collection of teddy bears; the Museum at Black Hills Institute has "STAN," the most complete T-Rex fossil ever found. If you are interested in trains, visit the Train Museum or take a two-hour ride on The 1880 Train, the oldest operating tour train in the country. Stay at the Alpine Inn, Double Diamond Ranch, or any of the other B&Bs, hotels and campgrounds that fill the town. Catch a barbecue dinner at the Circle B Chuckwagon, complete with live bluegrass entertainment, and a pre-dinner Circle B Gunfight for the kids. Other local eats include the Bumpin' Buffalo Bar and Grill, the Mangy Moose Saloon, and the Prairie Berry Winery. Hill City was one of the first towns established during the Black Hills gold rush of the 1970s. Once the gold rush ended, the town enjoyed a brief tin-mining boom. When the Black Hills Central Railroad established its first commuter line in the 1950s, tourism revived the region. Today, Hill City is known as the geological and archaeological center of the Black Hills, due to the large number of archaeological and geological discoveries that have been made in the region.
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The 1880 Train
This scenic railroad makes a 20-mile round trip from Hill City to Keystone and back.
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Hill City, S.D.
Just about 20 minutes northwest of Mount Rushmore is Hill City, S.D., a quaint town found in South Dakota's Black Hills.
2.8 mi away
State Road 244
State Road 244 is the only road that leads right to the entrance of Mount Rushmore.
3.3 mi away
Keystone, S.D.
Of all the towns nearby Mount Rushmore, Keystone is the closest.
3.3 mi away
Harney Peak North Trail
This is the harder and less-traveled route up Harney Peak.
