Top attractions in South Dakota

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38 attractions

1Crazy Horse Memorial Landmark · 5 mi from Custer, SD220Kreaders a year2Black Elk Peak Mountain · 5 mi from Hill City, SD47Kreaders a year3Mount Rushmore National Memorial National Memorial · 2 mi from Keystone, SD1.9Mvisitors 20254Custer State Park State park · 9 mi from Custer, SD38Kreaders a year5Corn Palace Stadium & arena · in Mitchell, SD37Kreaders a year6Badlands National Park National Park · 2 mi from Interior, SD1.1Mvisitors 20257Lake Oahe Lake · 37 mi from Draper, SD20Kreaders a year8Wind Cave National Park National Park · 7 mi from Pringle, SD606Kvisitors 20259Mammoth Site, Hot Springs Museum · in Hot Springs, SD13Kreaders a year10Black Hills National Forest National forest · in Custer, SD11Kreaders a year11Bedrock City Theme park · in Custer, SD10Kreaders a year12Traverse Gap Park & preserve · 26 mi from Big Stone City, SD9.1Kreaders a year13Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark Ancient site · in Wounded Knee, SD7.7Kreaders a year14Black Hills Central Railroad Scenic railway · in Hill City, SD7.3Kreaders a year15Dinosaur Park Museum · in Rapid City, SD7.3Kreaders a year16Minuteman Missile National Historic Site National Historic Site · 9 mi from Interior, SD102Kvisitors 202517Jewel Cave National Monument National Monument · 12 mi from Custer, SD111Kvisitors 202518Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Stadium & arena · in Rapid City, SD6.6Kreaders a year19Terry Peak Ski Area Ski area · 3 mi from Lead, SD3.7Kreaders a year20South Dakota Air and Space Museum Museum · in Box Elder, SD3.7Kreaders a year21Reptile Gardens Zoo & aquarium · in Colonial Pine Hills, SD3.3Kreaders a year22National Music Museum Museum · in Vermillion, SD2.6Kreaders a year23Redlin Art Center Museum · in Watertown, SD2.6Kreaders a year24Great Plains Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Sioux Falls, SD2.2Kreaders a year25Missouri National Recreational River National park site · 2 mi from Yankton, SD166Kvisitors 202526Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science Museum · in Sioux Falls, SD1.8Kreaders a year27Adams Museum & House Museum · in Deadwood, SD1.5Kreaders a year28Lemmon Petrified Park Museum · in Lemmon, SD1.1Kreaders a year29Bramble Park Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Watertown, SD1.1Kreaders a year30The Journey Museum and Gardens Garden · in Rapid City, SD80Kvisitors31International Vinegar Museum Museum · 44 mi from Watertown, SD32Pettigrew Home & Museum Museum · in Sioux Falls, SD33Lincoln Borglum Museum Museum · 2 mi from Keystone, SD34Porter Sculpture Park Museum · in Greenland Township, SD35McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum Garden · in Brookings, SD36Deer Mountain Village Ski area · 4 mi from Lead, SD37Kuhnert Arboretum Garden · in Aberdeen, SDBella Union Saloon Theatre · in Deadwood, SDClosed

How we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.