1South Dakota Air and Space Museum
Aviation museum in South Dakota, United States.
Attractions near Box Elder
Mount Rushmore National Memorial & 20 more attractions near Box Elder
21 notable places within 60 miles of Box Elder: 5 national park units, 2 ski areas, and the sights travelers look up most. South Dakota Air and Space Museum is inside Box Elder.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Terry Peak Ski Area
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Memorial · 23 mi southwest
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
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What’s around Box Elder
Orange: Box Elder. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
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Everything nearby
In Box Elder first, then the best known
The places inside Box Elder lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
3Crazy Horse Memorial
Mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills.
4Badlands National Park
National park in South Dakota, United States.
5Black Elk Peak
Tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
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7Wind Cave National Park
National park in South Dakota, USA.
8Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
National historic Site of the United States in South Dakota.
Jewel Cave National Monument
Cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA.
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Terry Peak Ski Area
Mountain in the Black Hills in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
The Journey Museum and Gardens
Archive organization in Rapid City, United States.
Parks and trails in Box Elder → · Box Elder’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
South Dakota Air and Space Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crazy Horse Memorial: Jeffreylcooke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Badlands National Park: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Custer State Park: Guimir, Public domain · Wind Cave National Park: USGS/USGov, Public domain · Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Spencer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mammoth Site, Hot Springs: Jeff the quiet, CC0 · Black Hills National Forest: Vocaro at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bedrock City: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hills Central Railroad: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Dinosaur Park: Minnesota Jones at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Rushmore Plaza Civic Center: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL · Reptile Gardens: Mark Goebel from Taos, New Mexico, USA, CC BY 2.0 · The Journey Museum and Gardens: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Borglum Museum: National Park Service, Public domain
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