Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
Attractions near Caputa
Worth the trip from Caputa: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 23 mi off
Yearly visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial number about 1.9M. All of it lies outside: 15 places within 40 miles, none inside Caputa. They include 3 museums, 2 national parks and a national memorial. Allow a day for Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, 52 mi off.
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
2
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National Memorial · 23 mi west
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
Out at 37 mi is Black Hills National Forest, the farthest.
Orange: Caputa. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
Nothing is inside Caputa itself; these 21 are within 60 miles.
2Crazy Horse Memorial
Mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills.
3Badlands National Park
National park in South Dakota, United States.
4Black 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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6Wind Cave National Park
National park in South Dakota, USA.
7Minuteman 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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14Terry Peak Ski Area
Mountain in the Black Hills in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
South Dakota Air and Space Museum
Aviation museum in South Dakota, United States.
The Journey Museum and Gardens
Archive organization in Rapid City, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Caputa → · Caputa’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
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 · Rushmore Plaza Civic Center: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL · Dinosaur Park: Minnesota Jones at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Reptile Gardens: Mark Goebel from Taos, New Mexico, USA, CC BY 2.0 · South Dakota Air and Space Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Borglum Museum: National Park Service, Public domain · The Journey Museum and Gardens: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0
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