Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota, is the world's largest reptile zoo, famous for its wide variety of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, lizards, and giant tortoises.
Buryanek Recreation Area in Gregory County, South Dakota, sits along the shores of Lake Francis Case on the Missouri River, about 20 miles northwest of Platte off SD Highway 44 near Burke.
Mina Lake Recreation Area lies 11 miles west of Aberdeen in northeastern South Dakota on the horseshoe-shaped Mina Lake, formed in 1934 by an earthen dam and joined the state park system in 1969.
Gold Dust Casino & Hotel is a lively gaming venue on historic Main Street at 688 Main St. in Deadwood, South Dakota, offering around 316 slot machines, 10 table games including blackjack, three-card poker, live-action roulette, and a sportsbook for sports betting, all open 24 hours daily.
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area in South Dakota is a popular destination located on the northern shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, a large Missouri River Reservoir created by the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton.
Bear Country USA, located just eight miles south of Rapid City, South Dakota, is a unique 250-acre drive-through wildlife park where visitors can see North American wildlife like black bears, elk, bison, mountain lions, reindeer, and wolves roaming freely in natural habitats.
Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area in north-central South Dakota, 5 miles northeast of Selby off US Highway 12/83, occupies a glacier-carved valley historically used by American Indian tribes and early explorers, featuring a forested oasis amid prairie where the first settlers saw no trees until cresting the hills.
Beaver Creek Nature Area covers 165 acres along a spring-fed creek east of Sioux Falls and Brandon in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, featuring riparian forests, upland burr oak woods, prairie meadows, and wildlife like bald eagles, white-tailed deer, coyotes, beavers, songbirds, and waterfowl.
Deadwood, South Dakota, is a historic town founded in 1876 during the Black Hills Gold Rush when miners flocked to the area after gold was discovered in a nearby gulch filled with dead trees, which gave the town its name.
Porter Sculpture Park, located near Montrose, South Dakota, about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls, is an outdoor sculpture museum featuring over 60 metal sculptures created exclusively by artist Wayne Porter.
Fisher Grove State Park in Spink County, South Dakota, near Frankfort and 7-8 miles east of Redfield off US Highway 212, spans a wooded peninsula along the James River, honoring Frank I. Fisher, the area's first permanent European settler.
Okobojo Point Recreation Area in central South Dakota, 17 miles northwest of Pierre off SD Highway 1804 at 19425 Okobojo Point Drive, Fort Pierre, offers stunning Missouri River vistas on Lake Oahe with miles of sandy beaches amid rolling hills and prairie.
Spirit Mound State Historic Prairie in Clay County, South Dakota, about 6.5 miles north of Vermillion off Highway 19, preserves a prominent glacial drumlin hill revered by Plains Indians like the Sioux, Omaha, and Otoe as the home of dangerous little people or spirits.
Mineral Palace Hotel & Gaming is a stylish resort-style casino and hotel at 601 Main Street in downtown Deadwood, South Dakota, offering stylish spacious rooms, suites with refrigerators, granite bathrooms, free WiFi, and room service from the on-site Gem Steakhouse & Saloon serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Lode Star Casino & Restaurant is a gaming and dining spot owned by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, located at 1003 SD Highway 47 in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, near the Missouri River on the reservation.
Cadillac Jack's Gaming Resort is a premier gaming and hospitality destination in historic Deadwood, South Dakota, featuring Deadwood's largest expanded gaming floor with over 240 slot machines, 22 table games including poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette, plus a BetMGM Sportsbook, all open 24/7.
