Thursday, August 18, 2011

Hill City, South Dakota Destinations

Hill City is a quiet place in Pennington County, South Dakota. The city is well known for Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and is also considered as the center for the arts in the area. Endless recreational opportunities await as you visit the beautiful Black Hills.

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There are many wonderful places to visit and things to do that will surely make your stay in Hill City worth every penny spent. For starter, you can start enjoying the Black Hills of South Dakota by going biking, hiking or fishing. You may also want to visit the places that make this city quite a unique tourist destination:

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1880 Train - Experience a relaxing vintage steam train ride you can never forget with the 1880 Baldwin Locomotive. It offers a two hour and fifteen minute rail trip from the scenic beauty of Hill City to Keystone and back.

Teddy Bear Town - Teddy Bear Town is the home of the "Largest Teddy Bear Collection". Over 7,500 different shapes, colors and sizes of huggable Teddy Bears you could ever imagine are stacked up in tiny cottages. Teddy Bear Town runs on donations and you can visit the wonderful teddy bears for free!

Bear Country U.S.A. - Bear Country U.S.A., the home of the largest collection of privately owned black bears in the world, is just a few miles south of Rapid City. Bear Country offers a three-mile drive where you can almost grasp (or view) Northern American mammals like the black bear, deer, and buffalo, just to name a few.

Dakota Nature & Art - "Art That Touches Your Emotions" is what Dakota Nature & Art gallery is all about. It features bronze sculptures, paintings, jewelries, blown and flame work glass, home decor that satisfies your artistic tastes. The artists and the art they make represent the feeling of Western South Dakota. Visiting this touching gallery will surely make your stay in Hill City fun, educational and enriching.

Crooked Creek Campground & resort - Crooked Creek Campground & Resort is the perfect place for an affordable family vacation. It is located in a quiet valley where you can enjoy tenting (beside a spring creek), RV lots, and Lakota Sioux Teepee's. You can wander into Hill City and discover a century-old tradition of labor and friendly western hospitality. Just be careful not to get lost.

Here are but a few of the destinations in the Black hills. There are others you may want to visit, or you can simply relax and enjoy the wonderful scenery that this wonderful place has to offer. To ensure that you get it all, rent a nice Hill City, SD cabin that is near to all the destinations you want to visit.

Hill City, South Dakota Destinations

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