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Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, South Dakota, has large sculptures of six dinosaurs, representing an Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Edmontosaurus, and a Protoceratops, along with a non-mammalian synapsid known as a Dimetrodon, all created by sculptor Emmet Sullivan. The hilltop park was created as a tourist attraction in 1936 by the city of Rapid City and the Works Progress Read more...
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The Sitting Bull Monument stands on Standing Rock Indian Reservation on the west side of the Missouri River, near Mobridge, South Dakota. Sitting Bull, a translation of his Sioux name, Tatanka Iyotake, was the great Chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota (or Teton Sioux). He was shot and killed on the reservation in December 1890 after the Massacre at Wounded Knee, Read more...
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Dogs are permitted in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, provided they are on a leash and owners clean up after them. The weather in Badlands National Park can be hot and dry in summer. Additional water should be brought for dogs as there is none available on the hiking trails. Dog owners should consider the increased likelihood of encounters with Read more...
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The feral donkeys, or burros, in Custer State Park, South Dakota, are descendants of an abandoned herd that used to carry visitors in the park. They are often called the Begging Burros because they congregate at the roadside and approach vehicles on the Wildlife Loop Trail, having learned that visitors will often feed them snacks. Custer State Park occasionally includes Read more...
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The entire 0.6-mile (or 1 kilometer) loop of Mount Rushmore’s Presidential Trail can be completed in around 30 minutes, depending on visitor numbers at the time. There are various interpretive panels and viewpoints along the route. As there are steps on the Presidential Trail, it is only accessible to wheelchairs and strollers from the Grand View Terrace up to the Read more...