Fodor's Black Hills of South Dakota: With Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park
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Marked by windswept prairies, rugged badlands, and an emerald oasis known as the Black Hills, South Dakota is a state of rugged beauty. The chiseled spires, ragged ridges, and steep-sided canyons of Badlands National Park are awe-inspiring, while the Black Hills, with its imposing peaks and the famed Mount Rushmore monument, attracts sizable crowds in summer.
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Rapid City and the Central Black Hills
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Badlands National Park
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Wind Cave National Park
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Deadwood
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Spearfish
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Hot Springs
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Custer
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Lead
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Keystone
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Hill City
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Deadwood and Around
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Outside Badlands National Park
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Crazy Horse Memorial
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Belle Fourche
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Custer and Crazy Horse Memorial
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Outside Wind Cave National Park
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Keystone and Hill City
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