Member Museums
Adams HouseDeadwood, South Dakota 57732 The Historic Adams House, built in 1892, is an elegant Victorian mansion which has undergone a detailed, museum-quality restoration. The Guided Tour of approximately 40 minutes, features both the first and second floors. Facility also features the Adams Treasures Gift Shop. |
Adams MuseumDeadwood, South Dakota 57732 Deadwood’s Adams Museum is the oldest history museum in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Our legends exhibit contains many artifacts from the Mining Camp days of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. We also feature the Adams Brothers' Bookstore. |
Black Hills Mining MuseumLead, South Dakota 57754 The Black Hills Mining Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the mining heritage of the Black Hills. Activities include a 50-minute mine simulation tour, self-guided mining and local history exhibits, gold panning and a video theater and gift shop. The museum also has a large archival collection pertaining to the city of Lead and the Homestake Mining Company. |
Crazy Horse MemorialCrazy Horse, South Dakota 57730 Crazy Horse Memorial mountian carving in progress. Extensive collection of Native American art and artifacts housed in several museum galleries. Large collection of sculptures by Crazy Horse sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. |
Crook County Museum and Art GallerySundance, Wyoming 82729 Museum is devoted to the preservaton of the history of Crook County and to the presentation of local artists. |
Custer County 1881 Courthouse MuseumCuster, South Dakota 57730 Old pictures & items of historical value such as furniture, dishes, clothes & old truck, stage coach, sleigh, printing-press, books, rocks. Stuffed animals, indian artifacts, uniforms, Custer Room & small items in cases for viewing. |
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish HatcherySpearfish, South Dakota 57783 One of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country, it is dedicated to fish culture and resource management. The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. After a very successful fish production history, the hatchery ceased operations in the mid-80's and reopened with a new mission and partnerships to help preserve the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's historic and cultural heritage. |
Dahl Arts CenterRapid City, South Dakota 57701 Home of the Rapid City Arts Council, the largest community arts center in Western South Dakota boasts exciting arts education classes, visual arts exhibits of regional, national and international art, kids' shows and art activities, fine music and theater performances in its intimate 170-seat theater, and a 200-ft. hand-painted mural of American history painted by Bernard P. Thomas. Stop on by for a taste of what's going on in the arts all over the Black Hills Region! |
Days of 76 MuseumDeadwood, South Dakota 57732 Days of '76 Museum evolved as part of the Days of '76 Celebration Parade and Rodeo started in 1923. Collections include over 50 horse-drawn vehicles, costumes, archives, photographs, rodeo memorabilia, and the Don Clowser collection of old west pioneer and Native American art and artifacts. |
Four Mile Old West TownCuster, South Dakota 57730 Outdoor living-history twon. Buildings contain artifacts and furniture. Melodramas and single person presentations. Food and shopping. |
Hermosa Arts and History MuseumHermosa, South Dakota 57744-0175 The Museum was created in the 1889 Hermosa school to preserve, interpret and educate visitors about the cultural and historical aspects of the Hermosa area. |
Journey MuseumRapid City, South Dakota 57701 Four Museums in one building. Sioux Indian Museum; Museum of Geology; archaeology Research Center and Minnilusa Pioneer Museum. Facility rentals and group tours available. |
Mammoth Site of Hot SpringsHot Springs, South Dakota 57747 More than 26,000 years ago, large Columbian and woolly mammoths were trapped and died in a spring-fed pond near what is now the southwest edge of Hot Springs, South Dakota. Discovered by chance in 1974 while excavating for a housing development the Mammoth Site is the world's largest Columbian mammoth exhibit and research center for Pleistocene studies. |
Minnilusa Pioneer MuseumRapid City, South Dakota 57701 Encounter Jim Bridger, General George Armstrong Custer, Wild Bill Hickock, as well as the great Sioux leaders, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Red Cloud - they all made their mark on history here, and they will leave an indelible impression on you. |
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Newell Museum Newell, South Dakota 57760 The Newell Museum is a general museum with a one-room school. They also host school and other tours, have open houses, and do research on people, places, and things. |
Pioneer Museum in Hot SpringsHot Springs, South Dakota 57747 The museum is a tribute to the pioneers who settled in Fall River County, South Dakota. It houses a display of Indian items, senior class composite photos from Hot Springs and Provo High Schools, an a two-headed calf. Full displays of a general store, doctor's office, dentist office, post office, barbershop, country kitchen, parlor, telephone switchboard, and thousands of nicely displayed items await your attention. There is a playground with merry-go-round and picnic tables on site, available free to museum visitors. |
Preserve South DakotaRapid City, South Dakota 57701 Preserve South Dakota champions preservation of Historic Places through education, advocacy, and assistance. |
Sicangu Heritage CenterMission, South Dakota 57555 The Sicangu Heritage Center presents history and culture of the Sicangu Oyate of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. Experience history from a tribal point of view. |
South Dakota Air and Space MuseumBox Elder, South Dakota 57719 See up-close more than 25 historic bombers, fighters, utility aircraft, missiles, plus many indoor exhibits of aviation memorabilia. Free admission every day, all year round. Official Base Tours, including a Minuteman Missile Silo, for a nominal fee mid-May thru mid-Sept. Take I-90 Exit 67, 7 miles east of Rapid City, |
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of FameSturgis, South Dakota 57785 Displaying motorcycles and motorcycle memoriabelia; includes exhibit rooms focusing on history of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, racing, wormen in motorcycling, etc. |
Tri-State MuseumBelle Fourche, South Dakota 57717 The purpose of the Tri-State Memorial Museum is to preserve the historic artifacts from the early settlement of the Tri-State area, including the corners of South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming; to tell the stories of the early settlers and preserve them for the next generations of this area and to share these artifacts & stories with our visitors. |
Wounded Knee MuseumWall, South Dakota 57790 Riveting photographs and descriptions tell the story of a small band of Lakota families who became the focus of the last major military operation of the U.S. Army to subdue the Native American tribes. |