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. |
Armed Forces Military Display and GiftsWasta, South Dakota 57791 Privately-owned facility. Composed of foreign and domestic militaria including weapons, uniforms, photos and equipment from armed conflicts including WWI - WWII - through present day. Preserving the memories of service personnel is our goal. |
Badger Clark Historical Site,
Custer State ParkCuster, South Dakota 57730 Charles Badger Clark was South Dakota's first Poet Laureate and lived within the park during his writing years. The structure is maintained in the same manner as during his living years. Badger Clark died in 1957. |
Black Hills Mining MuseumLead, South Dakota 57754 The Black Hills Mining Museum is a museum of mining history in the Black Hills, local museum and an educational museum. The museum offers a simulated mine tour that takes you on a tour of what underground mining was like as well as indoor gold panning. 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 57730-8900 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. |
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 The Dahl Arts Center has served as the premier western South Dakota arts center for contemporary visual arts, arts education and performing arts since it opened in 1974. It is a public facility owned by the City of Rapid City and reopened in 2009 after large expansion and renovation. The Dahl houses a flexible use 280-seat event center (which can also seat 200 at a sit-down dinner when it is not set up in theater setting), three visual arts galleries, an interactive kid's hands-on gallery, the Bernard P. Thomas Cyclorama Mural of American History, and adult and children's art classrooms. It is also the home of the Rapid City Arts Council. |
Fort Meade MuseumFort Meade, South Dakota 57741 Located in the 1903 Headquarter building of the 1878 military post, the museum displays many remnants of the historic peacekeeping old post and faithfully preserves them. There are numerous momentos of the colorful units and the troopers who served at the Fort Meade Museum. Topics include military history from Native Americans, 1874 Custer expedition, Little Big Horn, return of the 7th to establish the post, Star Spangled Banner, and closing the post in 1944. |
Four Mile Old West TownCuster, South Dakota 57730 Outdoor living-history town. Open-door buildings contain artifacts and furniture. People in costume will greet you. Recorded messages of how people lived in Four Mile during its heyday. Melodramas and single person presentations. Food and shopping. Great family fun. |
Homestake Adams Research and Cultural CenterDeadwood, SD 57732 The Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center (HARCC) is home to the extensive records of Homestake Gold Mine Company, Henry Frawley Law Office, Adams Museum and Historic Adams House. The center is open to the public and serves as both a research center and as a hub for educational and entertaining activies where classes, workshops, conferences, receptions, meetings, camps, etc. are held in the lecture hall and boardroom space on the second floor. |
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. |
Museum of GeologyRapid City, South Dakota 57701 World-class fossils of Badlands mammals, marine reptiles and dinosaurs. Superb exhibits of meteorites, minerals, ores, gold. Free Admission. Opportunities for summer field Paleo classes. Also check out the gift shop for fun activities, books and toys. |
Newell MuseumNewell, South Dakota 57760 The Newell Museum is a general local history museum with a one-room school. Included in the vast assembly is agricultural and irrigation, family life and histories, school, church, Native Americans, the Fur Trade, military, and toys. |
Peter Norbeck Visitor Center,
Custer State ParkCuster, South Dakota 57730 Over 30 prominent exhibits that detail the park's natural and cultural history. Visitors can see wildlife dioramas, CCC bunkhouse, gold panning and a 330-year old tree. The visitor center is the main interpretive and educational point inside the park. The facility is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
South Dakota Air and Space MuseumBox Elder, South Dakota 57719 A unique opportunity to view aviation history as you stroll among the aircraft and missiles on display. Walk around General Eisenhower's personal B-25 transport from World War II; see a Minuteman II Missile Launch Control Center; and learn how mankind took the first tentative steps toward the stars! The museum is located just outside the Main Gate of Ellsworth Air Force Base. It is not necessary to obtain a Base pass. |
South Dakota State Railroad MuseumHill City, South Dakota 57745 The SDSRM offers a variety of memorabilia, artifacts and displays from the railroads of South Dakota from the late 1860's to the current time. Interactive exhibits and items of interest to all ages. Located next to the Black Hills Central Railroad in Hill City. |
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of FameSturgis, South Dakota 57785 Established in 2001, the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is home to an ever-growing variety of motorcycles dating back to 1909. On display are a huge selection of American and metric bikes along with a wide variety of exhibits, photographs, memorabilia, and Sturgis Motorcycle Rally history. A gift shop offers a wide variety of items ranging from motorcycle patches to fine jewlery and books. |
The 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. |
Trails, Trains & Pioneers MuseumEdgemont, South Dakota 57735 Museum depicting Edgemont area history with exhibits about topics from petroglyphs to railroads. |
Tri-State MuseumBelle Fourche, South Dakota 57717 The Tri-State Museum celebrates the history, culture, and heritage of the region, preserving artifacts from the early settlement of the Tri-State area, including the corners of South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. The museum tells the stories of the early settlers and preserves them for the next generations of this area. Over 20 displays include the Black Hills Roundup rodeo history, Cowboy and Ranch history, Johnny Spaulding 1876 cabin, military and doll displays, Butte County bank robbery history, and rotating displays. |
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Wildlife Station Visitor Center,
Custer State Park Custer, South Dakota 57730 Local natural history of the Black Hills; wildlife focus with park wildlife displays; building constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps. |
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. |