| South Dakota is famous for its open prairie, free-range livestock, friendly folks, and interesting history. Deadwood is known for its renowned mining towns and the famous historical characters who passed through over the years, including Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Calamity Jane, and many others from the American Old West. The town of Clark is not only the Potato Capital of South Dakota, but it also hosts the best, and probably only, mashed potato-wrestling contest around. And the city of Sturgis is home to the Black Hills Classic Motorcycle Rally where bikers from all across the US come together to rev their engines and compare their classic custom bikes. For recreation seekers, Custer State Park has over a thousand free-roaming buffalo, while Badlands National Park is known for its unique formations of buttes, pinnacles, and spires. The city of Sioux Falls is also famous for its cascading waterfalls, a product of the Big Sioux River. However, South Dakota is most famous for the awe-inspiring Mount Rushmore, the world’s greatest mountain carving achievement, where the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln keep a towering and watchful vigil over this great land of ours. And as progress continues, the Crazy Horse mountain carving will soon share a comparable spotlight. These truly are sights to behold, so be sure to bring your cameras. After all the sightseeing, and a drink at a local saloon of course, what could be better to top off a tour of South Dakota than a good old fashioned rodeo at Crystal Springs Ranch rodeo arena? South Dakota, Deadwood, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Calamity Jane, Badlands, Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore, Crystal Springs, Custer, Sturgis |
