South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011 - (Page 211)

black hills, badlands & lakes region apid City’s Journey Museum is a worldclass attraction you won’t want to miss. Your journey through time begins with an outstanding theatre presentation that showcases the natural history of the Black Hills, and does not varnish the human conflicts which occurred over possession of this beauty spot on the planet. Then you’ll go on a geologic field trip to learn how Journey through history R Nature formed the Black Hills. The presentation is fun for kids, yet technically satisfying. Watch for elusive Nellie Two Bulls in her tipi. She mysteriously appears, life-size, and she’ll tell you a story. Or you might activate the gunshot that gets Wild Bill Hickok, and see him fall — again — still holding his aces and eights. Visit a geological field tent and talk to workers examining their digs. These are just a few examples of its great educational content, which is also marvelous entertainment. That’s the thing about The Journey. There are doors and drawers to snoop; walls that are really windows; themed story walls that speak to you; video puzzles to solve; dinosaurs in unexpected places. Real history, presented with unconventional special effects. The projection system in the $12 million complex is a one-of-a-kind in the United States, in that it can accept all media. The most superlative artifacts and treasures, from five preeminent local collections, are employed to tell the Black Hills story from two points of view —Native Americans and white settlers. Weapons and toys from the Sioux. The Sharps rifle of the commercial buffalo hunter. A bulletpierced tunic from Wounded Knee. Prospectors’ gold scales and the barbed wire of early cattlemen. It’s just a small sample of what awaits you and your family at 222 New York St. Open 7 days a week year-round. n 211 http://www.microtelinnrapidcity.com http://www.rapidcity.hamptoninn.com http://www.rapidcity.hamptoninn.com http://www.microtelinnrapidcity.com http://www.reptilegardens.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011

South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011
Contents
Overview
Getting Here, Getting Around
Information Centers
State Facts
Tourism Regions
Places of Interest
Public Campgrounds and Recreation Areas
Vacation Ideas
Southeast Region: A slice of South Dakota charm
Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region: Stories from the frontier
Great Lakes Region: Land of the mighty Missouri
Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Region: Enchanting mountain getaway
Black Hills map
Index

South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011

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