Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near South Dakota

While in South Dakota, you might enjoy a visit to:

Two towns on either side of the Dakota border claim to have Indian chief's bones. Which to believe? This burial site features a nice monument.

A free park, populated with concrete dinosaurs, stands on a hill above Rapid City.

The detritus of Deadwood, including the gold nugget of Potato Creek Johnny.

Two burly fiberglass giants stand within a few feet of each other, but they guard different businesses.

Twelve feet of paint-chipped, weather-worn, prairie-dog-resembling cement glory, next to a prairie dog town and the Ranch Store gift shop.

The only Cold War-era Minuteman missile site open to public tours. See the silo!

Exit ramp, drive-by sculpture for those who've never seen a human skeleton walking a T-Rex skeleton before.

Fiberglass giant, sometimes masquerading as Elvis. Crippled by a drunken driver on St. Patrick's Day 2010. But he's fixed now. Looks for his broken foot cast - signed by pals - in the office.

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