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Deadwood, South Dakota Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Deadwood and the surrounding area.

Adams Museum: Deadwood's Attic

Sights for Oddball Excursions

  • Center of the Nation Monument

    Center of the Nation Monument

    Belle Fourche, South Dakota

    Belle Fourche is the Geographic Center of the U.S. A big "stand on the Center" monument proves it.

  • Death Chair of Wild Bill Hickok

    Death Chair of Wild Bill Hickok

    Deadwood, South Dakota

    Deadwood has become fashionable again, but Wild Bill Hickok's Death Chair has been drawing visitors for over 70 years.

  • Adams Museum: Deadwood's Attic

    Adams Museum: Deadwood's Attic

    Deadwood, South Dakota

    The entertaining detritus of Deadwood, including the gold nugget of Potato Creek Johnny and a two-headed calf.

  • National Presidential Wax Museum

    National Presidential Wax Museum

    Keystone, South Dakota

    Every American President, from Washington to Trump, they're all waxen and eerily lifelike. Nixon greets quarantined Moon Men!

  • Reptile Gardens

    Reptile Gardens

    Rapid City, South Dakota

    Classic Black Hills tourist attraction has the largest collection of reptiles on Earth, including a giant crocodile named Maniac.

In and Around Deadwood

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