Our Top 10 things to do around Mount Rushmore [Rapid City, Deadwood, Badlands, Black Hills]

Every year, 3 million tourists come visit the Black Hills of South Dakota and Mt Rushmore is the main attraction they want to see in the Black Hills. But there are a lot more things to do and things to see in the Black Hills and South Dakota than just Mount Rushmore National Park: Custer State Park, Devils Tower, the Badlands National Park, Wall Drugs, the Minuteman Missile Site, the historic town of Deadwood, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Rapid City, the Needles Highway, the Iron Mountain Road, the Black Hills National Forrest, and the Wind Cave National Park, among others. In this video, we will take you through our Top 10 favorite spots in the Black Hills. It covers the top things to do around Mt Rushmore and the top things to see in that part of South Dakota.

Music in the order of appearance:
1) Custer State Park: Omission by Huma-Huma,
2) Devils Tower: Midnight by Dan Henig,
3) Badlands National Park: Moonshine Town by JR Tundra,
4) Wall Drug: Rural stride by Josh Kirsch,
5) Minuteman Missile Historic Site: Wild Pogo by Francis Preve,
6) Deadwood: Tucson by Silent Partner,
7) Mount Rushmore: Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod
8) Iron Mountain Scenic Road: Orange Foot by Dan Henig,
9) Crazy Horse Memorial: Passage by Ugonna Onyekwe,
10) Rapid City: Modus Operandi by Wes Hutchinson

A big thanks to Ashley Milburn and Alena Powers for their help with making this video possible. We really appreciate it.

0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - Custer State Park
2:00 - Devils Tower
2:54 - Badlands National Park
3:44 - Wall Drug
4:53 - Minuteman Missile Historic Site
6:00 - Deadwood
7:19 - Mount Rushmore
8:14 - Iron Mountain Scenic Road
9:08 - Crazy Horse Memorial
10:06 - Rapid City

[kathleenbennett]

I simple love Mt. Rushmore.
Everyone should see this on their bucket list.

[gomogo]

I can't believe you were disappointed with Mt. Rushmore! I was there for the first time 5 years ago, and when I got to the edge and looked up, I was overwhelmed by the hugeness and closeness of it! It brought me to tears. We're coming back again this year, and doing some new attractions (inc Devil's Tower), but our first stop is Mt. Rushmore. 😀🇺🇸

[williamkunkel]

Betty here....As a child, I visited most of these sites with my parents in the 1960's. I vividly remember the pigtail bridges and Dad driving our manual transmission truck/camper in those mountains! This video was a pleasant journey down memory lane. Thanks for sharing!

[cyberhendrix]

Went to Rapid City for the first time in June of 2021. I loved it so much I had to come home and convince my wife that her and the kids would enjoy it too. So we're all going in June of 2022!

[jamiewojciechowski]

I never thought of South Dakota as a destination spot until I saw this video, looks like an amazing location to hike and spend time in nature. Thanks for sharing.

[DreamyTravelStory]

Ooo, we loved this video! We didn't know anything at all about these places and now we would love to go there! Devil's Tower looks amazing, and the timelapse you made there is so cool! Badlands looks beautiful even if the weather wasn't great. Sweet tooth Marion would love to eat those donuts and fudge. As we are huge vintage lovers Delta base looks amazing! The interior is wowowow! The architecture in Deadwood is so beautiful! Hahaha we love the selfie pics series in front of Mount Rushmore. Iron Mountain Scenic Road drone shots are stunning! We love your comments on what you are showing in the video. Brilliant!

[frogsofindia]

Best video on South Dakota that I found! Thank you!

[jimfollett]

I have seen several South Dakota and Black Hills videos recently. One of my favorite places to visit. Of the videos I have watched, yours was, by far, the most informative and interesting. Thank you.

[DanA-ebik]

Great video guys, thanks for posting your top things to do. We’re planning a trip soon and this has been very helpful!!

[mquillenartist]

I just found your videos and I LOVE THEM! I'm an artist and I love how you highlight the quirky, the fun, and the cultural - rather than just the tourist traps. I hope you make more videos!

[dianahuang]

I stayed in Rapid City for 2 years . Great place, great people. I don't lock car, neither apartment door. Always wanted go back to visit . Thanx for video.

[doglover]

Thanks for an excellent video. I had never heard of the Black Hills, until I moved to Denver metro, and a co-worker told me about it. Lots to do and see in addition to Mt Rushmore. I got a thick catalog in the mail just focused on things to do and see in the Black Hills region. I was impressed with Mt Rushmore, we were able to get pretty close, they had just renovated the area with entry way of flags from countries all over the world, very impressive. Mt Rushmore is definitely worth seeing. Crazy Horse is impressive, too.

[markburton]

I’ve visited every one of your 10 places multiple times, I lived there in the mid 60’s and my sister and her family are there. Great video thanks!

[WarlordM]

This is an excellent video, very honest, informative, well shot and well edited

[paristexas]

you two are hilarious..I dig your sense of humor and I like the back and forth banter - it's very entertaining and informational.. keep it up an thanks for the tips.

[kudalayd]

Thank-you! You guys did a fantastic job with your video. I'm heading to Rapid City next week to see as much as possible in a 3-night trip. Your video certainly helped me tweak my sight-seeing itinerary. Again, thank-you so much!

[franko]

Awesome video, gentlemen! I appreciate you making this so we can know what to do when visiting. Take care! 😃 😊

[shirala]

You guys are so enjoyable!! We are going to South Dakota in a few weeks and this video was very helpful, thank you! 😊

[Warjacki]

I visited the area in 2011 and went to all except 5 and 8. I found bison in Custer State Park, but they did not lick my car. Between the Minuteman Missile Site and the NE entrance to the Badlands is the Prairie Homestead, which preserves a homestead from the early 1900s. I also went to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, just outside of the Ellsworth Air Force Base north of Box Elder.

[Brogrl]

Thank you, your video has been very helpful. 😃