Historic Rapid City Travel Guide
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Popular places to visit
Art Alley
You can spend time studying the exhibits at Art Alley during your trip to Rapid City. Visit the shops and notable monuments in this family-friendly area.
Bear Country USA
Visit the native and exotic animals who call Bear Country USA home during your travels in Rapid City. Visit the notable monuments and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.
Reptile Gardens
Visit the animals who live at Reptile Gardens during your travels in Colonial Pine Hills. Attend a sporting event or simply visit the area's notable monuments.
Main Street Square
Find out about the history of Rapid City when you take a trip to Main Street Square. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.
Museum of the American Bison
You can spend time browsing the exhibits at Museum of the American Bison during your trip to Rapid City. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.
Watiki Water Park
Enjoy the thrill rides with your children at Watiki Water Park during your visit to Rapid City. Attend a sporting event while in this family-friendly area or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants.
Top hotels in Historic Rapid City
The Rushmore Hotel & Suites, BW Premier Collection
445 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD
The price is 3.885.892 ₫ per night from 26 Aug to 27 Aug
3.885.892 ₫
4.476.411 ₫ total
26 Aug - 27 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star hotel in Rapid City. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the bar and the helpful staff in their ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)
Classic Hotel in Need of an Update
"The Rushmore is a grand old hotel badly in need of an update. Pet friendly hotel with no pet area. In a great area in Rapid City. Hotel is on the main road to Mount Rushmore so it’s very convenient for that. Rooms are clean but shabby."
Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025
Hyatt Place Rapid City / Downtown
525 St Joseph St, Rapid City, SD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is 4.150.976 ₫ per night from 14 Sept to 15 Sept
4.150.976 ₫
4.564.655 ₫ total
14 Sept - 15 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Rapid City. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a 24-hour fitness centre. Popular attractions Watiki Water ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (53 reviews)
"One of the nicest Hyatt’s I’ve ever stayed in. Everything is brand new and right in downtown Rapid City. Would definitely stay there again."
Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025
Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City, Curio Collection by Hilton
523 6th St, Rapid City, SD
The price is 3.877.747 ₫ per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
3.877.747 ₫
4.425.024 ₫ total
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star luxury hotel in Rapid City. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 2 restaurants and 2 bars/lounges. Our guests praise the bar and the helpful staff in their ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,002 reviews)
"The staff when we came in at 4:00 am, due to a storm seemed annoyed, but everyone else was amazing."
Reviewed on 12 Aug 2025
Town House Motel
210 St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD
The price is 2.340.835 ₫ per night from 17 Aug to 18 Aug
2.340.835 ₫
2.658.726 ₫ total
17 Aug - 18 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in Rapid City. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, daily housekeeping and a fireplace in reception. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular ...
7/10 Good! (647 reviews)
"Very friendly. Old place but remodeled and clean."
Reviewed on 9 Aug 2025
Baymont by Wyndham Keystone Near Mt. Rushmore
106 Highway 16A, Keystone, SD
The price is 2.600.928 ₫ per night from 17 Aug to 18 Aug
2.600.928 ₫
2.827.208 ₫ total
17 Aug - 18 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Keystone. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
7.4/10 Good! (1,154 reviews)
"Everything was ok...breafast was ok.. .room was not very clean. Little things like dirt prints on the walls, and spider webs."
Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025
Sonesta Essential Rapid City
1902 N Lacrosse St, Rapid City, SD
The price is 2.080.742 ₫ per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
2.080.742 ₫
2.314.310 ₫ total
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Rapid City. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
6.8/10 (332 reviews)
"It is a nice place to stay. But overall, could use more color. But i loved it"
Reviewed on 15 Aug 2025
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Other neighbourhoods around Historic Rapid City
Rimrock
While Rimrock may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Thunderhead Falls and Black Hills Caverns.
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- Art Alley
- Museum of the American Bison
- Mount Rushmore
- Black Hills National Forest
- Watiki Water Park
- The Monument Civic Center
- Monument Health
- Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Rushmore Mall
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Central States Fairgrounds
- Black Hills Caverns
- Reptile Gardens
- Rushmore Tramway Adventures
- Dinosaur Park
- Fort Hays Old West Town & Dinner Show
- Sheridan Lake
- Pactola Pines Marina
- Prairie Berry Winery
- Big Thunder Gold Mine
- Petrified Forest of the Black Hills
- Dakota Fields Sports Complex
- Hart Ranch Golf Course
- Chapel in the Hills
- Rushmore Cave
- Naked Winery
- Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf
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