{"id":27145,"date":"2013-06-13T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=27145"},"modified":"2018-03-05T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T20:27:37","slug":"what-to-do-with-kids-in-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/what-to-do-with-kids-in-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do with kids in: South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_27146\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27146\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/badlands500.jpg\" alt=\"Badlands National Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/badlands500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/badlands500-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bad is good: Hike through Badlands National Park. Photo: iStockphoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The first in a series of fam-friendly summer travel guides<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Combine visits to iconic landmarks with stops at lesser-known treasures on a trip through the state called \u201cthe land of infinite variety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Get a personal tour of Mount Rushmore <\/b>You can\u2019t visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/United_States--South_Dakota.tg344\/\">South Dakota<\/a> without stopping in to say hello to George, Abe, Tom and Theo. The best way to do so is accompanied by full-of-facts park rangers on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/moru\/planyourvisit\/guidedtours.htm\">several free, guided tours<\/a>, including an easy 30-minute walk and evening lighting ceremony held only during summer months.<\/p>\n<p><b>Grab a doughnut, take a pic with a giant jackalope sculpture, shop the massive array of cowboy boots and check out the impressive Western art collection at Wall Drug <\/b>How can you not stop <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walldrug.com\">at the most well-advertised roadside attraction in the country<\/a> for a chance to stretch your legs and take advantage of 76,000 square feet of Midwestern hospitality?<\/p>\n<p><b>Take free fishing lessons at the Outdoor Campus West <\/b>Fishing not your family\u2019s thing? You can also try archery, geocaching, canoeing and kayaking (all at no charge) at <a href=\"http:\/\/gfp.sd.gov\/outdoor-learning\/outdoor-campus\/west\/\">this amazing, state-funded facility<\/a>, or just explore its 32 acres. If it\u2019s a rainy day, head inside to check out hands-on ecosystem exhibits and take part in scavenger hunts.<\/p>\n<p><b>See the Crazy Horse Memorial, a monument in the making <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/crazyhorsememorial.org\">This non-profit tribute to the Lakota Indian warrior<\/a> has been a work in progress since 1948, undergoing fits and starts as it secures funding. If it ever gets completed, it may become the largest sculpture in the world.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hike the Badlands<\/b> The closest most of us will get to walking on the moon, the range of easy to challenging hikes through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/badl\/index.htm\">Badlands National Park<\/a> offers a trek through a landscape of canyons, buttes, pinnacles and spires in a rainbow of sedimentary layers containing prehistoric fossils.<\/p>\n<p><b>Get <i>thisclose<\/i> to a herd of bison in Custer State Park<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.custerresorts.com\/up\/2013%20CSP%20Activity%20Brochure%20FINAL.pdf\">Buffalo Jeep Safari Rides<\/a> go off road to get you within feet of more than 1,300 bison, big-horned sheep and other wildlife that call the park home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P<\/strong><b>ut your U.S. history knowledge to the test in downtown Rapid City<\/b> Outside the shops and restaurants in the quaint downtown area here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitrapidcity.com\/whattodo\/thecityofpresidents\/\">City of Presidents<\/a>, life-sized bronze statues of all 44 presidents. See if you can name them all without peeking.<\/p>\n<p><b>Take a vintage steam train through the Black Hills <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1880train.com\">The authentic train<\/a> chugs between stations in Hill City and Keystone, through the territory where gold prospectors hunted for fortunes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Pet a giant tortoise at Reptile Gardens<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reptilegardens.com\">This wildlife park in Rapid City<\/a> has one of the largest reptile collections anywhere, and is a leader in worldwide conservation efforts. The friendly, knowledgeable staff walks the grounds answering questions, carrying mega-sized snakes, and\u2014if you\u2019re lucky\u2014passing out shredded crocodile teeth to kids.<\/p>\n<p><i>Thinking about booking your own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/United_States--South_Dakota.tg344\/\">South Dakota vacation<\/a>? 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