Summer Family Vacation Attractions in South Dakota
by Dr.Ricardo Lalama · Filed Under: Family Vacations
Still looking for kid-friendly summer family vacation attractions in South Dakota? The first few weeks of summer passed so quickly and perhaps planning a family getaway just didn’t happen the way you thought it would. Don’t worry Lisa Lacy, writer for the Huffington Post travel page suggests it’s not too late to make a plan with these great summer family vacation attractions in South Dakota.
Start off with…
Bear Country USA
“Bear Country USA says it is “the home of the largest collection of privately owned black bears in the world.” This South Dakota park is located on more than 250 acres just eight miles south of Rapid City. Visitors take a three-mile drive through several enclosures and encounter black bears, elk, reindeer, deer, cougars, bobcats, rocky mountain goats, bighorn sheep, dall sheep and buffalo.”
Children’s Museum of South Dakota
“The Children’s Museum of South Dakota features Our Prairie, an exhibit with the goal of fostering a sense of belonging and pride in prairie life and presenting visitors with a glimpse into future life on the prairie. Other exhibits include Sensations, in which children learn about math and geometry while solving challenges related to visual and musical patterns; Imagine a House, in which children and adults explore the mechanics of house construction; Kidstreet, in which kids are in control of familiar environments like tuning up a car and creating a newspaper; Prairie Play, a 1.5-acre outdoor area designed to nurture a love of the natural world; Splash, which features water play; and miniExplorers, a special gallery for kids 4 and younger.”
Don’t Miss….
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
“This monumental sculpture in South Dakota’s Black Hills, features the faces of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Each face is 60 feet tall and 500 feet above ground — impressive stats that attract over three million people each year. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 5,725-foot mountain in 1927. It took him 14 years and $1 million to complete the monument. According to the National Park Service, Mount Rushmore is named after New York City attorney Charles E. Rushmore, who came to South Dakota in 1884 to check legal titles.”
Wild Water West
“Wild Water West features a 500,000-gallon wave pool and a swim-up bar, as well as a 65-foot tower with four slides to choose from. It also has two speed slides, a tube slide, a body slide and a lazy river. Families visiting South Dakota will enjoy Caribbean Falls with its 1,000-gallon bucket that fills and empties on everything below. A baby pool is also available for the younger ones.”
These are just a few of the most popular summer family vacation attractions in South Dakota, and each one of them will provide you and your kids with awesome memories of summertime adventures the whole family can enjoy.
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