Sites listed in this category will relate to points of interest, activities or events in Keystone, South Dakota.
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Offering tours and gold panning experiences, the mine was known as the Gold Hill Lode when it was first discovered in 1882. Its history is presented here, along with information about its tours, museum, and gold panning activities. An online store sells gold panning kits, helmets, gold nuggets, books, and other items.
http://www.bigthundermine.com/
Gutzon Borglum was the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, and the museum is centered around the man, his family, his friends and his work. Biographical information is featured on its site, along with its location in Keystone, South Dakota, hours of operation, and contacts.
http://www.rushmoreborglum.com/
Keystone Area Historical Center & Museum
The museum features a living history event centered around a Victorian schoolhouse built in 1900 in historic downtown Keystone, characters of interest in the history of the town, including Carrie Ingalls, the younger sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who resided in Keystone for thirty-six years, as well as a walking tour of the town, information about the Rushmore carvers, and various historical artifacts.
http://www.keystonehistory.com/
National Presidential Wax Museum
Located in Keystone, in the South Dakota Black Hills, below Mount Rushmore, the museum features life-size, lifelike wax figures depicting significant people and events in the history of the United States. The facility is described in detail, including its restaurant and mini-golf areas, maps, and group information.
http://www.presidentialwaxmuseum.com/
President's Slide at Rushmore Tramway
At this Black Hills destination, guests ride the scenic chairlift up to the park area at its summit, where hay can view Mount Rushmore and find refreshments at its outdoor Grille. Guests may then either ride smoothly back to street level on the chairlift or take the alpine slide, which consists of two tracks, each 2,000 feet in length, in which guests descend at their own pace in a wheeled sled equipped with a brake.
http://www.rushmorealpineslide.com/
One hour guided tours are offered through the cave that is the closest to Mount Rushmore, including its legendary big room, with stalactites dangling from its ceilings and walls, columns, stalagmites, and large flowstones. A tour schedule is featured, along with information on its history, geology, photographs, and contact data.
http://www.beautifulrushmorecave.com/
