Places around Badlands National Park, USA | Badlands National Park travel guides

Nearby towns include:

Wall

Home to the famous Wall Drug store.

Nearby monuments and parks in South Dakota include:

The Chief Crazy Horse. A massive sculpture that is still being built on the side of a mountain to honor a famous Indian chief.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The faces of four famous American presidents carved into the side of a mountain.

Custer State Park. Home to a large herd of bison as well as other wildlife. Scenic drives.

Jewel Cave National Monument. Jewel Cave is the second longest known cave in the world.

Wind Cave National Park.

Black Hills National Forest.

Mammoth Site

1800 West Hwy 18 Bypass, Hot Springs

+1 605 745-6017

Ages 4 and Under: Free; Ages 5 to 12: $5.50; Ages 13 to 59: $7.50; Ages 60 and over: $7.00

Open year round, times vary with season. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Easter Sunday.

The world's largest mammoth research facility in Hot Springs South Dakota.

Bear Country USA

13820 South Hwy 16, Rapid City, SD

+1 605 343-2290

Ages under 4: Free; Ages 5 to 12: $7.00; Ages 13 to 61 : $13.00; Ages 62+: $7.00; Maximum/Vehicle: $50.00; Season Pass: $95.00

May-November, daily. June-August 8AM-7PM, otherwise 9AM-4PM.

The world's largest collection of reptiles, as well as some othe animals with educational and entertaining demonstrations of snakes, crocodiles, and others.

Reptile Gardens

8955 South Hwy 16, Rapid City, SD

+1 800 335-0275

[email protected]

The world's largest collection of reptiles, as well as some othe animals with educational and entertaining demonstrations of snakes, crocodiles, and others.

Driving west into Wyoming, sites include:

Devils Tower National Monument

America's first national monument, this massive volcanic core was featured in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".

Yellowstone National Park

America's first national park.

Grand Teton National Park

Home to massive and craggy mountains.