Visit Rapid City

The City of Presidents; the city of dinosaurs; the city of big things. Rapid City’s beginning started in 1876 when a group of miners named the town “Hay Camp” and referred to it as the “Gateway to the Black Hills”. Today, it’s more than a “gateway” – it’s a bucket list destination all on its own. Visitors can learn about the 2.5 billion years of Rapid City and Black Hills history at the Journey Museum & Learning Center while exploring other sites. See if you can figure out the reason for each presidents’ pose as you tour downtown and visit Prairie Edge Trading Co. & Galleries to view beautiful keepsakes of the Native American heritage that still ripples through the grassy South Dakota plains.