South Dakota

Nature's main ingredient on this incredible park has been millions of years of erosion. Interestingly, it is known that erosion will eventually "erode" it right back to where it started.

Wilderness found in South Dakota, home to over sixty thousand acres of protected land to various endangered species.

This loop is the only paved road of the park. You're in luck since it encompasses more that 20+ miles. Bring your binoculars because there is a lot of wildlife not to be missed.

This is a nonprofit, work-in-progress memorial to Crazy Horse. When all is said to done, the mountainous sculpture will be larger than the U.S. Presidents of Mt. Rushmore (87' vs. 69').

The only problem with driving here is that there are so many bison they frequently block the road.

They call this the Wind Cave because of the air that blows through the entrance here. When mining efforts didn't work out, the manager of the cave decided to turn it into a tourist attraction.

Mount Rushmore is a very popular spot to camp out and watching the Fourth of July fireworks. You can catch the fireworks and be one with nature at the same time.

Worth the trip out to see this amazing landmark.

Sturgis is a small city in South Dakota and is home to one of the largest motorcycle events in the world.

I love the sleek, stark look of this--it looks like a building that should be in the movie, "Chinatown" even though it's in South Dakota. It was actually built in the 1930s as an armory and was very recently named on the National Register of Historic Places.

At 160 miles, this is the second longest cave in the world.