Blog: Big Memories

A 14-minute drive from Rapid City, there’s an iconic location that attracts outdoor explorers and history connoisseurs alike. The trail that leads to this peaceful gorge offers an easy year-round hike, but it also leads to a place where a world record was shattered, and history was made. It’s called the Stratobowl and it’s the birthplace of the Space Age.

Rapid City is encompassed by national and state parks, memorials, monuments and a national forest that will hit everything on your vacation wish list. 

See what shopping in Rapid City is all about by going beyond the big box stores and stepping into a few of our locally owned treasures.

If you’re a Rapid City first timer, it may be hard to understand why Dinosaur Park and all its quirkiness gets so much buzz. Even singer-songwriter Adam Young with Owl City created a song about his love for Rapid and this magical hilltop of beasts.

Challenge yourself to our Mount Rushmore quiz to test your knowledge of the memorial and maybe even learn something new.