Spring is officially on tap in Downtown Rapid City! Frühlingsfest returns to Main Street Square on Saturday, May 31, bringing a full day of beer, music, local vendors, and sunshine-filled fun. Not sure if it’s your scene? Oh, it is — and here’s why: 1. Try a Pre-Built Beer Flight Can’t decide what…
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Believe it or not, Rapid City wasn’t always known as the City of Presidents, and Downtown Rapid City was not the must-see destination it is today. The corners where statues now stand were empty, Art Alley was a blank canvas, and the heart of it all, Main Street Square, was a parking lot. Everything…
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Mild temperatures set the stage for new adventures and exciting experiences can be found at local attractions that are open year-round. When you linger a little longer during a winter trip to Rapid City, there’s more to discover. Here’s a list of nine top spots to get you started. 1. Dinosaur Park…
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This blog post is based on an interview conducted by Visit Rapid City with esteemed Eyapaha or Master of Ceremonies at the Black Hills Powwow, Whitney Rencountre. The Black Hills Powwow in Rapid City is a celebration that bridges generations and cultures. It thrives on the power of the drumbeat…
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Rapid City, South Dakota, is rich in Indigenous American culture with roots dating back to the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota tribes of the Oceti Sakowin as well as the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache, Arikara and Mandan nations who lived and traveled throughout the Black Hills. Integrating their…
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“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” – Georgia O’Keeffe Rapid City’s art scene presents a mixture of modern, contemporary, abstract, and so much more. Get to know a few of the passionate people behind the art in our city…
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A walk through time at The Journey Museum & Learning Center starts off in a black room with twinkling lights, better known as the Star Room. I instantly relive my childhood trips to the museum when I enter this room, it was always my favorite. I remember hanging out longer in this room listening to…
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