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3-Day Rapid City itinerary guide

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Rapid City — US Navy 030624-N-9411J-004 Torpedoman 1st Class Jim Macchiarella from Rapid City, S.D., assigned to the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure Team (VBSS) climbs a rope

Top stops to prioritize

  • Badlands National Park
  • Residence Inn Rapid City
  • Bear Country USA
  • Shipwrecks Bar & Grill
  • Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews
  • Delmonico Grill
  • South Dakota Air and Space Museum
  • WaTiki® Indoor Waterpark Resort

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, The Journey Museum, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Badlands National Park
  • South Dakota Air and Space Museum
  • WaTiki® Indoor Waterpark Resort

Day 2: South side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the south side side of town.

  • Bear Country USA
  • Reptile Gardens
  • Canyon Lake Park

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews and Uptown Rapid and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews
  • Uptown Rapid
  • Millstone Family Restaurant
  • Armadillos Ice Cream Shoppe
  • Firehouse Brewing Company
  • The Monument

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