Visit Rapid City
Rapid City was founded in 1876 by a group of 11 miners whose pursuit of gold was unsuccessful....
Towns/Communities
Visit Spearfish
Located at the mouth of scenic Spearfish Canyon, the town of Spearfish was named after the creek where...
Visit Lead
When Fred and Moses Manuel discovered a large vein of gold in a rocky outcropping three miles south...
Top Stops in Custer
Did you know that Custer is the oldest town in the Black Hills? After traveling through during the...
The Story of Lead
When gold was discovered on French Creek near present-day Custer in 1874, miners descended upon the Black Hills...
Mystery Monday Week 5 Revealed
This week’s Mystery Monday location didn’t leave too many of you stumped. Plenty of people recognized this distinctive...
Visit Keystone
Like many Black Hills communities, Keystone was established as a mining community during the Black Hills Gold Rush. Gold, mica, tin,...
The Story of Keystone
Following the 1876 discovery of placer gold in Battle Creek, just east of present-day Keystone, a settlement named...
Visit Hill City
Hill City originally attracted gold miners when it was founded in 1876 but had better luck with tin...
Visit Ellsworth AFB
Ellsworth Air Force Base has been closely aligned with the Rapid City area since 1942, when it was established...