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outh Dakota’s landscapes are both diverse and Hills and learn about the birth, growth, development beautiful. With transitional scenes of rolling hills, and preservation of the country.
grasslands and buttes, glittering lakes and the thickly forested Black Hills, there’s much to admire in this seemingly timeless state, which possesses one of the largest concentrations of national parks and historic monuments in the Midwest.
Venture to Deadwood in the heart of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Along Deadwood’s historic 1876 Main Street stands Saloon No. 10 where Wild Bill Hickok was shot and killed. Calamity Jane is also known to have frequented the dusty street of this gold rush town. What you’ll see now in Deadwood is a careful, accurate restoration of a historically significant city with extensive Victorian architecture that is unique to the West.
The Black Hills National Forest is home to magnificent Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, America’s “Shrine of Democracy,” which features a 60-foot sculpture of the heads of former Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt carved into the granite face of Mt. Rushmore. Visitors to the memorial marvel at the majestic beauty of the Black
In the nearby vicinity of Mt. Rushmore is the still-in- progress Crazy Horse Memorial, started in 1948 as a memorial to Native Americans. Upon completion, the figure of Crazy Horse astride his horse will be 563 feet high and 641 feet long, the largest statue in the world. Scaled models of the statue, exhibits and an audiovisual program explain the work on the mountain.
Traveling through colorful Badlands National
Park, take in some of South Dakota’s most beautiful geological formations – pinnacles, buttes, gorges and spires. Custer State Park, which comprises 71,000 acres of the South Dakota Black Hills, is habitat for approximately 1,500 free-roaming bison.
Venturing farther west into the state of Wyoming, travelers are wowed by Yellowstone National Park, which attracts visitors worldwide with its unique hydrothermal and geologic features. This sprawling land of lakes, geysers, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges actually covers three states – Wyoming, Idaho and Montana – although most of the park lies in Wyoming. Yellowstone became America’s
first national park, established in 1972. With 2.2 million acres of wilderness to explore, it stands as one of North America’s greatest assets – home to an astonishing array of wildlife. One of the most popular experiences in the park is witnessing the geologic activity. Waiting for the predictable eruptions of Old Faithful is a pastime that most visitors can’t resist.
DISCOVER THE NATIONAL PARKS Yellowstone I Mt. Rushmore I The Badlands
August 23 – September 4, 2022
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Admission to Badlands National Park • Jeep Tour at
Custer State Park • Crazy Horse Memorial • Mount Rushmore Devils Tower • Little Bighorn • Battlefield National Park Yellowstone National Park • Buffalo Bill Historical Center Pony Express Monument • Mark Twain Boyhood Home
and Museum
TOUR INCLUDES
12 Nights hotel accommodations • Breakfast daily 8 dinners • Dinner cruise • Tour director
Please call for more details and prices on this amazing trip!
920 Wapakoneta Ave. Sidney, OH 45365 937-492-3167 AAA.com/travel
*Price is per person based on double occupancy. A deposit of $200 per person is required at time of booking. When reservations are cancelled by the member, some or all of the fees may be unrecoverable. AAA highly recommends the purchase of insurance to protect your travel investment. Itinerary is subject to changes.
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