Adventure Day 46 – South Dakota

Today we headed up the road and had our last look of Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse. We stopped in Rapid City but most everything was closed since it was early Sunday morning. We went to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum which was right outside Ellsworth Air Force Base. It was a free museum and really interesting. If anyone lives near here or is going by, it is worth stopping to look around.

After lunch, we headed to the Badlands National Park. We stopped in Wall to see the famous Wall Drug store (they have ads along the interstate like the old Burma Shave ads). Then we drove the scenic loop around the Badlands. It was really different than the other parks we have seen. We stopped at the newly renovated visitor center in Interior, SC and watched the movie about the park.

After the park, we headed back to Wall which was the closest place we could find with lodging. It actually makes my town of Fountain Inn look like a big city! We needed to stay close because tomorrow morning we have reservations for the Minuteman Missile NHS. They will take us to the launch facility and the launch control room.

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