The museum is located in the old Keystone School. The school was built in 1899. Keystone is home to Carrie Ingalls Swazney. Carrie is Laura Ingalls Wilder's little sister. The museum has many …
The museum is located in the old Keystone School. The school was built in 1899. Keystone is home to Carrie Ingalls Swazney. Carrie is Laura Ingalls Wilder's little sister. The museum has many artifacts from the Ingalls family. The museum also has local, mining, and Mount Rushmore history. Upstairs there are two classrooms for the children as well as adults to experience what school was like many, many years ago. The museum is free, but we do take "milk money" donations.
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Jul 31, 2024
Definitely hit this spot. Stay off the beaten path and avoid all of the imported plastic toys on the main street. Learn something of the history behind what came to be keystone, sd. This converted sc…Full review by Aaron D
Jul 2, 2024
The second Keystone School was built between 1899 and 1901 and served as a school until 1988. It is now an excellent local history museum. One of the exhibits was President Taft's customized bathtu…Full review by Robert D
Sep 6, 2023
Nobody mentions President Taft’s bathtub in the museum. High on the hill overlooking Historic Keystone, the building has endured. Museum of the school history with a six grade final posted in the sta…Full review by msjulie22
Thinking of catching the steam train from Hill City to Keystone. Wondering if we should stay a while before getting the train back?
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If you're into Wild West-themed shops and "attractions" then you'd find plenty to do and see. There's a strip but it all felt very tacky and inauthentic to us. Very tourist-driven. Mount …
If you're into Wild West-themed shops and "attractions" then you'd find plenty to do and see. There's a strip but it all felt very tacky and inauthentic to us. Very tourist-driven. Mount Rushmore is just up the road from Keystone so if you'd be able to get up there, that's a must. Our must-see in Keystone was the Historical Society's Museum because it has a collection of Carrie Ingalls' belongings. Even that was a little sad in terms of how it was curated and presented. Be sure to check their hours though before planning a visit.
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