A "Homecooking" sign, perched on the side of a gravel road in southwestern South Dakota, stops me ... buttes draw 900,000 people a year to Badlands National Park, the heart of the landscape.

The closest major airport to Badlands National Park is in Rapid City, South Dakota. From there, visitors can drive for about an hour to the North Unit of the park. The Ben Reifel Visitor Center on the ...

Each year, it hosts the Badlands Astronomy Festival. The Badlands AstroFest will be July 5 to 7, 2024. NASA South Dakota Space Grant Consortium is a co-sponsor. Stop by the Ben Reifel Visitor ...

The Wall' offers cliffside views of South Dakota's Badlands National Park Matador describes "The Wall" – about 8 miles south of Wall, South Dakota – as "one of the most unofficial areas to ...

Much of this volcanic ash comes from the Great Basin, a geographic area within which the states of Utah and Nevada lie today.

Located on the Great Plains and home to Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave National Park, and nine Native American tribes, South Dakota attracts visitors who are thrilled by the ...

South Dakota offers many historic and natural wonders to explore. Perhaps the most famous is Mount Rushmore, well-known to every American since grade school. The Badlands is a natural area sacred ...