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St. Louis Zoo

Posted by: Glends68

We enjoyed our whole trip through the St. Louis Zoo but my kids (even my bug hating daughter) were really taken with the insectarium.

We spent a lot of time there learning about, of all things, bugs. It gives bug eye view a whole different meaning.

So next time you are in St. Louis and going to hit the zoo be sure to save some extra time for the insectarium, I was glad we had plenty of time for the children to really enjoy it.

Reptile Gardens in Rapid City South Dakota

Posted by: Calvin

I remember traveling to the Black Hills with my family when I was a kid. We stopped in Rapid City South Dakota and went to a place called Reptile Gardens.

We saw some great animal shows, and lots of tortoises, snakes, and reptiles of all kinds.

It was a fun day and I have always remembered that as one of my favorite stops on our trip.

I just got back from taking my kids through Custer State Park, up to see Mount Rushmore, and of course we had to stop at Reptile Gardens.

I enjoyed it just as much as before, probably more so because I got to see my kids enjoy something that I had when I was their age. The staff was very friendly and related well to kids, and we loved all the shows. The bird show was spectacular, my daughter was so amazed.

It was a fun day for the whole family, I hope my kids will take their kids someday too.

In Hot Springs South Dakota we went to the Mammoth Site, Wind Cave, and saw wild mustangs at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.

Posted by: Jandy

While we were in Hot Springs we went to Evan's Plunge, we had such a good time we spent another day in the area checking out some other things.

My favorites were Wind Cave. It was really fun going down in the cave and there was prarie dogs outside that were so fun to watch too.

We also took a jeep ride and saw the wild mustangs. We did this at a place called the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. I didn't know there was wild horses anymore but there really are.

One more thing we did was go to the Mammoth Site, we saw lots of bones from wooly mammoths found in the area. It was really neat seeing things I have learned about in school. They said there was a sinkhole there and that is why there are so many bones in the area.

I would like to go back there again someday to learn more about the Ice Age. (I want to go swim again at Evan's Plunge too).

The Cosmos we saw some really neat optical illusions - it was right outside of Rapid City South Dakota

Posted by: Maria83

We were leaving Rapid City South Dakota and heading up into the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore and we saw a place called the Cosmos. We decided to stop and it was so much fun.

Our kids were baffled and amazed to see balls roll uphill, and they couldn't figure out why our daughter all of a sudden appeared to be taller than our son.

We got some awesome pictures and the whole family enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

We very much enjoyed our Black Hills vacation.

Custer State Park South Dakota

Posted by: Jim

We recently wend on a vacation to the Black Hills and saw and did a ton of things. It is an area we will go back to again sometime.

The next time we go we will schedule more time to spend wandering around Custer State Park. There were a lot of places to stop and swim or hike and we didn't get to do this nearly enough.

We saw both buffalo and burros when we were driving. The burro's (or maybe they are donkeys) were right on the road and just wandering around. We had fun looking for and finding the needle rock formation to.

The kids loved the prarie dog town and seeing them pop up from their holes and then going right back down.

Next time we will definitely spend more time here walking around the lakes and taking it all in.

Camping in South Dakota

Posted by: Stan

We were really impressed with all the great campgrounds we found in the Black Hills. Clean, safe, and very pretty.

A note to anyone camping or vacationing in the Black Hills is you will want reservations if you are going to travel there anytime close to the Sturgis Rally.

One of the kids's favorite campsite was the Flinstones Bedrock City. It was near Custer South Dakota. They really enjoyed the playground and all it had to offer. My wife and I enjoyed it too, since Fred Flinstone is more a cartoon from our era than theirs.

We went to a show nearby, I think it was called a mellerdrama. It was fun the kids booed the villian and cheered the hero. It was a great ending to a great day spent unwinding at a campground.

South Dakota's Alpine Slide

Posted by: Kelly

We were driving throuth the Black Hills and heard about an Alpine Slide near Keystone South Dakota and we decided to check it out.

We took a chairlift to the top and had some really good hamburgers for lunch and then to go back down we took the Alpine Slide. We didn't know if my daughter would go (you can take the chairlift down) but after she saw other kids going down she tried it and really enjoyed it.

It was a nice stop to make for us.

Storybook Island in Rapid City South Dakota

Posted by: momof3

We were just ending our vacation in the Black Hills and wanted to find a park where the kids could burn off some energy. We saw something about Storybook Island and decided to go there.

It was so nice. A lot of playground equipment for the kids to play on, and a lot of it was on theme to familiar storybooks. They had characters walking around and giving performances too.

My husband and I enjoyed it just as much as they did. I couldn't get over how pretty and nice the park was and wished we had something like it back home.

A side trip to let the kids run turned out to be a great sight seeing attraction, and best of all it was free.

Crazy Horse Monument

Posted by: Toni

We were on our way to Mount Rushmore and decided to stop by and see the Crazy Horse Monument.

While it is far from complete you can see Crazy Horse's head clearly. We all found it very interesting the history of the monument and one families quest for it to be completed.

I learned a lot about the Native American history of the badlands that I was not even aware of too.

I hope to go back and see it completed one day.

Snowmobiling in South Dakota

Posted by: Travis

We went on a snowmobiling trip to Lead South Dakota and it was awesome.

Great trails and scenery, I wish I would have packed my camera the first time we went out. I took it with me after that and got some great pictures.

The snow was awesome, some went skiing too and really enjoyed it. Not me I just stayed on my snowmobile and enjoyed all the trails.

They say it is popular in the summer for hiking and mountain biking too. I may have to head up there some summer with my mountain bike and check it out.

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