Custer Attractions
The little town of Custer is a popular tourist resort. Its particular attraction is Flintstone's Bedrock City, a theme park dedicated to dinosaurs and the Stone Age. The town also has the interesting National Museum of Woodcarving.
Custer (pop. 1,800) is the county seat of Custer County in the southwest part of the state.
Custer (pop. 1,800) is the county seat of Custer County in the southwest part of the state.
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Crazy Horse Memorial
Built in the style of Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial features a huge rock carving of Crazy Horse, which was never completed.
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Custer State Park
Custer State Park can be toured on a drive along the Needles Highway, Wildlife Loop and Iron Mountain Road. The park offers a scenic landscape and much wildlife.
Jewel Cave National Monument
13 mi. west of Custer is the Jewel Cave National Monument, a karstic cave in which crystals of calcareous spar sparkle like jewels.
Currently at just over 147 miles long making Jewel Cave the second longest cave system in the world. Jewel Cave features sparkling calcite crystals, delicate strands of gypsum, and other cave formations. It contains large rooms strewn with boulders, tight crawlways, and dark fissures leading into the unkown.
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Currently at just over 147 miles long making Jewel Cave the second longest cave system in the world. Jewel Cave features sparkling calcite crystals, delicate strands of gypsum, and other cave formations. It contains large rooms strewn with boulders, tight crawlways, and dark fissures leading into the unkown.
Jewel Cave National Monument
11149 US Highway 16, Building B12
Custer, SD 57730-0060
United States
11149 US Highway 16, Building B12
Custer, SD 57730-0060
United States
Phone 1 (605) 673-8300
Fax 1 (605) 673-8301
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Adult | $ 8.00 |
| Child 16 & under | $ 4.00 |
| Senior | $ 4.00 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Custer County 1881 Courthouse Museum
The Custer County Courthouse was built a year before South Dakota became a state. Fifteen rooms display local history exhibits including American Indian artifacts. An 1875 log cabin contains antique printing presses and a carriage shed contains vintage stagecoaches.
Harney Peak
Harney Peak is South Dakota's high point. It offers a panoramic view of the surrounding Black Hills area.
National Museum of Woodcarving
Over 30 scenes created by an original animator of Disneyland, the Wooden Nickel Theater, a carving studio and gallery with works from 85 wood carvers are on display.
Hours
May 1 to May 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
June 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
September 1 to October 22
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Facilities
Gift shop
