South Dakota is definitely a trip worth taking, but it is a hike from here. My wife and I visited last summer, making the trip from our previous home in Kansas City. We made the journey on our motorcycle, which is an excellent way to enjoy all of the scenery. Photographs certainly do not do justice to all of the natural, and man-made, wonders in the State. Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse (which I doubt will ever be completed), the Black Hills, the Badlands, an easy drive to Devil's Tower in Wyoming...so much to see and do. You can spend days just in the Black Hills (we did), and not see/do everything. Iron Mountain Road, Needles Highway, Spearfish Canyon, Custer State Park, the monuments, etc. Keep in mind though...if you go the first two weeks in August, that is rally time in Sturgis. The entire Black Hills area will be very crowded, and lodging prices are about double what they are in non-rally times.
They love their tourists in South Dakota. Super friendly people, and very accommodating. I would go back in a heartbeat, but doubt that I would ride the motorcycle from Florida! The state should be on your bucket list.
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