Black Hills

Curious about South Dakota’s hidden BBQ gems? This culinary landscape shift proves there's more to the state than just steak and hamburgers.

What if the best view of the night sky is just a road trip away? Explore how light pollution shapes our connection to the universe and where to escape the urban glow. South Dakota's hidden gems await—will you seek the stars?

It is, hands down, the number-one tourist attraction in South Dakota. But not everyone who ventures to Mt Rushmore in the Black Hills has a stellar experience:

Some fifty million years ago magma pushed up the ground in the Black Hills. It's the closest South Dakota has to a volcano.

South Dakota loves its motorcycles. And it makes sense, South Dakota is also home to lots of beautiful roads that are perfect for a long motorcycle cruise.

South Dakota's most famous monument was originally meant to look much differently.

You're probably familiar with the famous Black Hills Gold that is found out west. But, gold isn't the only valuable mineral dug up in South Dakota.

South Dakota is starting to take steps to begin the construction of a National Garden of Heroes in the Black Hills.

One surefire way to get them tourist dollars is to have something that is the "World's Biggest." And South Dakota has quite a few "World's Biggest" things.

Picking the best restaurant in the whole state? That seems impossible. South Dakota has so many great ones. But someone did, here's what they found.