BLACK HILLS & BADLANDS REGION The Outdoor Campus-West Chapel in the Hills CITY TOUR OFFERS ART, EXERCISE & ENTERTAINMENT TAKE A TOUR the most of your visit. Rapid City’s self-guided City Tour & Historic Districts lead you through the city to 18 local attractions — making it easy for a first-time visitor to discover Rapid City’s fun spots. Your tour begins at the 1.) Rapid City Visitor Information Center , where Information Specialists can help make 7.) Stavkirke Church: Often called the “Chapel in the Hills,” it is a replica of the Borgund church in Norway. 2.) Memorial Park Promenade, Berlin Wall & Legacy Commons: Memorial Park includes one of America’s largest Berlin Wall exhibits and great playgrounds. 3.) Founders Park and Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park are home to seasonal Farmer’s Markets, food trucks, and world-class outdoor recreation opportunities. 4.) The Outdoor Campus-West: Explore trails, prairie, wetland and stream habitats and learn about local wild-life in the indoor interpretive center. 5.) Storybook Island: This free fairyland park, with nursery-rhyme displays, live animals and a special play-ground, is a popular family attraction. 6.) Cleghorn Springs Fish Hatchery: Nearly one million The 11.) Museum of Geology houses quality fossils of dinosaurs, giant fish, prehistoric mammals, and more. TAKE A TOUR CONTINUED ON PAGE 106 » trout and salmon are raised and released here, annually. 8.) Canyon Lake Park has a lakeshore promenade, areas to watch the ducks and a footbridge that leads to an island with a gazebo. Rapid City has three 9.) Formal Gardens which are a cooperative effort of the Parks Department and the Garden Club. 10.) Dinosaur Park/Skyline Wilderness Area features concrete dinosaur replicas, perfect for kid-climbing. The Skyline Wilderness Area features hiking and biking trails. 104
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