Location: Hot Springs
Top Things to do in Hot Springs
What to do and see in Hot Springs, South Dakota (SD): The Best Museums
Hot Springs (Lakota: mni kȟáta; "hot water") is a city in and the county seat of Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,711. In addition, neighboring Oglala Lakota County contracts the duties of Auditor, Treasurer and Register of Deeds to the Fall River County authority in Hot Springs.
Restaurants in Hot Springs
1. Morris Grand Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
The Morris Grand Gallery is the premier destination in the Black Hills for Fine Arts, jewelry, minerals, and gifts. We carry unique and original items created by local artists and artists from around the world. Located in the historic Morris Grand Opera House, 405 N. River Street in Hot Springs, we are open everyday from 10 to 7. We'll help you find a one-of-a-kind treasure to take home!
2. World Fossil Finder Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
The World Fossil Finder Museum is not your typical fossil museum but a museum with several world wide first fossil discoveries. We are a family friendly museum that wants to inspire and educate children and adults of all ages to enjoy learning about the natural wonders of the world.
Reviewed By Mommiex4plus1 - Jacksonville, United States
We visited the museum after a full day of fossil hunting with Riley and Tim from the museum. They guided us through fossil hunting and actually showed us how to prepare a tortoise shell fossil to bring home to restore. My husband found an oreodont skull and our friend and I found portions of oreodont jaws with teeth, various pieces of bones and as much fossil tortoise shell as we wanted to pick up. We scrambled up and down hills and searched through washes and got a taste of what it is like to search and work on a paleontological site. It was a full active day and we all learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the fossils we got to take home. This was a very unique opportunity and I highly recommend for anyone interested in fossil hunting and preparation. You contact the museum to set up the experience. Tim and Riley were superb!
3. Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
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4.5 based on 1,668 reviews
America's International Treasure. This National Natural Landmark is an internationally renowned indoor working paleontological site/museum. More than 60 mammoths have been unearthed, as well as over 85 other species of associated Ice Age fauna. Hands-on activities for children, an educational experience for the entire family. One of the top fossil interpretive sites in North America. Open year-round. Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Reviewed By MNnola - Canby, United States
This museum came about by accident when a developer discovered a mammoth bone with his bulldozer! Thank goodness he recognized the treasure he had unearthed! This is the only accredited museum in the state and still a dig in progress with scientists on site. There is a guided tour that starts with a movie and then moves into an amazing space filled with bones. Our guide was very informative and encouraged questions. There was lots of time for photos and after the guided tour, visitors could roam stay to look more closely at the incredible bones and partial skeletons of the animals that perished in a sinkhole in the distant past. This was a very interesting and informative tour of a place I hope to visit again!
4. Pioneer Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By jameshH3272AT - Denver, United States
We did this visit on a lark and not really knowing what we might find and found items we had to look up to discover them. As an old school it was laid out with classrooms showing different parts of Hot Springs and how it had grown from a location where the sick were treated to today where it is now noted for local health, art and sicence.
5. Chautauqua Artisans Market
6. Museum of Childhood, Vintage Toys & Collectibles
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