Rapid City is your perfect gateway to some of the most stunning and famous visitor sites in the USA! Rapid City Regional Airport offers domestic services to other American cities. Founded in 1876, Rapid City is located in the Badlands and Black Hills region of South Dakota, a rugged and remote area featuring fascinating rock formations and the excellent Badlands National Park. The Park provides fantastic walking tours, extended hiking and two wonderful interpretation sites, the White River Visitor Center and the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located just outside the city, and fascinates visitors with the enormous faces of 4 former US Presidents which are carved into the rock. The 60 foot faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Rooseveldt and Abraham Lincoln are a firm favorite with the whole family. You can use the beautiful, historic city of Rapid City as the perfect base for visiting these exciting sites!

Rapid City is the focal point of a region of South Dakota offering a fantastic choice of visitor attractions. The Crazy Horse Memorial features a breathtaking mountain carving of Crazy Horse, a historical Oglala Lakota warrior, which will be over 500 feet tall when completed, along with the Indian Museum of North America and the Native American Cultural Center, highlighting the history and culture of the Native American peoples. The Black Hills mountain range, named because they look dark from a distance, is another attractive natural feature. For exciting historical sites in a stunning natural setting, look no further than Rapid City and the Badlands!