South Dakota Attractions | Deadwood Attractions
SHOOT OUTS AND THE TRIAL OF JACK MCCALL
“History at its finest…and most fun! Deadwood- True West Magazine’s 2015 “Best Gunfighter Town” in the West!”
Free shows 6 days a week: shoot outs, story telling and live music right in the middle of Main Street, and the Trial of Jack McCall at 8pm in the Masonic Temple theater.
DAYS OF ’76 RODEO
“Best Rodeo. No Bull”. The Days of ’76 Rodeo has been named the PRCA Small Outdoor Rodeo of the Year four times and was named PRCA Midsize Rodeo of the Year for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and again in 2014. The Days of ’76 has also held the title of Badlands Circuit Rodeo of the Year since 2002. If you’re looking for some great rodeo action while in the Black Hills, look no further!
DAYS OF ’76 MUSEUM
The Days of ’76 museum began informally, as a repository for the horse drawn wagons and stage coaches, carriages, clothing, memorabilia and archives generated by the Celebration.
In 1990 Don Clowser installed his collection of important Old West Pioneer and American Indian artifacts, archives, firearms and archives into the pole barn that was the museum, adding to what was already recognized as the largest collection of horse-drawn vehicles in the state.
HISTORIC ADAMS HOUSE
Built in 1892, the Queen Anne-style home and its original furnishings sat silent for almost 60 years after W.E. Adams’ death in 1934, when his second wife Mary Adams closed the doors. Mrs. Adams left everything intact from the sheet music in the piano bench, to the cookies in a cookie jar.
ADAMS MUSEUM
“In 1930 pioneer businessman W.E. Adams founded the Adams Museum in downtown Deadwood with the purpose of preserving and displaying the history of the Black Hills. He donated the building to the City of Deadwood and placed the operation of the organization in the hands of a board of directors.
The board oversaw the collecting of some of the Black Hills’ greatest treasures including Potato Creek Johnny’s gold nugget, beloved American illustrator N.C. Wyeth’s pencil sketch drawing of Western legend Wild Bill Hickok, the mysterious Thoen Stone record of the Ezra Kind party’s discovery of gold in the Hills in the 1830s and a one-of-a-kind plesiosaur (marine reptile).”
MT. MORIAH CEMETERY
Mt. Moriah is the final resting place of some of Deadwood’s most infamous residents: Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Potato Creek Johnny, and Seth Bullock to name a few.
GEORGE S. MICKELSON TRAIL
Imagine a path where the ghosts of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane still roam; where bicyclists, hikers and horseback riders can explore spruce and ponderosa pine forests; and the very young, the very old and people of all abilities can enjoy.
The George S. Mickelson Trail was completed in September of 1998. Its gentle slopes and easy access allow people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the beauty of the Black Hills. The trail is 109 miles long and contains more than 100 converted railroad bridges and 4 rock tunnels. The trail surface is primarily crushed limestone and gravel.
BROKEN BOOT GOLD MINE
“Step into the Black Hills best underground mine tour and return to a time when the powerful punch of a miner’s pick and the roaring boom of another dynamite blast signaled the ongoing search for the richest veins of gold on Earth.” Located on Upper Main/US Hwy 14A, just at the edge of town. Take a tour and then try your hand at gold panning.