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Rapid City / Mount Rushmore

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Crazy Horse Memorial
Badlands National Park Loop (SD-240)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Custer State Park — Wildlife Loop Road

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Where travelers stay

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Same hotel as Night 13 OR Airbnb, Rapid City

Lodging 2

Pet-friendly hotel in Rapid City — 2nd night

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