The Dakota Discovery Museum in Mitchell welcomes cultures from all over the world to a place of imagination. Our inviting environment features numerous historic artifacts from a time when the way of life came from the land itself. Located on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University, the Dakota Discovery Museum provides entertaining and educational benefits to everyone who walks through the door. Our October-April hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. (See our website for summer hours.)
If you've come to the Black Hills for peace and tranquility, you'll find it at Dakota Dream near Custer. The smell of the pine in the air, skies filled with more stars than you can count, and comfortable beds covered in fine linens and cozy lodge quilts. Dream the night away! Book online or give us a call. For those guests trailering their horses on their visit to the Black Hills, Dakota Dream can accommodate 4-legged guests in our 5-stall barn.
Dakota Drum Company in downtown Rapid City specializes in Native American art including buffalo rawhide drums, hand painted by Lakota artist Sonja Holy Eagle. Known for our traditional buffalo hide drums made from handscraped buffalo rawhide with cottonwood frames, as well as one-sided drums, we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and our Native American art. We also carry hide paintings by Sonja, along with traditional beadwork and quillwork done by artists from the Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, and Rosebud Reservations. You can also find beautiful buffalo robes, sweetgrass, and sage, along with many other traditional arts. We are open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Sunday.
At the Dakota Emporium Trading Post, located in Fort Pierre, we offer an extensive selection of beads and regalia supplies for Native dance outfits and jewelry. We also carry informative Native books and DVDs, and Native made jewelry and artwork, including quill and bead work, hides and botanicals. Our hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday.
With Dakota Frontier Tours, your day-long adventure showcases many highlights of the southern Black Hills, including Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Sylvan Lake, buffalo at Custer State Park, Needles Highway and the "pig-tail" bridges. We also offer tours of Deadwood, Lead, Terry Peak and Spearfish Canyon. Our personalized, narrated, guided tours are provided in air-conditioned, 15-passenger vans. We offer free hotel or campground pickup in Custer, Keystone and Hill City.
Dakota Hot Spots, Inc. Lodge and Outfitters located near Kennebec in Lyman County in central South Dakota offers you one of the most exciting and inclusive hunting experiences in the world. We provide sportsmen with a first-class upland bird hunting experience combined with comfort and hospitality. Our reputation is built on great hunts, a great accommodations and lots of great food. Allow us to treat you with an exceptional time. We also offer a variety of other hunts beyond pheasant and deer, including fall goose hunting, predator hunting, grouse and prairie chicken. Our lodging can accommodate up to 31 people and you are guaranteed three large homemade meals each day, along with clean comfortable lodging and family rooms to relax in.
Dakota Line Lodge is truly a home away from home in northeastern South Dakota. Amenities include spacious sleeping quarters all with their own TV, kitchen, dining room and living room spaces, with built-in bar and fireplace, washer and dryer units, separate cleaning station, dog kennels and much more. Dakota Line Lodge is perfect for family gatherings, wedding parties, hunters and guest overflow. Guests can choose to rent the entire venue or book a single room for a nightly stay.
Dakota Lodge in Lemmon in northwestern South Dakota provides comfortable accommodations for business and leisure travelers to the area. The hotel offers easy access to the Petrified Wood Park, Lemmon Golf Course, and Shadehill Lake. Each spacious guest room is fully equipped with complimentary High-Speed Internet access, cable television, coffee maker, and iron and ironing board. Every morning guests of the Dakota Lodge are greeted with a complimentary continental breakfast. After a busy day, visitors can enjoy a dip in the indoor pool and whirlpool.
Located 45 minutes southwest of Aberdeen, the tradition of pheasant hunting can be carried out at Dakota Lodge & Guide. Established in 2022, we are ready to serve you and your hunting crew. We have more than 20 years of tourism experience in lodging and guiding, so you will feel right at home in our comfortable accommodations offering all the amenities. Dakota Lodge & Guide boasts more than 15,000 aces of leased, diverse hunting land that offers multiple opportunities for both early and late season hunts. We offer guided hunts and flexible lodging packages suitable for groups of all sizes. Contact us to make reservations and follow us on Facebook.
Dakota Nature & Art is a family-owned gallery located in Hill City in the Heart of the Black Hills. Our gallery features well-crafted and absolutely beautiful art, handmade jewelry (we make many pieces ourselves), turned wood by owner's brother Jerry Green, home decor (rugs, glasswork, pottery, cedar tables and benches), and a wide variety of brilliant, locally-made works of artistic talent. We strive for quality and beauty; each piece in our gallery is carefully selected to enhance your own taste. It's summed up as a New West style, mixes of cowboy and nature, new styles and a tad of traditional. See our website or Facebook page for our current hours.
