The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum of South Dakota is located upstairs of the Hill City Visitor Information Center. The information center downstairs has brochures and pamphlets providing information on the 1880 Train and Museum, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave, Custer State Park, and a ton of other attractions in the […]
I just love model trains! I don’t know why I just do and always have. I love watching them travel on their tiny tracks winding their way through intricately recreated towns. I am amazed at the incredible work I have seen in some model train displays. The amount of time and attention to detail […]
When you live and travel the country full-time in a pop-up space is always an issue. You have to get creative with your storage and you don’t have much room for non-essential items. In my sticks and bricks I had a massive flower garden and now I have one lonely croton plant. I had two […]
While visiting Lead, South Dakota I came across a pamphlet for the Mural Project Walking Tour at the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center (which is free and you should check out as well). We had a little time to kill so we headed to this tiny towns downtown to check out some murals. This […]
I just love selfies and treasure hunts so when I found out about the #WildBeChallenge in Deadwood I just had to do it. Wild Bill Hickok was the most famous resident of Deadwood, even though he was murdered shortly after arriving. While you are out about exploring historic Deadwood you will see his image […]
While driving to Spearfish Falls in South Dakota Jamey spotted a giant bust of Abraham Lincoln on the side of the road so obviously we had to pull over. After a little google search we discovered the bust was part of the now closed Presidents Park. Opened in 2003 by sculptor David Adickes it […]
Did you know there are tarantulas in Arkansas? Ok, so we are camping on Lake Ouachita in Arkansas and this morning I was headed to the restrooms when I was stopped in my tracks by a little critter walking across my path. I turned around and went back to Frankenstein the pop-up to get […]
Bison Taxonomy Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Bison Species: bison Subspecies: bison In 1963, the Badlands received a herd of bison from Theodore Roosevelt National Park that were successfully re-introduced to the park! Now the herd of bison that call the Badlands home numbers 1,200. Bison can get up to 6.5 feet tall and weigh […]
While visiting downtown Rapid City, South Dakota we were excited to stumble across this hidden little treasure. Press Start is a retro arcade with a bar! Alcohol and games are always a winning combination in my opinion. They have a lot of pinball machines and quite a few old arcade games like Joust, Pac-Man, Space […]
Date Visited: September 12, 2020 Address: 512 Main St, Rapid City, SD 57701 Website: whos-toy-house.myshopify.com Phone: (605) 716-4386 Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9am-9pm, Closed on Sundays While strolling through downtown Rapid City for the City of Presidents Walk we spied an interesting object through the window of Who’s Toy House and had to stop […]
