Hampton Inn Deadwood

Have a drink where Wild Bill had his

by mrclay2000

#10 Saloon brings back the Old West, but town is still full of several similar sites History comes alive in no place better than Deadwood's #10 Saloon

Phone: (800) 852-9398 or local (605) 578-3346

Homestake Gold Mine Visitor Center

by KimberlyAnn

The Homestake Visitor Center is located at 160 West Main Street in the nearby town of Lead, South Dakota and is open Monday through Saturday. This is a good place to learn about the history of gold mining in the area. The Black Hills was the location of the last great gold rush in the continental United States. The wealthy George Hearst purchased the Homestake Mine in 1877. Digging 8,000 feet below the earth’ surface, 40 million troy ounces of gold were mined before it closed. This made it the largest gold mine in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest in the world. You will see a small display, and a massive man-made bowl that is the open cut of the mine. This bowl measures 1,250 feet deep and one-half mile across. This open pit mine area was mined until 1998. Tours are available from Memorial Day in May through Labor Day in September. These are surface tours that start at the visitor center and will explain the history of the open cut and the story of Homestake. The bus tour will take you through the city of Lead and onto the grounds of the mine where your guide will explain the buildings and how the gold was processed. Even if you choose not to take the tour, you can still view the small display, and look into the open mine from the visitor center.

Stay in, or at least visit,...

by DoctorDon

Stay in, or at least visit, Deadwood. Gambling is legal there, starting with 5-cent slots, and nothing is
over $5. You can gamble all night on $20, and the town's history (Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, who
was shot to death there) is great, and well presented. It makes other towns in the area pale by comparison,
and offers more than just the tourity souvenirs other towns offer.
Brick streets, original building exteriors (in most cases), and the whole town is a national historic monument.

Deadwood, South Dakota

by basstbn

"There's Gold in Them Thar Hills / Tourists"

Nancy and I considered our brief visit to Deadwood to be one of the few downers (along with car trouble) on our enjoyable vacation in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.

The town does have some colorful history going for it, and the Main Street has been nicely preserved (or restored). As for its past, Wild Bill Hickock was murdered here while holding a full-house at the poker table, and there was a short-lived gold rush. Nowdays, however, one cannot escape the feeling the only gold rush is for whatever glimmers in the tourist pocket book. I'd put Deadwood in a category just below Branson and Pigeon Forge when it comes to touristic schlock. People who just live to gamble away their "fortunes" in semi-glitzy casinos may have a different perspective on the place, I guess, but we found little here of interest.

Trip to Deadwood

by penni_ann

My trip to Deadwood, South Dakota was really fun for me. I spent time with my parents sight seeing awesome things. It also was educational but not. It was educational on the terms that I learned things that are actually going to stay in my head; like I share the same birth date as Calamity Jane and my oldest brother shares his birth date with Wild Bill Hickock. Even though I'll never learn to spell there names I will remember it. I enjoyed my trip even with the twelve hour drive and the cramming into the back seat after ever stop.

If you ever go to Deadwood DON'T eat anything or drink anything that was made with water! Their is a odd taste to it which I think is from the forest fires a few years ago.