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South Dakota is a state rich in history and natural beauty. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of the most iconic images in the United States, and it is just one of the many historical sites that can be found in South Dakota.

The Notch Trail is possibly the most popular trail in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Upon our arrival, we met with 3 bighorn sheep right from the trailhead! The hike is just 1.3 miles with 131 feet of climbing and features a cool wooden ladder. It shows off the unique landscape and offers a beautiful view at the end. We camped just outside of the park in quite possibly our favorite boondocking location yet. I was able to fly the drone to really appreciate this incredible, rugged landscape. Thanks for watching!

This video highlights our top 14 places to visit in South Dakota. My wife and I are living full-time in our Class C RV and in September 2020, we spent 2 weeks traveling through this state, which was quite the adventure. This is purely based off our experiences and there is much more to see in South Dakota than the video portrays and there are plenty of places we visited that did not make the cut. We hope this video is entertaining, educational, and most importantly, inspires you to go on adventure of you own – big or small.

These are the best wildlife encounters we had in our 2 weeks in South Dakota. Animals include: prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, bison, pronghorn antelope, white-tailed deer, mule deer, brook trout, squirrels, sharp-tailed grouse, howling coyote, and a stuffed mountain lion! These fun encounters took place in Badlands National Park and Custer State Park.

WE MADE IT TO SOUTH DAKOTA! In this video, we explore Palisades State Park and Falls Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (the largest city in the state). We enjoyed some fun in the sun and captured some fun drone footage from on top of the quartzite spires in Palisades. We're now living RV life full-time in our Class C Motorhome and loving it!

If you're headed to South Dakota and wondering what to do - you may find yourself surprised like we were. We're from the midwest. To midwesterners, the United States is fairly simple - there's Michigan, Chicago, Wisconsin, and sometimes Ohio. Then there's Florida, New York City, and "everything west". Is that preposterous because there's so much more to our beautiful country? Yes. And that's why we busted out of our friendly, sheltered bubble to find it all. State #1 that we barely knew existed and is so much more than flat farmland and brutally cold winters: South Dakota.

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In South Dakota, Jewel Cave National Monument is a great cave to explore with tons of interesting formations and mineral deposits. The cave system is over 208 miles and is currently the third longest cave system in the world. Bring a jacket since this cave is a cool 49 degrees Fahrenheit year round. Please follow our Newsbreak account Roadtrippin' with Takacs for more hiking, camping, and travel content.  If you have any questions, you can always reach us on Instagram: Jason’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs">https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs</a>/ Alison’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs">https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs</a>/

At the Delta 9 Minuteman Nuclear Missile Site in South Dakota, you can explore this now unused missile launch facility. During the Cold War, there were over 1,000 of these missile sites located across the United States, and now they are open to the public to visit. Take an audio tour of the facility and also stop by the nearby visitor center. Please follow our Newsbreak account Roadtrippin' with Takacs for more hiking, camping, and travel content.  If you have any questions, you can always reach us on Instagram: Jason’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs">https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs</a>/ Alison’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs">https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs</a>/