The Atlas Obscura Guide To Deadwood

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Deadwood, South Dakota

Updated October 25, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Deadwood

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

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Homestake Open Cut

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

2 miles from Deadwood

Spearfish, South Dakota

Termesphere Gallery

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

7 miles from Deadwood

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

9 miles from Deadwood

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Center of the Nation Monument

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

21 miles from Deadwood

Sundance, Wyoming

Vore Buffalo Jump

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

23 miles from Deadwood

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Deadwood

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Deadwood, South Dakota

Updated October 25, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Deadwood

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower

Lead, South Dakota

Homestake Open Cut

Spearfish, South Dakota

Termesphere Gallery

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Center of the Nation Monument

Sundance, Wyoming

Vore Buffalo Jump

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