The Atlas Obscura Guide To Spearfish

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

Updated August 2, 2022

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Spearfish, South Dakota

Termesphere Gallery

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

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

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

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Deadwood, South Dakota

Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower

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

8 miles from Spearfish

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

10 miles from Spearfish

Lead, South Dakota

Homestake Open Cut

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

10 miles from Spearfish

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.

12 miles from Spearfish

Sundance, Wyoming

Vore Buffalo Jump

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

14 miles from Spearfish

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Spearfish

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

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

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Spearfish

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

Updated August 2, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Spearfish

Spearfish, South Dakota

Termesphere Gallery

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

Lead, South Dakota

Homestake Open Cut

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Center of the Nation Monument

Sundance, Wyoming

Vore Buffalo Jump

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Spearfish

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

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