Travel to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota
The Heard Museum Guild has announced an exciting travel program for museum members in 2025! Join us on an excursion to the Great Buffalo Roundup of the Black Hills in South Dakota, including roundtrip airfare from Phoenix. Book Before March 31st to save $200 per person! Not a member? Join today.
Pricing & Registration
$2,949 per person (Based Upon Double Occupancy) + $699 (Single Supplement)
+$100 per person tax deductible donation to Heard Museum
Includes Roundtrip Airfare from Phoenix
Deposit of $200 per person is due to secure reservations. Final payment due date is 60 days prior to departure.
Reservations are taken on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Heard Museum Guild President Shelley Mowry at mowrydsi@gmail.com to sign up.
Arrive in South Dakota
Your northwesterly journey begins in Rapid City. Meet your Tour Manager at 6:00 p.m. for dining recommendations.
Crazy Horse Memorial & Historic Deadwood
Travel this morning to the Crazy Horse Memorial where a bus takes you to the base of the sculpture. Return to the visitor center to see the exhibitions and film. In historic Deadwood, visit Mount Moriah Cemetery, known as “Boot Hill,” home to the graves of Old West legends like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. There will be time to explore the town, see the local street shows and enjoy an included dinner in Deadwood.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Black Hills Gold Factory, Mount Rushmore, & the 1880 Train
The day begins at the Black Hills Gold Factory to see how gold jewelry is made by skilled artisans. Then pay a visit to the famed Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore National Memorial. See the memorial and explore the museum. Later, climb aboard the 1880 Train of the Black Hills Central Railroad for the spectacular mountain scenery found along the tracks laid in the 1880s to service the area mines. Return to Rapid City for a stop at the Presidential Statues tribute before dinner and live entertainment at Fort Hays Western Dinner and Show.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
The Great Buffalo Roundup & Mammoth Site
Our day starts early in Custer State Park with a pancake breakfast to get ready for the Great Buffalo Roundup. Each fall the ground rumbles and the dust flies as cowboys and park crews saddle up to bring in the thundering herd of nearly 1,300 strong. After an included lunch at the State Game Lodge, travel to Hot Springs, home to the Mammoth Site. The excavation site features the fossils of 58 woolly mammoths at the world’s largest site of its kind.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Wall Drug Store & Badlands National Park
Begin the day at the Chapel in the Hills, a quiet retreat nestled at the foot of the Black Hills. Then stop at famed Wall Drug Store, a unique shopping emporium featuring western clothing, Indian pottery, and a favorite watering hole since the 1930s. We’ll take some time to enjoy shopping and lunch on self. Later experience a docent guided tour through Badlands National Park, a uniquely beautiful geologic area formed over millions of years by wind, rain, and erosion. We’ll explore the Journey Museum where you learn about the Indian culture and heritage of this region, followed by a Farewell Dinner, featuring the entertainment of an Indian dancer, storyteller, and flute player.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Travel Home
After breakfast, a group transfer to the Rapid City airport is available for flights out after 10:00 a.m.
Meals included: Breakfast
About the Guild Travel Program
The Heard Museum Guild Travel Program is open to Heard Museum members and members of the Heard Museum Guild. Trips are organized by Kindred Tours and offer unique cultural experiences featuring Native American artists and significant Indigenous landmarks. Remember what Mark Twain once said: “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.”
For more details about this trip and other destinations in the Guild Travel Program, please click here.