https://haunthunt.com/state/south-dakota/ Latest dossiers filed in South Dakota — haunted, mysterious and legendary places, evidence-graded. en-us Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT https://haunthunt.com/place/wounded-knee-wounded-knee-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/wounded-knee-wounded-knee-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota December 29, 1890—the massacre that ended the Ghost Dance. https://haunthunt.com/place/wind-cave-hot-springs-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/wind-cave-hot-springs-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota The cave that breathes—barometric winds at the natural entrance. https://haunthunt.com/place/wild-bill-bar-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/wild-bill-bar-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota The original saloon where Hickok died in 1876 burned in 1879; the bar interprets its approximate site. https://haunthunt.com/place/spokane-custer-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/spokane-custer-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Ghost town documented in historical or public cultural sources. https://haunthunt.com/place/spirit-mound-historic-prairie-vermillion-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/spirit-mound-historic-prairie-vermillion-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Lewis and Clark visited on August 25, 1804. Prairie restoration followed creation of the state park in 2001. https://haunthunt.com/place/sica-hollow-state-park-sisseton-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/sica-hollow-state-park-sisseton-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Park associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/saloon-no-10-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/saloon-no-10-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Tourism recounts disembodied voices and a self-playing piano. https://haunthunt.com/place/rochford-rochford-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/rochford-rochford-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Historic mining settlement documented in historical or public cultural sources. https://haunthunt.com/place/rockerville-rockerville-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/rockerville-rockerville-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota The 1876 gold camp—where the flume and the ruins stand. https://haunthunt.com/place/pactola-pactola-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/pactola-pactola-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Submerged town documented in historical or public cultural sources. https://haunthunt.com/place/orpheum-theatre-sioux-falls-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/orpheum-theatre-sioux-falls-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Theater associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/old-minnehaha-courthouse-museum-sioux-falls-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/old-minnehaha-courthouse-museum-sioux-falls-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Museum associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/mystic-mystic-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/mystic-mystic-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Ghost town documented in historical or public cultural sources. https://haunthunt.com/place/mount-moriah-cemetery-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/mount-moriah-cemetery-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota Cemetery documented in historical or public cultural sources. https://haunthunt.com/place/mammoth-site-hot-springs-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/mammoth-site-hot-springs-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:37 GMT South Dakota The sinkhole full of mammoths—where the dig still runs. https://haunthunt.com/place/laframboise-island-nature-area-pierre-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/laframboise-island-nature-area-pierre-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Lewis and Clark recorded this Missouri River island in 1804; altered flows later changed its woodland habitat. https://haunthunt.com/place/john-cross-burial-site-at-hope-cemetery-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/john-cross-burial-site-at-hope-cemetery-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad. https://haunthunt.com/place/jewel-cave-custer-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/jewel-cave-custer-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The third-longest cave in the world—200+ miles of calcite jewels. https://haunthunt.com/place/human-services-center-yankton-yankton-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/human-services-center-yankton-yankton-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The 1879 territorial asylum—the Dakota Hospital for the Insane. https://haunthunt.com/place/hotel-alex-johnson-rapid-city-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/hotel-alex-johnson-rapid-city-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Hotel associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/homestake-opera-house-lead-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/homestake-opera-house-lead-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Theater associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/historic-adams-house-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/historic-adams-house-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Built in 1892; preservation commission purchased it in 1992 and museum restoration followed in 2000. https://haunthunt.com/place/galena-galena-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/galena-galena-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Ghost town documented in historical or public cultural sources. https://haunthunt.com/place/franklin-hotel-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/franklin-hotel-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Tourism recounts claims that Harris Franklin appears to check on employees. https://haunthunt.com/place/fort-sisseton-historic-state-park-lake-city-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/fort-sisseton-historic-state-park-lake-city-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Established in 1864 as Fort Wadsworth; surviving barracks and officers’ quarters form a historic park. https://haunthunt.com/place/fort-randall-lake-andes-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/fort-randall-lake-andes-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The fort where Sitting Bull was held—the chapel and the ruins. https://haunthunt.com/place/fort-meade-sturgis-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/fort-meade-sturgis-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The 1878 cavalry post—where the "Star Spangled Banner" tradition began. https://haunthunt.com/place/fairmont-hotel-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/fairmont-hotel-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The 1898 building previously accommodated a brothel, baths and a speakeasy. https://haunthunt.com/place/evans-plunge-hot-springs-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/evans-plunge-hot-springs-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The 1890 mineral pool—the oldest tourist attraction in the Black Hills. https://haunthunt.com/place/elks-theatre-rapid-city-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/elks-theatre-rapid-city-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Theater associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/easton-castle-aberdeen-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/easton-castle-aberdeen-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Mansion associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/doner-auditorium-brookings-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/doner-auditorium-brookings-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Auditorium associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/devils-gulch-garretson-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/devils-gulch-garretson-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Local tradition says Jesse James escaped pursuers by jumping his horse across the gorge. https://haunthunt.com/place/deadwood-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/deadwood-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The gulch where Wild Bill died—August 2, 1876. https://haunthunt.com/place/daneville-inn-viborg-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/daneville-inn-viborg-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Inn associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/dakota-theatre-yankton-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/dakota-theatre-yankton-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Theater associated with documented cultural history. https://haunthunt.com/place/bullock-hotel-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/bullock-hotel-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota Tourism retells stories that an apparition identified as Seth Bullock assists guests and moves objects. https://haunthunt.com/place/broken-boot-mine-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/broken-boot-mine-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The mine tour under Deadwood—the tunnels the miners dug. https://haunthunt.com/place/bear-butte-sturgis-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/bear-butte-sturgis-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The sacred mountain—where the vision quests still happen. https://haunthunt.com/place/badlands-interior-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/badlands-interior-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The maze of buttes—where the fossils and the dead are preserved. https://haunthunt.com/place/adams-museum-deadwood-south-dakota/ https://haunthunt.com/place/adams-museum-deadwood-south-dakota/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:24:36 GMT South Dakota The 1930 museum—where the town’s dead and artifacts are kept.