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South Dakota keeps 22 dossiers on places still working — the legend rides alongside the day job. A hotel, a theater, a lighthouse can carry a haunting reputation and a full schedule at once; the filing records what is claimed about the ground, not what the staff will tell you at the desk. Check hours and seasons before you go — the record is not a timetable.

22 dossiers2 counties covered86% open to visitorsHotel Alex Johnson — deepest file
Other South Dakota shelves:natural sites4historic sites4
Hotel
High confidence

Hotel Alex Johnson

Rapid City, South Dakota

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Bullock Hotel

Deadwood, South Dakota

Tourism retells stories that an apparition identified as Seth Bullock assists guests and moves objects.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cave
Medium

Wind Cave

Hot Springs, South Dakota

The cave that breathes—barometric winds at the natural entrance.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Museum
Medium

Adams Museum

Deadwood, South Dakota

The 1930 museum—where the town’s dead and artifacts are kept.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Fort Meade

Sturgis, South Dakota

The 1878 cavalry post—where the "Star Spangled Banner" tradition began.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Deadwood

Deadwood, South Dakota

The gulch where Wild Bill died—August 2, 1876.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Wounded Knee

Wounded Knee, South Dakota

December 29, 1890—the massacre that ended the Ghost Dance.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Badlands

Interior, South Dakota

The maze of buttes—where the fossils and the dead are preserved.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Broken Boot Mine

Deadwood, South Dakota

The mine tour under Deadwood—the tunnels the miners dug.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural
Medium

Bear Butte

Sturgis, South Dakota

The sacred mountain—where the vision quests still happen.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Fort Randall

Lake Andes, South Dakota

The fort where Sitting Bull was held—the chapel and the ruins.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Hotel
Medium

Fairmont Hotel

Deadwood, South Dakota

The 1898 building previously accommodated a brothel, baths and a speakeasy.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cave
Medium

Jewel Cave

Custer, South Dakota

The third-longest cave in the world—200+ miles of calcite jewels.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hotel
Medium

Franklin Hotel

Deadwood, South Dakota

Tourism recounts claims that Harris Franklin appears to check on employees.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Bar
Medium

Saloon No. 10

Deadwood, South Dakota

Tourism recounts disembodied voices and a self-playing piano.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Bar
Medium

Wild Bill Bar

Deadwood, South Dakota

The original saloon where Hickok died in 1876 burned in 1879; the bar interprets its approximate site.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Mammoth Site

Hot Springs, South Dakota

The sinkhole full of mammoths—where the dig still runs.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Evans Plunge

Hot Springs, South Dakota

The 1890 mineral pool—the oldest tourist attraction in the Black Hills.

1 claim→
Ghost Town
Medium

Rockerville

Rockerville, South Dakota

The 1876 gold camp—where the flume and the ruins stand.

1 claim→
Ghost Town
Medium

Galena

Galena, South Dakota

Ghost town documented in historical or public cultural sources.

2 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

John Cross Burial Site at Hope Cemetery

Vale, South Dakota

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

2 facts→
Historic Mining Settlement
Low

Rochford

Rochford, South Dakota

Historic mining settlement documented in historical or public cultural sources.

1 fact→

Full South Dakota record → state index· Every operating filing → status shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive