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From in-depth interpretive centers to museums of wildlife art and Western heritage, visitors will have plenty to see and do in The Real America's museums. The region is proud of its pioneering heritage and offers some of the most unique and worthwhile museums and American cultural attractions in the country.

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Deadwood's Adams Museum

Explore three floors of captivating exhibits featuring the geological, natural and cultural history of Deadwood and the Black Hills: Now featuring an exhibition of select items from the City of Deadwood’s Wild Bill Hickok Collection, including Wild Bill’s gun. View a rare plesiosaur, Potato Creek Johnny’s gold nugget and a vast collection of historic photographs, maps, gold mining ephemera and American Indian artifacts. Visit the Adams Bros. Bookstore, hailed the best in the Black Hills. The Adams Museum was named one of the top 10 best Western History Museums for 2008 by True West Magazine.  Summer hours: (May – September) daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Winter hours: (October – April) Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission by donation.

54 Sherman St.
Deadwood, SD  57732
Phone: 605-578-1714
Email: amhcommunications@rushmore.com
Website: www.AdamsMuseumAndHouse.org

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Historic Adams House

This fully-restored Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion is a virtual time capsule of Deadwood’s turn-of-the-century upper class. The home is filled with original artifacts – from monogrammed silver, family photos and furnishings to cookies in a cookie jar -- that chronicle Deadwood’s transition from a rough and tumble mining camp to a stable center of industry and commerce.  Families welcome. Summer hours: (May – September) daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Winter hours: (October – April) Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours: $7 for adults, $2 for children 10 and under.

22 Van Buren Avenue
Deadwood, SD 57732
Phone: 605-578-3724
Email: amhcommunications@rushmore.com
Website:
www.AdamsMuseumAndHouse.org

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