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Rapid City Presidents

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

Rapid City, South Dakota

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It usually takes a special occasion to stand in the company of a President of the United States, let alone several. Rapid City makes it a bit easier.

Over the course of several blocks in downtown Rapid City, visitors will find a life-sized bronze statue of every President in the history of the United States. A bit eccentric in number, there is no denying the respect and care with which the city has erected these statues.

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If you stop in at the visitor center first (address listed above), you can pick up a photographic scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt involves visiting each statue and finding a small detail depicted in the photographs. It is not as easy as it first seems. If you are a child and bring your correct, completed scavenger hunt back to the visitor center, your reward is a free ice cream cone. If you are an adult and bring back the completed scavenger hunt, your reward is a working knowledge of every business location in Rapid City. Plan on about two hours to hit every street corner. The walk is a loop.

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April 14, 2015

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Rapid City Presidents
631 Main St.
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701
United States
44.081159, -103.228664
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