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1) 1880 Train Every kid beams when when the steam whistle blows on this historical train that chugs between Hill City and Keystone in summer and fall. Even if you don t take a ride, it s fun to watch it rumble into the depot. 1880train.com
2) Museum at Black Hills Institute Learn about South Dakota s
T-rex skeletons, triceratops and ancient sea fossils at this Hill City museum run by the folks who unearthed the
T-rex named Sue displayed at Chicago s Field Museum. A bonus: Everything Prehistoric is one of the area s best souvenir shops, with field guides, educational games, rocks and fossils. bhigr.com/museum