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      Black Hills Balloons - Custer, South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-19-2016 01:45 AM

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      If a hot air balloon ride is up there on your bucket list then a flight over South Dakota's Black Hills with this long established company would be just about perfect. An early start ...
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      Original Edgar Allan Poe Grave - Baltimore, Maryland 

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      Published on 12-18-2016 09:01 AM

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      Few people have two graves, but Edgar Allan Poe is one such person. Luckily both gravesites are in the same cemetery. He was originally buried in an unmarked plot in the back of the grounds. In 1875, after years of debate, fund raising, and various other ...
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      Wounded Knee cemetery - South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-11-2016 01:26 AM

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      This somber and moving site is the location of a mass grave in which the frozen bodies of men, women and children were unceremoniously buried following the battle/massacre of Wounded Knee. More than 150 members of the Lakota tribe were ...
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      Dinosaur Park - Rapid City, South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-09-2016 01:23 AM

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      Rapid City's Dinosaur Park is a classic old school road trip attraction, one that has been enchanting visitors since 1936. Located on the top of a hill that offers 100-mile views of the Black Hills and Badlands, the park is home to four concrete specimens, ...
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      Old Deadwood Trail - Fort Pierre, South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-07-2016 01:19 AM

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      The discovery of gold in the Black Hills in 1874 led to the need for a reliable supply of mining equipment, supplies and food from the east. Much of this came up the Missouri on steamships and this is the point at which the ...
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      The Ennis House - Los Angeles, California 

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      Published on 12-06-2016 01:40 AM

      The Ennis House
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      The Ennis House is perhaps best known for its appearance in the now classic films "The House on Haunted Hill" in 1959 and "Blade Runner" in 1982. The striking house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Charles Ennis in 1924. It was built from hand-carved blocks of granite ...
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      Hotel Alex Johnson - Rapid City, South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-05-2016 01:15 AM

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      So enamoured was railroad man Alex C Johnson with this part of South Dakota that in 1928 he opened the grand hotel that carries his name. Standing 10 stories tall and featuring a large name sign on the roof, the hotel dominates ...
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      Firehouse Brewing Company - Rapid City, South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-03-2016 01:11 AM

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      Located in a renovated firehouse in the heart of the city, this is South Dakota's oldest craft brewery (the doors opened in 1991) and produces a good range of beers from lager to stout. As well as the microbrewery, ...
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      Cottonwood, South Dakota 

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      Published on 12-01-2016 01:07 AM

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      Cottonwood is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it town along US Route 14, about 18 miles east of Wall, but is certainly worth a quick turn off for any fan of photogenic rural decay. Drive along the gravel roads and ...
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      Museum of Death - Los Angeles, California 

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      Published on 11-30-2016 08:43 AM

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      Definitely not for the faint of heart, the Museum of Death is quite a ghastly experience. As the name implies, this is a museum devoted to exploring all aspects of death. Some of the exhibits include letters and personal artifacts form serial killers, crime scene ...
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