In Seth Bullock’s days, coming to Deadwood was a weeks-long ordeal by horseback or stagecoach. (The railroad didn’t arrive until 1891.) Today it’s a lot easier to reach this part of southwestern South Dakota: You just drive or fly to nearby Rapid City, then continue 40 miles northwest to Deadwood.

The area holds a lot of other good places to visit: Mt. Rushmore National Memorial; Sturgis, with its famous motorcycle rally (August 7-13 in 2006); and, across the Wyoming border to the west, Devil’s Tower National Monument.

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