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Wounded Knee Massacre Monument
Wounded Knee, SD
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What's Near Wounded Knee Massacre Monument

Nearest Top-Rated Accommodations
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Wakpamni B&B N/A 10.6 mi 17.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Odd Duck Inn N/A 23.5 mi 37.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Lakota Prairie Ranch Resort N/A 27.5 mi 44.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Circle View Guest Ranch N/A 41.3 mi 66.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Best Value Cross Roads Inn €37 43.4 mi 69.9 km 4 of 5 stars
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The Sale Barn 47.2 mi 75.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Angela's Eatery 49.2 mi 79.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Helen's Pancake & Steak House 50.0 mi 80.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Nearest Top-Rated Things to Do
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Pine Ridge Reservation 19.1 mi 30.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Notch Trail 40.3 mi 64.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 56.4 mi 90.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Scraping By With a South Dakota Tribe” New York Times (free registration required)
“South Dakota” USA Tourist
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Wounded Knee
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Traveler Description: A small monument to the natives killed in the Wounded Knee massacre.
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Attraction type: Monument, Historic site

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“A moving site about forgotten people.”
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4 of 5 stars
Aerowing   457 contributions
Monee,IL
Sep 20, 2009

I recently went thru the Pine Ridge Indian reservation and stopped at the Wounded Knee massacre site and cemetery. Coming from Deadwood you pass thru the Badlands south unit. The scenery is beautiful. I stopped first at a Wounded Knee sign along the road which told the story of the massacre. It's pretty faded and one side is cover with... more

“Very Moving”
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5 of 5 stars
KathleenBridget   10 contributions
Blackwood, Wales
Sep 30, 2008
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After reading the book 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' I was determined to visit Pine Ridge and the massacre site on a recent visit to the US. Whilst I did not want tourist attraction site markers everywhere, it would have been good to have had a little more help from the road signs-strange how those 'historic monument' markers were... more

“Powerful monument”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Wilmington, NC
Jan 4, 2005
18
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Having had the chance to visit the Wounded Knee Monument in November of 2004 I was deeply moved by it's simplicity. There is no grand fanfare surrounding the burial grounds which enhances the natural beauty of the site and enables visitors to feel closer to the devastating event that occurred at the site back in the late 1800's. Directions to... more

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