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Mammoth Site of Hot Springs


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 4 attractions in Hot Springs
Traveler Description:
America's International Treasure. This National Natural Landmark is an internationally renowned indoor working paleontological site/museum. More...... more » America's International Treasure. This National Natural Landmark is an internationally renowned indoor working paleontological site/museum. More than 56 Columbian & woolly mammoths have been unearthed, as well as over 85 other species of associated Ice Age fauna. Hands-on activities for children, an educational experience for the entire family. One of the top fossil interpretive sites in North America. Open year-round. Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. « less
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Attraction type: Ancient ruins, Historic site
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: 1800 W. Hwy. 18 By-Pass Hot Springs, SD 57747
Tel: 605 745 6017

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5 of 5 stars
kruple   1 contribution
Tyrone GA
Nov 17, 2009

Fabulous experience. The tour guides are very knowledge and the set up is extremely interesting. They do a good job of letting you stroll through the site at your own pace or with a guide. The exhibits are very interesting. more

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5 of 5 stars
Wyomingpianoman   2 contributions
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Oct 30, 2009

The Mammoth Site is Great !! You need to check it out for Yourself. In the midst of a growing cluster of very worthless "attractions" in the Black Hills; Cosmos Mystery House, Water Slide World, The Great Maze, Presidential Wax Museum, etc, etc. The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs is a True Gem !!! It is Great for every member... more

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5 of 5 stars
sammieann   9 contributions
eagan, mn
Aug 27, 2009

Great family experience.The site is centered around a pre-historic mud pit that became the final resting place for hundreds of mammoths. The museum is built around the site where active excuvation is still ongoing, we even saw them exposing more bones during our visit. We had seven people in our group adults and kids and we all loved it. We... more

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3 of 5 stars
Rockolamamma   84 contributions
Mentor, Ohio
Aug 18, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Our tour guide was great! Once you get there and purchase your tour tickets, you can view a short video while you wait for your tour to start (We only had to wait about 8 minutes.) The tour was about a half an hour informative tour of the site. Our great guide showed us all the important discoveries and made... more

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5 of 5 stars
dnvrsierravista   6 contributions
Conifer, Colorado
Jul 13, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

You shouldn't miss this dig site - it is a site in action. Which fits in with the Crazy Horse Memorial as you can see mountain carving in progress. While that is on a momumental mountain side scale, the mammoth site is on a smaller more up close scale but it is spectacular in the sheer quantity of visible remains.... more

AMAZING!
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5 of 5 stars
NewJersey_7   17 contributions
New Jersey
Jun 16, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

My husband and I LOVED this site! It was one of the best places we went to while in SD! Many of the other reviews discuss what this place is and they are right on! I would HIGHLY recommend this place, very historic, fun to see, and great 1/2 tour! The price is now $8.00 and worth every penny! We... more

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5 of 5 stars
micdenton   48 contributions
Costa Mesa, California
Aug 5, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

The Mammoth Site museum is well worth the $7 entry fee. The exhibit and tour is put together well and interesting. They have an astounding number of mammoth remains and do an excellent job sharing their find and information with the public. more

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4 of 5 stars
LovelandBecky   15 contributions
Loveland, CO
Jul 29, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

My kids loved digging up mammoth bones. The girls that ran the Jr Archaeologist program did an excellent job. Be sure to get a picture inside the mammoth bone hut! more

A must see
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5 of 5 stars
ColoradoCleanfreak   118 contributions
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jul 16, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

I never knew this was here, but it's a building built around a site where some mammoth bones were dug up back in the 70s. Instead of moving them as they found them, they've let them there. Apparently, the site used to be a sink hole during the ice age and over 50 mammoths fell in and became fossils. You... more

Must See
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5 of 5 stars
capsfan2002   167 contributions
Richmond, Virginia
Jul 28, 2007
9
people found this review helpful

Toured in July, 2007. I can't say that I ever thought that South Dakota would be home to a major dig of mammoths! Surprised to find that it truly is. Apparently, a bunch of the big rascals went and died in a South Dakota spring about 26,000 years ago. Push forward to 1974, and a local developer was getting ready... more

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Mammoth Site of Hot Springs Address

1800 W. Hwy. 18 By-Pass, Hot Springs, SD 57747
Tel: 605 745 6017