The Best of Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills and Badlands

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- I’m comfortable with some walking throughout the day
- I expect to get on and off of a coach, and I’m ready to stroll through cities and to stand for a few hours when we’re learning in museums
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Lodge check-in available from 3:00 p.m.
Program Registration 4:30. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table in the lobby to register with the program staff and pick up your welcome packet containing your up-to-date schedule that w...
Walking about ½ mile indoors and out; groomed paths; standing up to ½ hour at a time in museums and historic buildings, some stairs. Driving approximately 120 miles; about 1 hour in both morning and afternoon.
We'll begin our week of discovery by transferring to...
Walking about ½ mile indoors and out along groomed paths; standing up to 1 hour at a time in museums, some stairs. Driving about 70 miles throughout the day; about 2 hours total spent aboard the motorcoach.
Under the guidance of our expert Group Leader, we’ll ex...
Walking about 1 mile indoors and out along groomed paths; standing up to 1 hour at a time in museums, some stairs. Driving approximately 100 miles total; about 4 hours aboard the motorcoach throughout the day.
We’ll travel on Iron Mountain Road, a scenic byway, ...
Walking about ½ mile indoors and outdoors along boardwalks and sidewalks; standing up to 1 hour at a time in museums, some stairs. Driving approx. 110 miles round trip; about 2 hours of total travel time.
At the lodge, a local expert will captivate us with uniqu...
Walking about ½ mile outdoors along board walks and groomed paths. Driving approx. 230 miles total; about 4.5 hours total: 2 hours to the Badlands, 1 hour in the Badlands, 1.5 hours return.
In route to Badlands National Park we’ll stop by the Minute Man Missile ...
Hotel check-out by 11:00 a.m.
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Lodge buffet. This concludes our program.
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