If you are looking for good, clean, inexpensive books, this is the place…read more Love going in here several times a year, love the smell of the books that you can't get from and I Pad or Kindle. This is old school. They have a nice collection of different genre of books. Price are reasonable. I love looking for the old cookbooks! My husband loves the topo maps, etc.

Wonderful book store and they have tons to choose from. Books everywhere and a book lovers dream. I…read moreonly had a few minutes but I walked away with 2, one old one new. Perfect. I will go back when I have more tim to browse. I could get lost.

The folks here are super friendly and the book selection is very large. Books are surprisingly…read morecheaper than I thought it was gonna be.

Friendly and helpful bookstore when I called looking for a specific book. Happily directed me to…read morethe books when I arrived. Great variety of books for all ages. E sure to explore the upstairs too. Would love to come back.

This was a great used book store. I loved the organization and wide selection of books. I was…read moresurprised to see some of my favorites on the shelves. It has more than just a run of the mill selection. Only issue is that Google maps say they open at 9:00 when their sign says 10!

We were walking around down town Rapid City and had to stop at this little bookstore. There is…read morenothing I love more than a used bookstore. It was wall to wall books! However, they were not very well organized so it was difficult to locate my favorite authors and titles. The staff was very preoccupied and loaded up all the books in one bag that was so heavy I thought it was going to tear through. I asked for another one to double bag and she seemed really inconvenienced.

A lot of BAM stores I've been in have been fairly nice, per my personal opinion. But I was less…read morethan impressed with this location.. The store just didn't feel real CLEAN. It wasn't the most organized in a lot of ways and didn't have that awesome bookstore feel, I don't even know if that makes sense but I'm not sure how else to describe it. It seemed like maybe they were just really low on stock, but BAM stores that I am familiar with are usually packed to the brim with books, magazines and random collectibles, like almost excessively, and this location was bear in comparison to most I've seen. Let me also mention that I am an avid reader, so going to bookstores and just walking around and basking in the glory of so many books in such close proximity is a guilty pleasure of mine. I LOVE going to bookstores, but this BAM kind of just made me feel uncomfortable and I didn't enjoy it like I normally do. I felt like the employees were unfriendly as well and just side eyeing me the whole time, and that's not even the biggest part that I didn't enjoy. Something I did think was pretty neat, though, was that this location still has one of those old ladders that's connected to the bookshelf so you can climb to the higher up books. I wish more places still had those. I just feel that this location could do better. It's possible I came in on an off day but I'm certainly glad this isn't my local bookstore option..

This used to be one of my favorite places to go for books but now it is DISGUSTING. Must've been a…read moreleak or something in the roof because there is mold EVERYWHERE. It's understandable that things happen, but you should at least close your store while you fix the damage. This is actually SO dangerous, I think I even heard someone say a ceiling tile fell right next to them!!! Thank God we have a Barnes and Noble now.

Great selection of books.read more

Huge incredible 3 story 1/2 a block large gallery with gorgeous crafts for sale. Beautiful…read morejewelry, beadwork, furniture, headdresses, quilts, paintings, clothing... The shop closes at 7pm or I'd still be exploring!

This was a very good find in Rapid. They truly have an amazing collection of local artwork. There…read moreare touristy souvenirs as well as local products and artwork. The left side of the store also has a ton of informative signs, pictures, and programs. The book selection was also great!

**June 2025: Monday Afternoon Visit**…read more When I was researching things to do in and around Hill City, this shop/musuem came up highly recommended. Hours: 9am-6pm Adults $7.50 Admission There's parking right alongside the museum and on my visit the area was not very busy. The museum is very small and I think the gift shop is actually the same size or slightly bigger than the exhibit; however, they had a pretty impressive selection of T-Rex skulls, other dinosaur bones, and misc fossils. Some were real and some were accurate size replicas, but the size of these dinosaurs were pretty intimidating and honestly I'd probably be terrified if these ever came to life. I think I spent maybe an hour or so inside reading all the cards and seeing all the bones. I think if you're looking for things to do you could add this, but it would be a if I had extra time in my South Dakota agenda. Enjoy!

My son is a big dinosaur fan (well, let's be honest, I am too) so of course we had to stop by here…read moreduring our MEA Fall Break vacation in 2021 to South Dakota. They were closed on the first day we tried to come (make sure to check time availability) but we wanted to check this place out so we made another trip from Rapid City on another day. This place isn't very big but they pack a lot of specimens into it. I was impressed by how many T. Rex specimens they had on display and the variety of dinosaurs shown. I had watched the Dinosaur 13 documentary a few months before coming to this place (it is actually how I found out about it) so it was interesting viewing this place and the town from that narrative. My kids were fascinated by the scale of the fossils and had a blast getting up close to the fossils. You have to pay admission (moderate price per person) to see the fossil displays but you can walk around the gift store for free. The gift shop is stocked with so many dinosaur lover gifts and fossils and was a big hit with the family. It made for a fun afternoon. Tip - Make sure to visit the giant open pit mine in the next town over, we made a day of visiting both.