Most interesting fact was the brothels were closed in 1980! Crazy. Got some history about deadwood…read moretoo.

This tour was worth the price paid; about $15. You have to climb about 20 steps to start this tour…read moreso be prepared. Our guide was great and gave very descriptive events of the times and the working ways of the ladies of the night! I liked learning how the industry started in Deadwood and the many other contributions the ladies provided to the community as a whole. I highly recommend visiting.

Excellent tour in this little one block town. Shana, our…read moretour guide was amazingly knowledgeable but hysterical at the same time. Truly an experience!

Love this tour! Blake was very informative and we learned a lot about the history of Deadwood…read more Since Blake is from Deadwood I feel we learned alot. I would do this tour again. I also felt I could ask any question from Blake and he would have an answer.

Broken boot was a wonderful experience . I got 2 learn a lot about the town and how people mined…read morethe conditions and much more the workers were amazing and prices were very good and obsoletely wonderful time would recommend

It was OK. The senior citizen rate was $10 per person, so not a bad deal. The tour lasted about…read more30 minutes. Our guide took us along the underground walkway which had once been a gold mine. He was pretty knowledgeable and told us quite a bit about mines and how this one in particular operated back in the day. Nothing to write home about, but it's a good way to send some time and learn a little more about what life was like way back when in Deadwood.

Dave was great and very informative! We enjoyed our time and learned more than we thought!read more

Jan Vantassel is the best. I took all my Globus/ Cosmos tours to his tour…read more His personality and comentary make visiting Deadwood and the Black Hills survive and stay alive with the sensationalism and folklore that only Jan can.perform.

We would have to give two ratings for this tour, one for our tour guide Mike and one for the air…read moreconditioning on the bus. Our tour guide Mike was excellent and gave us a wonderful history and tour of Deadwood. We give him a 5. He is a very friendly, humorous, and knowledgeable tour guide. One of the reasons we selected Alkali Ike Tours was because they had the only air conditioned bus out of all the Deadwood tour groups in town. Unfortunately, we were in Deadwood on a very very hot day. It was 94 degrees and the air conditioning on his bus could not keep up with the heat. Because we couldn't open the windows, it made for a very hot uncomfortable ride during the tour. Thus, I give this tour a 4. I highly recommend Mike and this tour and I am sure the air conditioning will be repaired in the future.

This is the tour to take. Mike is the tour guide and owner of the business, and he made it the best…read moreexperience possible. He knows Deadwood history inside and out. Nice bus which takes you on a tour of the whole town plus goes inside Mt. Moriah cemetery. We came from Arkansas and did a ton of touristy things on our road trip and this was by far the biggest bang for your buck of anything to do in the Black Hills. I can't say enough about how great Mike made the experience. I'd take his tour again when we return one day just to catch up with someone who made me feel like an old friend.

I went on this tour while I was visiting Deadwood in SD. and I was so glad I did! Jeannine the…read moreowner personally takes you, she is so full of knowledge being that she has been the historian for Deadwood for 27 years and is the author of a book. it was like living in the history. We went through centennial valley, Dead wood, and lead through the Cemetery where Wild Bill Hicock, and Clamity Jane themselves are buried. And other amazing historical sights. Next time I go with my family I will definitely take them to her.

From the owner: I am a historian with 25 years experience in the Black Hills and an author of several publications…read more Deadwood is my home base. My tours are private and built around you

This tour is phenomenal! Kim has years of personal experience from working in archeological sites…read morein Deadwood. It is evident that a through amount of research was completed to provide historical context to each haunting. She does an excellent job of painting the picture, providing evidence (including pictures), and also providing first account examples. I have been on several ghost tours around the country and this is too notch. If you love history and learning more about lawless times, this is a tour for you. While Deadwood is one big tourist trap I recommend stopping just for this tour to get a good sense of the town followed by a bite to eat. We ate at Stampmill and stayed in the town next door, Lead. If nothing else - do this tour!

Unfortunately, this tour was not the experience we had anticipated. We were excited to learn about…read moreDeadwood's haunted history, but we ultimately left the tour at the third stop because of several issues. The presentation came across as heavily rehearsed and lacked the energy needed to keep us engaged. The tour also moved at an unexpectedly fast walking pace, with the guide frequently getting well ahead of the group. We became separated before the first stop and later had to ask for the pace to be slowed because we were winded. Additionally, traffic and crowds along the main street frequently made it difficult to hear, pedestrians passed between the guide and the group while we were stopped, and there appeared to be some confusion at times regarding the next location. We were also disappointed that we did not enter any historic buildings during the portion of the tour we attended. By the third stop at the Bullock, we decided to leave. This was one of the most disappointing guided-tour experiences we have had. I hope this feedback helps improve the experience for future guests, particularly regarding pacing, group management, organization, and presentation.

Great ride. The pilot was perfect. Had good history knowledge and excellent helicopter skills…read more Facility was clean and new. Would definitely do this again. Possibly go for the out and back instead of the loop.

What a great flight with our pilot "Loval". We did the Monument Tour and was thrilled with the…read moresites. Everyone there was totally professional and nice. My husband and I highly recommend this company.

Our first stop in Deadwood was the welcome Center and if you're headed here this is a great place…read moreto start. It's located in what looks like an old railroad building and has a huge parking lot for the area. They have historical information and interactive displays available inside with lots of information on the town and things to do. I appreciated that I was able to get the information that I needed via the kiosk and didn't have to speak to anyone in the center. There was plenty of parking and the bathrooms were very clean. After you get the information you're looking for inside, you can step outside and there's a pleasant path/trail system by the creek nearby. I stood there for a little while. Just enjoying the sounds of nature and looking through the information from the center before we headed out to explore Deadwood. Overall, this is a very nice and welcoming information center where you can get lots of ideas for things that you want to do before you head out onto main street as it can get a little overwhelming. I definitely recommend stopping here first on your visit, especially if you appreciate being able to explore things at your own pace before the bustle of this busy town fully hits.

Large parking lot outside and the inside has a water refill station and clean bathrooms. There's…read morelots of information that's also interactive and fun to visit

Wes was our tour guide and was great! He's local and we were hard pressed to come up with a…read morequestion he couldn't answer. Tour does make for a long day- pick up around 7am and dropped off around 6pm. Got to Mt Rushmore early before crowds got to large. No way we we have driven Needles highway ourselves so was worth it for that alone. Wes has truly scoped out the best spots that people may miss. In all saw Mt Rushmore, Needles Highway, Crazy Horse and had lunch here, Custer state park and saw Bison and prairie dogs, Bison Center, Sylvan lake and so much of the Black Hills. Highly recommend.

Bonnie McMillan was our tour guide. Not Gus lol! What a wonderful fun day my husband Joe and I had…read more I really loved all the extra history we got about Wild Bill Hikok in our way back to Deadwood. Bonnie is a pure ray of sunshine. I was still talking about her this morning. Truly a trip I will always treasure. So many beautiful animals and scenery. Thank you for showing us beautiful South Dakota Bonnie. Much love to you! XOXO -Joe and Julie Jenks June 15th Tour