**June 2025: Sunday Morning Visit**…read more The city of Chadron is very quaint, but this Museum had a lot of really great artifacts and displays. I loved seeing many of the Native American tools, clothes, and ceremonial items as well as learning about gun powder, the different furs and . It was also really eye opening to learn about the fur trade and the way of living back in the day. This is a Small-Mediumish sized museum that's really well arranged. I spent about 90 minutes reading everything, watched the 10 minute video, and checked out the outside fur trade post reproduction as well as the gift shop. For $6 Adult Admission I think it was a great place to check out!

Went Aug 2025 and firstly the closing hour is 5pm in the summer and 4pm in the winter. The museum…read morevolunteer we talked to hadn't heard of Yelp so I don't expect the hours to be adjusted here. My family and I enjoyed the visit but from a historical perspective we would have liked to seen more native history in fur trade from before the settlers. They had a few panels addressing it but we personally would have liked more. They have a AAA discount for entry. The museum mostly covers 1600-1900 but 1800s primarily. As a blacksmith it was really nice to see many iron and blade works up close. It was fun to see they had antique pieces and furs to buy in the gift shop which made it unique to a museum gift shop.

Do you like mammoth bones and/or paleontology? If so, this is one of the best locations in North…read moreAmerica. A Land developer, who was planning to build new homes, stumbled onto this mammal trap and donated it to the government. So far, they have discovered #67 mammoth bones among other mammals. Be prepared for at least 2 hours of history and excitement (or maybe more) via a scanned qr code audio lecture and 15 mt feature movie. However, you and your traveling companions will enjoy every minute of their experience.

Was visiting from out of town and decided to visit the Mammoth Site. Not sure what to expect, we…read morewent in with an open mind. It starts off with a movie explaining how the area was created and how the mammoths ended up in the sink hole and ultimately meeting their demise. After the movie you head into another room which exposes the mammoths bones in the sink hole. As you walk around the path they have QR codes for you to listen to recordings explaining what you are viewing. It is set up perfectly! You then enter another room showing items from another site. Very educational for both adults and children. A must see for sure!!

The Heritage Center is an amazing hole-in-the-wall Native American fine arts gallery, museum,…read morecultural center and gift shop located in the historic mission building on the campus of Red Cloud Indian School. The Center hosts The Red Cloud Indian Art Show, an annual nationally-recognized fine arts exhibition with a wide variety of pieces from emerging and seasoned Native American artists. The show really falls in line with the other greats like Santa Fe Indian Arts Market, Heard Arts Market, Eiteljorg, and others - you won't be disappointed. It always takes place from early June through early August. The authenticity of the work, art show, and items in the gift shop are outstanding. Being part of the 125+ year old Red Cloud Indian School - named for the famous Oglala Lakota war chief whose grave sits on a hill overlooking the Center - The Heritage Center is part of their nonprofit. This means that the price you pay for gifts goes to support local artist initiatives, art programs for youth, and to support the school system directly - which boasts some amazing statistics for their Lakota students. And with all this, admission is FREE - a huge bonus for me! (but donations are welcome to support the cause). PRO TIP: ask for a free tour and if you're lucky (and you ask) they might show you the back room where they store their massive 10,000 piece historic collection with items from the early 1800's though present day. They told me they recently sent pieces off to The National Museum of the American Indian!! Full disclosure - I do work with people who work there and they've totally won me over - but I'm sure if you visit, they'll win you over too!

What a precious pit stop to travel back in time. There are three full floors to explore and the…read morebest part is that you are encouraged to touch almost everything - which was perfect for our rambunctious kiddos. The rooms are so well thought out and it was a lovely adventure for our family. We spent 1 1/2 hours here and enjoyed the visit very much.

It's been 4 years since we visited to this museum. We live in Los Angeles and I still often think…read moreabout this place! It was probably one of the coolest museums I've been to. I've seen some pretty cool ones, but this place was something special. My son and I spent a couple hours exploring the old school house and there are so many artifacts of times gone by. My son at the time was 6 so his attention span at that age was minimal...yet he had a wonderful time at this place and was fully engaged and asking questions. I am now writing this review because I was just talking about it this morning after 4 years! A must go to if you're in the area visiting. The staff were lovely people.

Better call to make sure it is open....... We drove way out of our way to go and they CLOSED LAST…read moreWEEK! Lady at counter was so cold almost made me shiver as we walked out! She could have at least gave us a brochure instead of the stink eye!

Knowledgeable and welcoming staff! The two-level museum gives a great overview of the history Fort…read moreRobinson. The gift shop is stocked with many different books on Nebraskans history as well as gifts for little ones.

I got the chance to visit this museum after a business trip and was impressed by the collection of…read moreassorted artifacts they had. Was fun to learn, even for a lifetime resident of the state.

Longest and Last homestead gold mine in Lead, South Dakota (near Deadwood)…read more Everyone should check this gigantic hole out for themselves. The history is interesting, except for the fact that wealthy entrepreneurs exploited the common folks during the 1929 depression and bought their gold claims/homestead for less than market value. The museum was informative and had incredible exhibits but lacked a feature movie to chronically narrate its evolution.

This was not in my itinerary to go here. It was recommended by our friends who are residence of…read moreDeadwood. For sure make a quick stop here in Lead if you're on your way to Deadwood. Pretty cool to learn and see the mine from above ground. It was active until 1998. There are tours available.

We weren't sure we were going to be let into the Pine Ridge Reservation area, as the park rangers…read moreadvised us not to go. But traveling down toward the site, we were greeted by a Native American at a check point, who was very polite. He asked where we were going, where we had been, where we were from and our last name. A girl with a clipboard walked around to the back of the car, writing down our license plate number. Okay by us, we are on their land so no big deal. We asked if the Wounded Knee sites were open and he said yes. We were so happy because I had read they were closed. The massacre site has a sign telling the story of the massacre. There were a couple of vendors there, and I bought a bunch of sage. Across the road is the cemetery with the mass grave of the victims, as well as graves of other Native Americans. It is a site to be respectful and reverent, and a sad reminder of a black mark in our history.

There really is nothing here any longer other than a cemetery I would not bother. There used to be…read morea visitor center, but evidently it was vandalized and closed down. Truthfully, it's sad driving on the reservation seeing how the Native Americans live.