Rapid City
Rapid City is the largest city in the Badlands and Black Hills region of South Dakota. It is a convenient base for travel on to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the Crazy Horse Memorial, the Badlands, and the Black Hills National Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elks Theatre and Rapid City Historic Commercial District.
Rapid City Historic Commercial District
Historic site
The Rapid City Historic Commercial District, sometimes called the Rapid City Downtown Historic District, is a 21-acre, multi-block historic district in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.
Hotel Alex Johnson
Hotel
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hotel Alex Johnson is a historic hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was opened in 1928 by its namesake, Alex Carlton Johnson. From 1956 to 1968, it was operated by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts and was known as the Sheraton-Johnson Hotel.
Rapid City
- Type: Locality with 68,000 residents
- Also known as: “City of Rapid City”
- Location: Pennington, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.0753° or 44° 4′ 31″ northLongitude
-103.2332° or 103° 13′ 60″ westPopulation
68,000Elevation
3,281 feet (1,000 metres)Open location code
85PR3QG8+4PGeoNames ID
5768234
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Rapid City” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Rapid City”
- French: “Rapid City”
- German: “Rapid City”
- Japanese: “ラピッドシティ”
- Polish: “Rapid City”
- Portuguese: “Rapid City”
- Swedish: “Rapid City”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emmanuel Episcopal Church Memorial Garden and Rapid City Public Library.
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