After touring Mitchell, you can travel east where you will see the beautiful
plains of the state. In addition, you will also see the bluffs the lie along,
and pass over the Missouri River.
The next stop on the tour should be Wall, South Dakota.
The small town on the plains is home to probably the most famous drug store in
the world, Wall Drug. This store originally opened in 1931 as a small drug
store. It become famous for offering travelers across the plains free ice
water.
Today, the store is more of a museum and amusement park than a drug store.
The store, which covers several blocks in the town features, features a giant
rabbit on wheels, a jackalope, and a replica of Mount Rushmore—and, of course,
that free ice water.
Over 20,000 people pass through Wall Drug on a normal day during the summer
months. In fact, one-third of the residents in Wall are employed by the drug
store. It is truly a vital part of the small South Dakota
town.
Near Wall is also the famous Badlands of South Dakota. The Badlands
National Park consists of over
244,000 acres of eroded buttes, spires, and pinnacles carved out by glaciers
from the last ice age. The park is also home to some of the richest fossil beds
in the world.