What to do and see in Deadwood, South Dakota (SD): The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

112-mile rails-to-trails project which goes through the Black Hills.

Massages - Facials - Body Wraps - Waxing Deadwood's leading massage therapy center has been in business for the past 15 years and is located in the middle of the Black Hills. You will find us on the upper end of Deadwood's Main Street in a cottage filled with stress relief, deep tissue, swedish, therapeutic, prenatal, postpartum, hot stone massage, couples and Romantic Packages. If you are looking for a true delight try one of our Moor Mud Body Wraps and a Massage that is tailored "Just For You". A Raw Cane Sugar Body Scrub will leave you sweet and we also offer Facials and a full menu of waxing services. At Stress Relief Massage & Spa we truly care about the health of all our clients and if your goal is total relaxation or to become pain free than that becomes our goal!Call and schedule your appointment today! The Deadwood Trolley stop is right across the street so come and experience a little "me time" in one of Deadwood's old town cottages.

Pan for gold in this historic gold mining area.

Small cemetery dating back to the time of cowboys, deputies and the old West.

The Historic Adams House was built in 1892 by Deadwood pioneers Harris and Anna Franklin. Local contemporary press described the home as "the grandest house west of the Mississippi." The elegant Queen Anne-style house heralded a wealthy and socially prominent new age for Deadwood, a former rough and tumble gold mining town. Harris and Anna Franklin’s son Nathan bought the house for $1 in 1905. In 1920, Nathan Franklin sold the house to W.E. and Alice Adams for $8,500. Adams' second wife Mary closed up the house in 1936, two years after W.E.'s death, leaving the contents and furnishings intact.

The Adams Museum is the Black Hills’ oldest history museum. In 1930 pioneer businessman W.E. Adams founded the Adams Museum in downtown Deadwood with the purpose of preserving and displaying the history of the Black Hills. The Adams Museum is home to some of the Black Hills’ greatest treasures including Potato Creek Johnny’s gold nugget, beloved American illustrator N.C. Wyeth’s pencil sketch drawing of Western legend Wild Bill Hickok, the mysterious Thoen Stone record of the Ezra Kind party’s discovery of gold in the Hills in the 1830s and a one-of-a-kind plesiosaur (marine reptile). In addition to exhibits on all three levels, the Adams General Store is located on the main floor.

The only museum in the world with a bar. Live Poker, Single Deck Black Jack, loose slot machines, all your favorite spirits, and live music every weekend. Come party where Wild Bill Hickok bit the dust!

Live re-creations of the town's rich history started in 1924 through the Days of '76 celebration and award-winning rodeo. The celebration began as a way to honor Deadwood's pioneers - the prospectors, miners, muleskinners and madams who poured into the Black Hills in 1876 to settle the gold-filled gulches of Dakota Territory. Deadwood's newest museum documents the celebration and rodeo. The Days of '76 Museum features exceptional displays of carriages, firearms, American Indian artifacts and illustrates Deadwood's enduring friendship with Buffalo Bill Cody. The Days of '76 Museum is wheelchair accessible. The Mercantile gift shop is located on the first floor.