Rapid City, SD: Storybook Island

______________________ FREE HOURS: Memorial Day weekend – Labor Day Weekend Daily: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. NOTES: *This park setting attraction has many different storybook, fairy tale, & cartoon character statues. *Playground for kids to stretch their legs & have fun. *They have a train. I think tickets to ride … Continue reading

Rapid City, SD: Dinosaur Park

______________________ FREE HOURS: June, July, & August Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. May, September, & October Daily: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. NOTES: *You do have to climb stairs to get to the dinosaurs. *There is a restroom & gift shop. *The dinosaur statues are listed on the Register … Continue reading

North Platte, NE: Fort Cody Trading Post

______________________ FREE unless you buy souvenirs HOURS: Summer Hours Daily: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Labor Day – Memorial Day Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Years Day NOTES: *Gift shop filled with a huge variety … Continue reading

Amarillo, TX: The Big Texan Steak Ranch (Home of the Free 72oz Steak)

______________________ FREE / COST this is a restaurant & roadside attraction; you can look around & snap some photos for free HOURS: Daily: 7:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. NOTES: *There is a 27′ tall dinosaur statue outside, fondly referred to as Big Tex-Rex. *They have a live rattlesnake in the … Continue reading

Pine Bluff, AR: Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame

______________________ FREE HOURS: Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: vary with season; call to check hours NOTES: *This attraction is located in the Pine Bluff Convention Center. *They have an animatronic Johnny Cash statue. *Closed on holidays. LOCATION: 1 Convention Center Plaza Pine Bluff, Arkansas … Continue reading