Rich in Native American History & Culture. The Black Hills belonged to The native Americans until forcefully moved to reservations. The Black Hills is considered sacred land to the Indian people and Crazy Horse Mountain is being sculpted in their honor. They have a fantastic visitors center which features Native American artists. The Laughing Waters restaurant has a great lunch menu with great service.

Another favorite and must see in the Black Hills is the famous sculpture of four of our presidents, Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Jefferson. When you enter you walk down the avenue of the flags with all fifty state flags flying high with the sculpture in the distance. There is a great trail that goes around the base of the monument with stops along the way that focus on each president.

This old Victorian style hotel now features wonderful lunches with an emphasis on German dishes. The style of the restaurant reminds us of the German "guest houses" we used to go to when we lived in Germany. Our favorite is their Ruben sandwiches which comes with a side of their homemade German potato salad. You have to save room for one of their deserts though as that will be the highlight of you meal!

The building and cuisine is authentic German and they serve wonderful German meals, our favorites being their sauerbratten, beef stroganoff and wiener snitzel. It all comes with a side of red cabbage and I like to add spatzel to my dinner. They also have great steaks and seafood.

This is one of our favorite (and our daughter's) restaurants in Custer. They have a relaxed atmosphere but the steaks and seafood is wonderful especially with a side of garlic cheddar mashed potatoes! They also have outside dining when the weather is mild.

This is the "locals" favorite. It burned down last year and has been rebuilt and opening just in time for the tourist season. They have great breakfast & lunch and you're bound to run into someone you know!

If you want a true taste of the old west you have got to stop here. The building has the rails & posts out front for tying up your horse. Inside you'll find some trophy elk and other game adorning the walls. We go often for their great omelets in the morning, a buffalo burger for lunch and at night they serve a mean prime rib dinner.

The Super 8 is open all year. They have very reasonable rates, clean room and a friendly staff. I stayed there a number of times while we were getting ready to move out here and build.

Another great place to stay is at the Bavarian Inn which is open most of the year. They have a continental breakfast and the restaurant on the grounds. What you will especially like is its wooded setting on the edge of town where you'll be sure to spot some of the local deer!

They have motel rooms as well as individualized cabins in different sizes to accommodate your family. They are also right by a great mini golf place, a favorite of our grandchildren's, and no it's not that easy!