Reviews of The Journey Museum and Learning Center (Tourist Attraction)

Bonnie Hulbert

Always something new and great

Ellie Beck

This Is a good place to take kids that are under 6 or for anyone over the age of 13. Activities for the younger kids are good. The information provided for those over 13 is very interesting. For those inbetween, not much. They are too old for the activities and too young to understand the information provided.

Bridger Larson

Kinda a cool place

Andrew Prince

A fine museum to learn the history of settlers going west to settle this country.

ellen bello

Such a interesting place think it might be overlooked in grand scheme of things.

Tony Dodd

A must visit. If your local they have many things going on throughout the year.

Barry Christensen

Take the Journey

Jake Huber

I had more fun here then at most of the other museums in rapid City SD.

Travis Martin

Very very cool... Definitely worth taking a couple hours to check this out!

HerbnKathyRV

We learned about the geology, early pioneer history and mining in the Black Hills

Merissa Athans

Absolutely loved going here! Learned so much and enjoyed it! Can't wait to go back

Joel H

I felt like this museum was incomplete. Something is missing. It's good for kids with hands on exhibits. Otherwise it's spotty and inconsistent.

Gayl Schwindt

Nice museum.

MARK BAKER

Snow day fun day. We enjoyed it and the kids did too.

Benita Hansen

Great learning place for the kids

Sheryl Thailer

Very Interesting Native American History

Leo Marte

It's very nice .. Nice staff ..

Perry Jensen

Very nicely setup, very informative. Enjoyed the visit.

Teri Chambers

When this was suggested as a possible thing to do, I was ambivalent. I thought it would be a quick hour or so spent looking at stuff. Turned out to be an amazing 3 hours checking out the gallery and the exhibits. Highly recommend!

LK Bertram

This is hands down the best museum in South Dakota. Lots of quality, interactive play areas for kids and the adults will be impressed by the intelligent and beautiful exhibits. It’s the kid of museum that sticks with you after you leave. My favourite was the teepee with the hologram of the Lakota elder speaking inside.

mmareka C

Great place for kids to learn and explore! I would definitely recommend stopping there l. $10 allows you to visit 2 days. There was so much great history to see! There are things for kids to see and feel.

Barbara Kay

Educational great displays

Matt Bitz

Great place! The Journey is great attraction for tourists and locals alike.

Melissa Miller

Lots of hands on things for kids of all ages to do.

Erica Haugtvedt

All inclusive museum about the region, from geological history, native traditions, and pioneering days.

Andy Hardy

Nice museum

Ann Sonstegard

Excellent exhibits. Children's interactive exhibits very good & engaging.

Tina Weindel

A lot of history here. Friendly staff. It was worth the visit. They even have sections that little ones would like.

Heidi Jenkins

Our museum has a lot packed into it, but suffers in location. I don't believe a lot of locals go, but if you have children there are quite a few activities that are hands on, and work to keep your kids occupied on a hot afternoon!

Kacy Ross

Good museum to take children. They offer hands on activities and lots of historical information.

Joseph Budd

The free portion of the museum is fun. They could do more with the knowledge contained within, as the old sioux indian Museum was free...but someone couldn't stand to see free things.

Cynthia Thomas-Wright

Great exhibit to visit at any age with loads of programs for kids

dragon firefly

Wonderful displays, very hands on.

John Park

Awesome! It was a very good time, lots of information, children experience spots throughout! Staff was very friendly!

Jamie Linde

Visited the museum recently with my geology class. The tour guide was very friendly, clear, and helpful.

adam smith

Too focused on Indian arts. I did enjoy the dinosaur section and the star/space room. The old west portion had neat things as well.

tony Bear

Great place to learn the history of dinosaurs and midwest

BJ Dunfee

The history of Rapid City and the Black Hills, encapsulated.

Alpha Wolf1944

Love camp there.

Cindy Rose Terry

We were here on Friday, March 23, around 2pm. There were lots of parking spaces. There were very few people inside. We paid $10/adult; $8/senior; $7/17yo and below. The ticket is good for the next day too. The facility is clean and organized. A lot of history however i think we were there during the dead time because there were no activities for the kids and no programs. I think there film showing but we were not able to see it. It may have been great but we will never know.

Tom T

Great diversity of topics from geology to history. I especially enjoyed the exhibits relating to Native American society.

Grant Sorge

Large museum with lots of history well displayed!

Robert Jeanne Crosby

Nice

kimberly mosley

Very welcoming!!, 5 museums in one. Bringing together our travels helping us to realize it's not the Destination it's the Journey!

Katie Froning

Wonderful place for kids and adults to learn the history of this area, with lots of things for kids to touch and play with! This is a place I would recommend anyone to go to. Definitely take advantage of the 2 day admission, because you need a complete full day to really enjoy all of it!

Peg Sperlich

Beautiful place!

Erma Rau

Very informative and educational.

Th3R0oster

Well worth the money, in depth, all around good experience!

Beth Berzelius

This was a fun place to visit. The staff was knowledgeable and accommodating. I enjoyed the materials were targeted for people of all ages, and my favorite part was the 'pit' for kids to dig for artifacts. They were bunged to the ground. Looked like fun. We liked that the admission let us in for 2 days, so we could enjoy a show in the theatre.

Karen Horack

Beautiful place nice people working...my son enjoyed it very much

Bonnie Noble

Also planetarium show. Small but enjoyable. Friendly staff

Jb Bahr

Great hands on museum. Very friendly.

Connie Chapman

Very well organized museum with lots of displays, including hands-on displays. I would go here again because there was so much to see.

Elaine Adkins

Interesting exhibits, so much to learn, lots of interactive exhibits. Friendly staff.

Chad Grahek

Clean facility with some interesting displays

Carolyn Hart Watkins

Very interesting museum. It offers a 14 minute film in addition to the displays and information provided with the displays. Also, it offers several "hands on" opportunities for students if all ages.

Tracy Keller

Great experience

Kai Stevens

Lots to see and read, I didn't get enough time to finish seeing it all and I was there for 3 hours

Pamela Stewart

Great place to learn about the geology, paleontology, and human history (both native and homesteading) of the Black Hills and nearby area. Outstanding display of all the different types of rock in the hills. Also showing astronomy and local interest shows in the auditorium.

Cassie Mayer

This place had a lot of great information on the history of the area. The employees were all extremely friendly. Their gift shop had a lot to offer at reasonable prices, my son got one of his coolest toys there. Next time we're in town, we'll plan on spending more time there so we can take in more.

BS Dubsmash

Amazing!! It has so much to look at, staff was friendly and I will return because im afraid I didn't see everything!!

P Haney

Beautiful exhibits, informative documentary and presentation on native quilling art. Give yourself a few hours for this museum!

Barry Smith

There's alot of really cool interesting things of history to see here, it took me so long to look at everything, and they have really cool artifacts I haven't seen in alot of places

Aimee Christian

No audio tours anymore. Musuem was too young for my kids 10+

Alma O

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Canya Barnes

We ended up going there because a snow storm that stranded us in Rapid city. The staff was friendly and very helpful. There was plenty hands on exhibits for little ones, the exhibits were all very intresting and relevant to the area. I was very impressed and enjoyed the Native American history part of the exhibits and displays it was respectful and well presented. It was a true depiction of our amazing people and there struggles. It was well worth 10 bucks. Thank you

Victoria V.

Very family-friendly, interactive, reasonable priced with lots of great information. Definitely worth the trip!

Ritchie Nordstrom

A hidden jewel in Rapid City.

Jerry Griffith

Very good

Mohammad Ayoub

An interesting museum about native Americans in South Dakota. You watch a short video and you're on your way to sample the journey.

Gil Graham

Very interesting featuring well designed exhibits and noteworthy artifacts. Good selection of historical firearms.

Todd Bagley

Incredible place to visit in Rapid City

Ashley Radcliffe

Small interactive museum. I wasn't a fan of toddler Tuesday but, the museum itself was fun for the kiddos.

Mark Bursch

There web site does not do the museum justice. Lots of great things to see and learn about. My 6 and 14 year old had a great time.

Stacey Mullins

Fantastic presentation regarding Custer and the original expedition into the black hills.

ShArKbAiT LilPaWs

Very educational and fun for all.

Dave B

A lot of educational stuff for adults if you want to know the history of South Dakota, and enough stuff to keep kids busy if you have them along too. We really liked reading about all the different types of rocks and the exhibit that displayed all the different beautiful gems was really cool. The gift shop had plenty of South Dakota related things in it but so does every other place in the area.

Dwight Alexander

Excellent History of the Black Hills

April Qualley

Interactive and enjoyable

Natascha Cox

Really nice museum.

Robert Agnew

Exceptional! We try and check out museums with our kids when we travel. This is one of the nicest museums we've visited; we stayed twice as long as we had planned. Hats off to the management it was evident to us that much planning and work has been put in to this place. Admission was very low and would have been with it at twice the cost.

Rebecca Kelly

Lots of hands-on learning opportunities. Valuable information and artifacts. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here!

Dean Haxton

Amazing museum..tells a great story of the Black Hills

Jennifer Theen

The museum was neat and interesting for myself who loves history and reading about it. But my 9 year old son struggled to stay entertained. He liked it, but I don’t feel like he got the same experience I did.

Jon Morrill

Wonderful facility. Just there for a meeting this time, but hope to return in near future to fully explore.

Michele Sanchez

Love the Journey, always fun. Enjoyed the film festival there. A great place to go for the entire family.

Beverly Lee

Very interesting! Grandkids loved it!!

Gary Mcelduff

Great!

Richard Branche

Just ok

Nick Bryant

This is a great place to visit. The exhibits are very modern and give great details about the areas history.

Jennifer Freeman

Fun afternoon with the family

Rodger Heckman

What a joke. The museum educator told a group, my son and I in it. That Custer had been in the Black Hills to help protect the treaty from the Gold Rush. I asked her to repeat it and she verified it. I thought, Wow, this is info I never had. Walked over to the Black Hills exhibit and it said Custer had been in the area surveying, in violation of the treaty, when the expedition discovered gold and started the gold rush. I went back to her and she confirmed what she said earlier. I told her what the exhibit said and she said. Oh, she meant the reverse. Really. Did she get any training in Native history? She is teaching incorrect info to kids and painting Custer as just a nice guy? This is a big insult to Native Americans.

Fawn Wasin Zi

Total awesomeness, staff us very friendly and helpful, museum is pretty cool.

Sallie Gartrell

Great place to visit

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Cynthia Cleveland

Fantastic place to vitit. So much history. Need senior discount for fixed income patrons.

Kristy Aldren

We took kids aged 2 through 8. They loved looking at everything and relating it to where we live.

Harry Garner

Learned about the Black hill forests

Genet Donnell

Great place. Learned a lot...

Linda Davis

Good for every age. Seniors were $10.00, adults $12., kids 6-12 $7. Kids 5 and under free.

Jesse Watson

Absolutely gorgeous building. Wow. The staff is super friendly and chatted with me about the architecture. :) The museum itself has some good movies to show, some interesting and great exhibits (if you don't know much yet about Native American history, you are in for a big treat). They also have exhibits that come and go. There was an Oscar Howe exhibit when we went, and it was EXCELLENT. Very enjoyable, cheap to get into. Someone said there is not much for kids to do. I have to wonder if we went to different museums, because this place was absolutely loaded with stuff for kids to enjoy, lots of hands-on learning to be done. Loved this place. Fun, interesting exhibits, BEAUTIFUL, cool building, nice staff. PS There was a massive hail storm which arrived just as the museum was closing. They did not kick us out and let us wait out the storm there. :) And they were really nice even before that happened.

Denise Ross

Great facility, quality exhibits. Kid activities. Plan to spend some time. Also offers lots of programs for locals.

Sonya Oberly

The museum presentations are well balanced and educational. The dinosaur section was a surprise.

Scott Biegert

It was fun learning experience and was reasonable for pricing. You actually get two visits for price of one admition. The staff was excellent friendly and facilities were clean. It was large building and an overall great museum.

Carrie Hawkins

Cute museum with a great variety of exhibits. Great place to host an event.

Robert April

Very interesting and educational

Kellie Fitzgerald

It's huge and has a ton of exhibits.

Nic Martinez

Good place for family's to learn things.

Maryann Turner

Lots of history! Beautiful artifacts. I think it would be great for kids too. Lots of interactive activities for them. You can see fossils, Native American history, the old west pioneers history, and the native wildlife of South Dakota.

Rich Schurter

Great museum for young or old.

David Grau

Awseom information and history

Tom Brinkman

Awfully interesting... Great historic collections of real Western artifacts.

Tony Rhodes

Great staff. Many activities for the summer.

Kyoko Suzuki

Could spend all day there. Thoroughly involving.

Boom

Fantastic museum. Well put together and highly educational. I'd recommend taking your children here and participating in there summer camps.

Charles Baumgartner

Off the beaten path. Worth the jog if wondering how Black Hills people are the way they are?

Frank Barney

They have no exhibits on alcohol or meth, not an accurate representation of Lakota in the black hills area

Prodyut Das

Good detailed history of the local native people

Josh Kennedy

Lots of fun

stars world

Strongly suggest a visit here if you have an hour or more. The trolly drops here, too ($2/pp for an all day pass, exact change only). There's a bit of reagional geology, history, Native museum, a movie all here. We learned a lot about the Black Hills area before our tour.

Linda L .Brown

Amazing place a lot of interesting historical info

Margot Sims

Essentially this museum is several under one roof. It has a well-presented geological focus especially with regard to stratification & the minerals found in each layer. There is mention of archeological endeavor. The next scope is anthropolical as it looks at the Sioux culture. Finally it moves to a historical slant, using Custer's last battle as a pivotal point in laws passed, personalities involved prior to & after this infamous fight. At the very last the flood that affected this area is dealth wih inadequately. It's like they ran out of puff at the end & gave it a mere mention. The place is wheelchair friendly with parking near the building. To do it justice I'd recommend a two-day visit.

Natalie Turner

It was and you can see a lot of its and it's from the old western days and other things like that

Dave Jensen

We go to museums all the time. This is one of the best. Great exhibits about the land and the people. I'm so happy we went here before all the other sights. Well done!!!

Drew Hood

Awesome. All most too much cool stuff.

Candice Kelly

Amazing museum! Lots for us & the kids to do! We could spend two days here!

Rose Cory

Excellent staff and displays. Informative as well as visually engaging.

Steven Marchfield

The quickest 3 hours I've spent in a long time.

Nina Disher

It is a great place,

donya talley

Neat place to see

Marlene Gillam

Super great musuem

Roseanna Flad

Took my daughter as it was her birthday wish to go to a real museum. She had a great time.

Betty Causey

Ok, educational place to visit..

Linda Herzberg

They have information about the local geology, dinosaurs, Native American culture and history, and local white history.

Rob Johnson

Love coming here. Everytime I visit Rapid City.

Paige Long

Love this place soo much memories

Shauna Blair

A great place to take the kiddos to learn!

Tressa Jagemann

A neat museum about the area. A lot of Native American artifacts and history. A fun place to spend an afternoon.