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  1. Park Activities

    In warm weather, sail over to the Boathouse to paddle over Post-Dispatch Lake. In cooler weather, make for the Steinberg Ice Skating Rink. City Cycling Tours offers narrated rides through the park (bicycles and helmets included) starting at the visitor center. Bike rental from the visitor center costs $10/25 per hour/half-day.

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  2. Momentum Cycles

    Momentum Cycles rents out bikes.

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  3. A

    Mark Twain Riverboat

    Float down the Mississippi on the Mark Twain Riverboat

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  4. B

    Steinberg Ice Skating Rink

    In cooler weather, make for the Steinberg Ice Skating Rink.

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    Boathouse

    In warm weather, sail over to the Boathouse to paddle over Post- Dispatch Lake.

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  7. War Eagle Floats

    Outfitters, including War Eagle Floats, offer two-hour to two-day trips, campgrounds, cabins and more.

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  8. Evans Plunge

    The water at Evans Plunge, a giant indoor geothermal springs waterpark, is always 87°F (30.5°C).

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  9. Cherokee Heritage Center

    The excellent Cherokee Heritage Center features Native American-led tours through a re-creation of a pre-European contact woodland village.

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  10. Twilight

    You can cruise the gorgeous Mississippi on the Victorian-style riverboat Twilight, which runs two-day round-trips to Dubuque from nearby Le Claire.

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  11. Wilder Homes

    The society leads hour-long tours inside two original Wilder homes the one where the Wilders spent the first winter and the home Michael Landon, er, 'Pa' built.

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  12. Tours

    Toursof the Jewel Cave,13 miles west of Custer on US 16 considered the second longest cave in the world, range in length and difficulty; reservations are recommended.

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  13. Ozark National Scenic Riverways

    North of US 60, in the state's southcentral region, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways - the Current and Jack's Fork Rivers - boast 134 miles of splendid canoeing and inner-tubing.

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    City Cycling Tours

    City Cycling Tours offers narrated rides through the park (bicycles and helmets included) starting at the visitor center. Bike rental from the visitor center costs $10/25 per hour/half-day.

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  15. George S Mickelson Trail

    The 109-mile George S Mickelson Trail cuts through much of the forest, running from Deadwood through Hill City and Custer to Edgemont on an abandoned railway line. There are bike rentals at various trailside towns.

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  16. E

    Anheuser-Busch Brewery

    The world's largest beer plant, the historic Anheuser-Busch Brewery, gives the sort of marketing-driven tours you'd expect from the company with nearly half of the US market. View the bottling plant and famous Clydesdale horses.

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  18. Katy Trail State Park

    For cyclists, St Charles is the eastern gateway to Katy Trail State Park, a superb 225-mile trail that cuts across Missouri to Clinton, 65 miles southeast of Kansas City, along the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad (the 'Katy').

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  19. Headquarters

    At the small temporary headquarters, you can take tours (free) of the launch complex where two people stood ready around the clock to turn keys launching missiles from this part of South Dakota. Visits are limited to six people per tour and there are only one or two per day. Call far in advance to secure a place.

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