Marty S.
10/10/2025
Do you like mammoth bones and/or paleontology? If so, this is one of the best locations in North America. A Land developer, who was planning to build new homes, stumbled onto this mammal trap and...
The Mammoth Site
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1800 Highway 18 Byp
Hot Springs, SD 57747
America's International Treasure. This National Natural Landmark is an internationally renowned indoor working paleontological site/museum. More than 60 mammoths have been unearthed, as well as over 85 other species of associated Ice Age fauna. Hands-on activities for children and an educational experience for the entire family. One of the top fossil interpretive sites in North America. Open year-round. Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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4.5(125)
Pamela S.
9/5/2025
Was visiting from out of town and decided to visit the Mammoth Site. Not sure what to expect, we went in with an open mind. It starts off with a movie explaining how the area was created and how...
Ryan K.
11/4/2025
Easily one of the best museum exhibits I've ever been to. It's clearly an active and evolving archeological site but everything was still so well labeled that it didn't even need docents. The...
Wen C.
11/14/2024
In full honestly, when I looked this place up I thought it was a tourist trap. I'm happy to report that it's not a tourist trap! It's a unique archaeologic dig site that is protected by the...
Tom G.
7/27/2025
This active dig site is so cool. It was very informative and when will people not in the field, get to see bones still in the ground. I recommend this to people of all ages and interests.
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