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Museum of Geology in Rapid City, SD


This museum, a teaching and research facility, has over 250,000 vertebrate fossils and 6,000 minerals. Some of the prominent collections of this museum include White River Badlands mammalian fossils, marine and non-marine Jurassic and Cretaceous reptiles and mammals, and Black Hills pegmatite minerals. The museum has rare specimens on display, like a pregnant oreodont, titanothere skeleton, mosasaur skeleton, plesiosaur skeleton, and minerals from around the world.

Hours of Operation

  • Hours during the academic year:
    • Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Hours from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend:
    • Monday - Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Sunday: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • This museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Easter.

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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: Museum of Geology
501 E Saint Joseph St
Rapid City, SD 57701

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