In Western South Dakota, you have four “must see” sites – Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument, Badlands National Park and, yes, Wall Drug Store. 

Wall Drug is a remarkable blend of Old West memorabilia and a Route 66-style American-Highway road stop.   It’s not just a drug store.  It’s a block-long mall that includes a western museum, art galleries, a travelers’ chapel, novelty shops, a great diner and, of course, a full-service drug store.    Out back, there’s even an 80-foot dinosaur. 

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is also a major South Dakota attraction for a more exclusive group of travelers.  But, you can bet, most of the bikers attending “Sturgis” make their way to Wall Drug for a “free glass of ice water,” Wall’s famous promotional item.  Of course Wall sells a lot of aspirin to those bikers as well to alleviate the aftereffects of Bike Week.