- Rapid City, founded in 1876 by gold prospectors John Brennan and Samuel Scott, is South Dakota’s second-largest city.
- Known as the City of Presidents, Rapid City features 43 life-size bronze presidential statues downtown near Mount Rushmore.
- Rapid City sits in the banana belt of South Dakota with warmer temperatures and more sunshine than many major U.S. cities.
- A devastating flash flood along Rapid Creek in 1972 killed more than 250 people and caused massive property damage.
- Dinosaur Park, built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration, showcases concrete dinosaurs near real prehistoric track discoveries.
Eat Here, Drink Here
- The results are being filtered by the locality: Rapid City
Firehouse Brewing Co., which opened in 1991 in downtown Rapid City, is the oldest brewery still in operation in South Dakota. Hiring Mike Beebe as head brewer marked a new era for the company, transitioning from a traditional brewpub to a modern production brewery focused on technical precision, quality, consistency, and innovation. Under Beebe’s leadership, Firehouse Brewing Co.…
