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Tiffany M. Smith is a retired zookeeper, passionate pet owner, and obsessive traveler who loves to show pet owners how to have happy, healthy pets and amazing adventures!
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Amazing places to visit a spend time seeing some beautiful landscapes and great people too! I love traveling through both in the summer!
We visited a few of these when we were there in October. We are planning to go back in July. You’ve given me great ideas of things to do while we are there.
Wow that’s a long list! I lived in Cheyenne Wyoming for 4 years and went to a couple of these places but good to know for the future all there is to do in this area!!
When I was looking at colleges I was convinced I wanted to go to school in Fargo. I quickly realized that as a Floridian I would probably freeze to death. Unfortunately, after that realization I haven’t made it up to ND and SD, yet. I’m itching to visit, though!
Amazing places to visit a spend time seeing some beautiful landscapes and great people too! I love traveling through both in the summer!
We visited a few of these when we were there in October. We are planning to go back in July. You’ve given me great ideas of things to do while we are there.
Wow that’s a long list! I lived in Cheyenne Wyoming for 4 years and went to a couple of these places but good to know for the future all there is to do in this area!!
What a great list. I of course want to visit Mount Rushmore, but also Theodore Roosevelt Park and the giant buffalo too.
I would love to go back and go through the Buffalo museum next time I am driving through that area!
I have been to a few of these place but I need to go to the buffalo!!! That is awesome!
Wow so many cool looking places!
So many fun places it’s hard to choose! But I like Storybook Island and Petrified Gardens!
I would LOVE to go to the Dakotas! So much awesome nature 😍
I’m saving all your info, in case I ever get to the Dakotas – thanks! Very inspiring!
Custard state park is one I whish we would if made time for when we were there. We did the reptile yand it was so much fun!
I should have scheduled more time for Custer but there was so much to do and so little time!
The western US is so interesting and different from the east coast.
Such great tips! I plan on visiting there with my teens after school lets out next summer!
So many great places to visit! We have yet to visit the Dakotas, so will be pinning this for future! Thank you!
So many great places to plan an adventure and explore!
This is an area I always wanted to visit. I’ll skip the reptile gardens though.
When I was looking at colleges I was convinced I wanted to go to school in Fargo. I quickly realized that as a Floridian I would probably freeze to death. Unfortunately, after that realization I haven’t made it up to ND and SD, yet. I’m itching to visit, though!
They are definitely worth a trip! 🙂