Reptile Gardens
Reptile Gardens, 8955 U.S. 16, Rapid City, SD 57702, USA
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Reptile Gardens, Reptile Gardens Mount Rushmore Road (about 6 mi from downtown), +1 800 335-0275, [9]. Daily 8-7 during summer, 9-4 April-May and Labor Day-day before Thanksgiving, limited hours from day after Thanksgiving through December, closed in winter. Admission $12.50 for adults, discounts apply. This is a serious herpetological park (as well as a "fun" place) with one of the best collections of lizards, gators and snakes in the country--quite possibly the best. "Gus" (short for "humongous"), the resident 14-foot-long American alligator, is a favorite.