South Dakota, the land of ‘Great Faces, Great Places’, offers infinite variety, reflected in the rolling prairies and glittering lakes, to granite peaks and towering pines. The cities are just as unique, from old western towns to bustling cities and everything in between. The Black Hills, Badlands and Lakes region in the west of the State has one of the largest concentrations of National Parks, monuments, memorials and caves in the Midwest including the spectacular mountain carving of Mount Rushmore, the nation’s Shrine to Democracy.