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Best of the Dakotas

Program No. 22815RJ
Watch for bison along winding roads in the Black Hills and take in moonscape views in the Badlands as you explore the history and heritage of the Dakotas from the Ice Age to today.
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10 days
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Itinerary Note

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, is scheduled to open in 2026 in Medora, will include exhibits that will engage visitors with immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The library, which will be built on top of a butte on the edge of Medora and blend into the Badlands landscape, will be divided into a West Wing and an East Wing, reminiscent of the White House. The library will have various exhibits. Narrative galleries will be arranged in chronological order to take visitors through eight chapters of Roosevelt’s life, beginning with his childhood in New York City, followed by his early adulthood, which included his formative time ranching and hunting in the Little Missouri Badlands in the 1880s.

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The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, is scheduled to open in 2026 in Medora, will include exhibits that will engage visitors with immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The library, which will be built on top of a butte on the edge of Medora and blend into the Badlands landscape, will be divided into a West Wing and an East Wing, reminiscent of the White House. The library will have various exhibits. Narrative galleries will be arranged in chronological order to take visitors through eight chapters of Roosevelt’s life, beginning with his childhood in New York City, followed by his early adulthood, which included his formative time ranching and hunting in the Little Missouri Badlands in the 1880s.

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Itinerary Note

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, is scheduled to open in 2026 in Medora, will include exhibits that will engage visitors with immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The library, which will be built on top of a butte on the edge of Medora and blend into the Badlands landscape, will be divided into a West Wing and an East Wing, reminiscent of the White House. The library will have various exhibits. Narrative galleries will be arranged in chronological order to take visitors through eight chapters of Roosevelt’s life, beginning with his childhood in New York City, followed by his early adulthood, which included his formative time ranching and hunting in the Little Missouri Badlands in the 1880s.

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The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, is scheduled to open in 2026 in Medora, will include exhibits that will engage visitors with immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The library, which will be built on top of a butte on the edge of Medora and blend into the Badlands landscape, will be divided into a West Wing and an East Wing, reminiscent of the White House. The library will have various exhibits. Narrative galleries will be arranged in chronological order to take visitors through eight chapters of Roosevelt’s life, beginning with his childhood in New York City, followed by his early adulthood, which included his formative time ranching and hunting in the Little Missouri Badlands in the 1880s.

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Itinerary Note

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, is scheduled to open in 2026 in Medora, will include exhibits that will engage visitors with immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The library, which will be built on top of a butte on the edge of Medora and blend into the Badlands landscape, will be divided into a West Wing and an East Wing, reminiscent of the White House. The library will have various exhibits. Narrative galleries will be arranged in chronological order to take visitors through eight chapters of Roosevelt’s life, beginning with his childhood in New York City, followed by his early adulthood, which included his formative time ranching and hunting in the Little Missouri Badlands in the 1880s.

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Itinerary Note

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, is scheduled to open in 2026 in Medora, will include exhibits that will engage visitors with immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The library, which will be built on top of a butte on the edge of Medora and blend into the Badlands landscape, will be divided into a West Wing and an East Wing, reminiscent of the White House. The library will have various exhibits. Narrative galleries will be arranged in chronological order to take visitors through eight chapters of Roosevelt’s life, beginning with his childhood in New York City, followed by his early adulthood, which included his formative time ranching and hunting in the Little Missouri Badlands in the 1880s.

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