And in particular, I found their collections of historical photos to be actually kind of interesting (and the only part of the experience that isn’t completely dumb and vapid):
If I remember right, this is actually just a hallway that leads to one of the bathrooms, but if you’re interested in the history of the old west, you could spend hours just looking at that.
Overall, Wall Drug definitely is not worth it as the destination of your trip. If Wall Drug is the main attraction you’re headed for, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. But, I do think it’s definitely a worthwhile stop if you’re passing by there on the way to somewhere else.
Like I said, it’s very conveniently close to Badlands NP. If you’re coming from the east, it’s also on the way to the Black Hills (worth visiting for a few days), Wind Cave and Jewel Cave (the 3rd and 4th longest cave systems in the world, respectively – don’t miss those, though if you have to pick, Jewel Cave is definitely the more impressive for a quick visit – oh, and there are other, privately operated caves in the area; skip those, none of them are nearly as cool as Wind and Jewel), and Mount Rushmore (pretty meh – best to just look at it from the road as you go by and instead spend time hiking the Black Hills around it). If you’re coming from the east toward those (better) attractions, then I’d definitely recommend:
1 - Stay overnight in the town around Wall Drug, visit the drug store if you have time before bed.
2 - Spend a full day exploring Badlands NP (more if you’re really into it, but a day is enough to see most of it casually).
3 - Stay that night in Wall again.
4 - Drive to Rapid City and the Black Hills the next day.
So it’s a really nice, on steroids kind of drug store? (And TBF what I heard probably dates back decades)
Yeah, take a look.
And in particular, I found their collections of historical photos to be actually kind of interesting (and the only part of the experience that isn’t completely dumb and vapid):
If I remember right, this is actually just a hallway that leads to one of the bathrooms, but if you’re interested in the history of the old west, you could spend hours just looking at that.
Overall, Wall Drug definitely is not worth it as the destination of your trip. If Wall Drug is the main attraction you’re headed for, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. But, I do think it’s definitely a worthwhile stop if you’re passing by there on the way to somewhere else.
Like I said, it’s very conveniently close to Badlands NP. If you’re coming from the east, it’s also on the way to the Black Hills (worth visiting for a few days), Wind Cave and Jewel Cave (the 3rd and 4th longest cave systems in the world, respectively – don’t miss those, though if you have to pick, Jewel Cave is definitely the more impressive for a quick visit – oh, and there are other, privately operated caves in the area; skip those, none of them are nearly as cool as Wind and Jewel), and Mount Rushmore (pretty meh – best to just look at it from the road as you go by and instead spend time hiking the Black Hills around it). If you’re coming from the east toward those (better) attractions, then I’d definitely recommend:
1 - Stay overnight in the town around Wall Drug, visit the drug store if you have time before bed.
2 - Spend a full day exploring Badlands NP (more if you’re really into it, but a day is enough to see most of it casually).
3 - Stay that night in Wall again.
4 - Drive to Rapid City and the Black Hills the next day.