In addition to carved steep canyons and high cliffs, Badlands National Park is also home to the largest and most complete example of mixed-grass prairie preserved by the National Park Service. As the byway follows the natural contours of the Badlands escarpment,it also weaves in and out of the nativ...

Go back to the land of trappers, traders, buffalo, and NativeAmericans. Lakes, rivers and unspoiled terrain await you as youtravel one of the most scenic routes Nebraska has to offer fromOmaha to South Sioux City.The Missouri River parallels this byway (U.S. Highway 75). Thismajor river was the wind...

The Native American Scenic Byway stretches across the expansive tallgrass plains of the Sioux people, who preserve the history of the shaping of the American West. As you pass through the green-gold hills of this Byway, its many memorial markers, monuments, museums, and sacred sites commemorate the...

The wild west era where famous outlaws, horse thieves, lynchmobs, and lawmen ruled this area is past. Today along the OutlawTrail (Nebraska Highway 12), you'll be greeted only by friendlyfolks and big smiles as well as plenty of quiet hideaways.Extending from the metropolitan area of South Sioux Cit...

Peter Norbeck, South Dakota conservationist, Governor, and U.S. Senator, said this in regards to the Black Hills area of South Dakota. The Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway pays homage to the man who recognized the beauty of his home and encouraged the nation to come closer.The rugged beauty of the Black H...

From a distance, the light-absorbing Ponderosa pine makes the hill country of South Dakota seem dark, more black than green. For this reason, Native Americans named the country Paha Sapa, or Black Hills. Naturalists appreciate the incredible diversity in the Black Hills and prospectors still mine ...

The Wildlife Loop Road, located within Custer State Park, offers the traveler a wide variety of experiences. There are open grasslands and rolling hills speckled with pine. Many of the park's wildlife species occupy this area and are commonly seen. They include buffalo, bighorn sheep, antelope, deer...