Petrified Wood Park is a tourist attraction in Lemmon, South Dakota, built entirely out of petrified wood, fossils, and stones, and is creative, interesting, and definitely worth visiting. Petrified wood is the fossilized remains of vegetation. This attraction was built in the early 1930s and contains more than a hundred objects, including statues, a wishing well, a waterfall, and a 300-ton castle with turrets and spires made entirely out of petrified wood.

The park has two museums, one of which has a petrified wood floor, in which dinosaur footprints, bird tracks, and fossilized snakes can be clearly seen. The museums contain antiques and artifacts from the Lemmon area. Even the well-stocked gift shop is made of petrified wood.

Address: Petrified Wood Park, 500 Main Avenue, Lemmon, SD 57638, Phone: 605-374-3964

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