The South Dakota Air and Space Museum is a free attraction just outside the gates of the Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, South Dakota. Both educational and entertaining, there are over 30 planes kept both outdoors and inside hangars, dating from World War II to the present, including a B-52 Bomber and a B-1B Lancer.

The museum is full of interactive displays and presents a history of aviation in the United States. There are exhibits on the Cold War, on aerospace technology, on aviation pioneers, and another focusing on the history of Ellsworth AFB. The exhibits include a flight simulator and an interactive aircraft cockpit. Museumgoers may also take a short bus tour around the air force base, which includes a stop at a Minuteman missile training facility. The museum has a small gift shop.

Address: South Dakota Air and Space Museum, 2890 Davis Drive, Rapid City, SD 57706, Phone: 605-385-5189

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