Another often-visited cave is in Wind Cave National Park located beneath 28,295 acres of prairie grasslands. While bison, deer and even prairie dogs flourish above, below is found some of the most unusual formations a cave can present.  It too offers several types of tours. Travel on US Hwy 385 twelve mile north of Hot Springs to reach Wind Cave.

The Natural Entrance Tour allows cavers to discover the original entry into the cave and experience how it got its name. Most of the 300 steps on this tour are down and it lasts less than two hours. Exit is by elevator.

The Fairgrounds Cave Tour explores both the middle and upper levels of the cave for an hour and a half.  It is a strenuous walking tour through wind tunnels to observe boxwood, popcorn and flowstone formations. The half-mile route takes 450 steps.

The least strenuous is the Garden of Eden Tour. There are 150 steps along the tour, but both entrance and exit are by elevator. The tour covers a quarter of a mile and takes a full hour.

To experience the cave the way its discoverers did, there is a candlelight tour limited to ten people, each over the age of eight. It is considered strenuous and lasts about two hours.

Other caves opened to accommodate tourists are the Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns, located just off Highway 16, about a ten minute drive south of Rapid City, and the Rushmore Cave, located on Hwy 40 six miles from Mount Rushmore. It first opened to the public in 1927.  Both are open from June to September and feature snack areas and gift shops. Stage Barn Crystal Cave is located eleven miles south of Rapid City, while Wonderland Cave Natural Park is to the north as is Bethlehem Cave. Black Hills Cavern is four miles to the west of Rapid City.