Absolutely nobody in this thread has made an even remotely funny or clever response. LOL HE SAID DONT GO, LIKE THE DAKOTAS ARE BORING N STUFF LOL SO FUNNY. Its the little moments, like this thread, that remind how worthless to humanity the majority of this site's userbase really is. "y-yea I bet you can find some nice UBER fares out there" bla bla get some new material you losers.

As for GD

You're about to learn that these places, particularly Mount Rushmore, are most definitely spring break destinations. Enjoy the crowds. You're not going to be far from some pretty cool stuff though, Devil's Tower is juusssst far enough to ward off the lazy hordes so you may be able to enjoy it in relative isolation. If you take the "long way" on WY-24 you'll pass through Aladdin which is a cool old mining town. People deride this part of the country because of its lack of fast casual dining options, but I really miss it. Nothing gives you a sense of the vastness of the USA quite like it, yea not much exciting happens there but that's kind of the point. Nothing exciting happens in Schaumburg either but people on this board dont seem to have a problem with going there.

Might be cool to buy a rifle and do some Lewis and Clark LARPing on federal land. Teach the kids how to blast clays from 200 yards away across some impossibly scenic valley on federal land (this is usually legal FYI).

I'm a big dumb shitlib baby

Wisconsin Dells
Nashville
Stay home.

Go watch high school sports in South Dakota.

Boyd is correct. Don't go. Seriously. The Dakotas are worthless.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

14 hour drive? I'd opt for New Orleans.

Take your kids and you will have no choice but to stop at Wall Drugand the Corn Palace thanks to the billboards.

Mt. Rushmore is wildly overrated in comparison to the Badlands. Save your sanity

Louisville makes for a great 4-day trip.
Louisville Slugger factory tour, Churchill Downs, Jim Beam distillery and Mammoth Cave to name a few things.
Incredibly, Louisville has some unbelievably good restaurants, too.
It's not a family trip, though.

I e been to the Louisville Lexington area. I loved it. Bourbon, horse farms, baseball were all good times

Don't they play some weird form of basketball where only three players can cross the half court line?

If you cannot find something interesting about the place you are then the problem isn't with that place, the problem is with you.

Fate has left me changing my vacation plans for the year. I was scrambling around for something drivable and available on short notice without reservations. Mt. Rushmore, The Black Hills and Badlands seem to fit the bill. They are not a typical spring break destination so I can get lodging. They are interesting historical sights every American should see and ones that I and my family have not. On the other hand, I am other wise unaware of anything of interest in the entire state.

So...any of you who have traveled the area who have some tips, I would mighty obliged if you would share with me.

Go somewhere else.

Fly United

Literally just drove there last weekend. I will say Mt. Rushmore itself is underwhelming in person. Hiking in the Badlands and Black Hills is worth it though (lots of wildlife to see). Crazy Horse Monument and the accompanying museum is worth looking at.

Love Looooville

Same here. It's an under-rated town.

The locals pronounce it Low-Ville. I have a friend who lives there. He looks like Peja Stojaković.

Honestly the night sky is special out there. Drive from Bozeman to Denver when Hal bop comet was passing buy and it was tremendous as we crossed eastern Wyoming. The black hills are beautiful. Really it's what you want to get out of it. I'm not a fan of the reservations but what you have listed will be a few days well spent as you said.

If you're driving stop in Kadoka to get gas as there is a pretty big distance till next services. At least it was 9 years ago and 20 years ago. There really isn't much out there between Mitchell and Dpearfish.

Memphis didn't get mentioned here but it is a pretty nice, drivable, short vacation destination. It's probably not as clean of a city as Nashville but I think it compares very well. It also has more history.

I got home yesterday and everyone was bitching about me filling up their break, except for the kid who will have his extended by the trip. Very deflating.

Be the boss. Make your kids go and enjoy something. They would just waste their time otherwise anyway.

Mt. Rushmore is the ultimate "Fuck You" to the natives. We are going to carve out the faces of four white men who sought your extermination, on a hill in your sacred land.

You should have put on the nikes and drank your juice and died. JK

Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!

Wait!

The young Dolphins swim in public schools?