Rapid City is a medium sized town with a lot going on. A good place for a day off. The town has cashed on on being the gateway to Mt Rushmore by commissioning a life sized bronze sculpture of each of the US presidents. They are on each of the street corners throughout the town. 

   
There was also an alley with the most fantastic street art. I haven’t seen anything quite like it since Berlin.

    
But the highlight is, without doubt, the Firehouse Brewery and restaurant. We have eaten there twice already – excellent IPA. The building is a great conversion – complete with loads of old fire stuff and a slippery pole! 

In the afternoon we did a tour – but it turned out to be mostly a tour of the brand new wine making and bottling plant attached to the brewery. It must be making some money!