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Insiders' Guide to South Dakota's Black Hills and Badlands, 4th (Insiders' Guide Series) by: Thomas D. Griffith List Price: $18.95 City Travel Guides Price: $12.89 You Save: $6.06 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 917.8390434 EAN: 9780762741922 ISBN: 0762741929 Label: Insiders' Guide Manufacturer: Insiders' Guide Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 392 Publication Date: October 01, 2006 Publisher: Insiders' Guide Studio: Insiders' Guide Sales Rank: 208163 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Casinos, steakhouses, gold mines, historic landscapes, and the infamous town of Deadwood make South Dakota's Black Hills the perfect blend of history and entertainment. This guide points to the best places in the area for lodging, dining, shopping, and recreation, making it indispensable for any traveler to the Black Hills. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Lots of info but a pain to search through...We just returned from over a week in the Badlands and Black Hills. Although this book had a lot of very useful information, I hated searching through it. Everything is divided into its own category: hotels, restaurants, activities, etc. So when we were in one place for a day or two, we had to search through different sections to find all of the info for that one place. Even worse, each section is divided out by Northern Hills, Central Hills, etc. or by the type of food you're looking for. There was no central location to find all of the restaurants in Deadwood, for example. Apart from that, I found most of the info to be correct and useful. A few of the entry fees were higher in reality, but my biggest problem was with the book's organization. ... Read More: Rating:  - Poorly arrangedWe just got back from a week-long trip to the Black Hills using this guidebook, and while it was better than nothing, and the information was generally correct, it was very hard to use. Instead of being arranged by location, the attractions are arranged by category, with each category subdivided yet again. And the index is no use, since they're not indexed by location. This means that if you're sitting in your motel in (say) Deadwood, and wondering what to do in town, you literally have to thumb through the entire book to figure out! Very frustrating. And the book lacks detailed maps where they are needed (the Deadwood-Lead area, where the roads are rather confusing, or the area around Keystone, Mt. Rushmore, and Crazy Horse). The maps mention ... Read More: Rating:  - Great Resource We are planning a trip to the Badlands and Black Hills in September. Insider's Guide provides a wealth of information and I'm finding it a valuable asset. Combined with info from the internet, we will have a well organized trip with knowledge of this area's history. |
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