Adams Museum, South Dakota, United States
4.5 (717 reviews) Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #2 in Deadwood History Museums
What a place!
The Adams Museum is the Black Hills’ oldest history museum. In 1930 pioneer businessman W.E. Adams founded the Adams Museum in downtown Deadwood with the purpose of preserving and displaying the history of the Black Hills. The Adams Museum is home to some of the Black Hills’ greatest treasures including Potato Creek Johnny’s gold nugget, beloved American illustrator N.C. Wyeth’s pencil sketch drawing of Western legend Wild Bill Hickok, the mysterious Thoen Stone record of the Ezra Kind party’s discovery of gold in the Hills in the 1830s and a one-of-a-kind plesiosaur (marine reptile). In addition to exhibits on all three levels, the Adams General Store is located on the main floor.
Address
54 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732-1364
Mobile
Website
http://www.DeadwoodHistory.com
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 04, 2024, 6:52
User Ratings
4.5 based on (717 reviews)
Reviews
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5Laurie Ashley 5:00 PM Jul 13, 2021
Great place, very affordable, great for children.
There is so much in this little museum--you can take your time and get a lot out of it or walk through quickly and miss a lot. If you really take the time to look, you will learn a lot about the history of Deadwood and see some wonderful things. You can see the biggest gold nugget, browse through some wonderful documents, see clothing, art and loads of photos throughout the history of Deadwood. It is basically free, but they do have a suggested donation of $5, which was well, well worth what we saw. If you have little kids, this is a great place to take them as the basement has some hands-on activities for kids. Really nice, especially for the price.
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4WisconsinChristi 5:00 PM Jun 13, 2021
Gem of a collection (yes, there is a gold nugget)
It is a cute little place with a suggested donation of $5 per person. Although it is suggested, they nearly block the entryway with a payment station manned by a human. We thought it was the check out for the little gift shop and moved to side of it to go into the museum. Someone pointed out that we didn't make the 'donation'. Of course, we went to the human at the desk who stated that the suggested donation is $5 per person and would we like to pay it in cash or by card? We were happy to pay it to see this cute little place and learn a bit of history. We also learned a bit about South Dakotan etiquette.
