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I think Devil's Tower is miles more interesting than Mt. Rushmore. I also would recommend heading up to Medora, ND. There's a reason Teddy loved it there.I guess I am in the minority on Mt. Rushmore. After about an hour there, seen it all and done it all. It was packed and really not enjoyable. Been there twice, once with the wife and another time on a hunting trip with my dad. Glad I went but wasn't the highlight of either trip. Hotel in the area was very reasonable in late September which was when my dad and I were there. We stayed at one of the 3-star chain hotels and it was around $100 for a room with two queens. If it were me and I was in the area of western SD, I would be putting all my time towards Badlands National Park instead.
Devil's Tower is amazing, been twice and would go again but was another location where after a couple hours you have seen/done it and you move on.
Badlands National Park is absolutely stunning. I thought we could do it in a day since it just seemed like a lot of driving, I was wrong. I didn't plan for how breathtaking and amazing the park would be. Yes there were people but nowhere close to what I would call packed. Pull outs would have 4-6 cars in the smaller ones, some we were the only vehicle. The SW portion of the park we had all to ourselves which was a 4x4 recommended section of the park and this was 100% true the last 1/2 mile of the road.
Cody is another great place to stay at a more reasonable rate either coming or going to Yellowstone. There is also the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum which is a must see. I couldn't tell you about the 4 other museums because it took me the entire day to get through the firearms museum but my wife said the other museums were great.