Guidebook for Lead & Deadwood
Drinks & Nightlife
These are the places that I go to when I go out with my friends in the Lead and Deadwood area.
Paddy's is the sister to Paddy's in Rapid. Great ambiance and drink selection, better quality.
Paddy O'Neill's Irish Pub & Grill
555 Main StreetPaddy's is the sister to Paddy's in Rapid. Great ambiance and drink selection, better quality.
Saloon 10 is iconic. Wild Bill was shot here (although technically he was shot at the original Saloon 10 location down the street. Saloon 10 moved to this location after the Deadwood fire of 1876.)
The call it "the museum in which you can drink". There are many interesting relics on the walls and ceiling. It is the most popular bar in Deadwood.
There is live music here many nights a week.
31 locals recommend
Saloon No. 10
657 Main StSaloon 10 is iconic. Wild Bill was shot here (although technically he was shot at the original Saloon 10 location down the street. Saloon 10 moved to this location after the Deadwood fire of 1876.)
The call it "the museum in which you can drink". There are many interesting relics on the walls and ceiling. It is the most popular bar in Deadwood.
There is live music here many nights a week.
Great, local brewery that people really enjoy. Her brews are consistent and tasty. I recommend the spicy jalapeño or hatch options! Amazing!
14 locals recommend
Dakota Shivers Brewing
717 W Main StGreat, local brewery that people really enjoy. Her brews are consistent and tasty. I recommend the spicy jalapeño or hatch options! Amazing!
This is my friends and I hangout. Also, where scientists from around the world hang out. It's clean, friendly, with a great ambiance, and a variety of things to do year round.
7 locals recommend
Greenfield Pub
314 W Main StThis is my friends and I hangout. Also, where scientists from around the world hang out. It's clean, friendly, with a great ambiance, and a variety of things to do year round.
I love this place for the great tequila selection and the game room up top that few people know about.
This is where the locals go.
The Nugget Saloon
604 Main StI love this place for the great tequila selection and the game room up top that few people know about.
This is where the locals go.
Food Scene
Popular eating options in the Lead-Deadwood area.
Lotus up has a great location across from the open cut mine and visitors center. Large windows give amazing views of the mine.
It has a good reputation for both drinks and food.
20 locals recommend
Lotus Up Espresso & Deli
95 E Main StLotus up has a great location across from the open cut mine and visitors center. Large windows give amazing views of the mine.
It has a good reputation for both drinks and food.
Gourmet sandwiches... lots of beer choices, including local options.
Great ambiance, plenty of parking.
The Sled Haus is the locals hang out.
27 locals recommend
The Sled Haus
209 Glendale DrGourmet sandwiches... lots of beer choices, including local options.
Great ambiance, plenty of parking.
The Sled Haus is the locals hang out.
Yummy hamburgers. Eclectic ambiance with all sorts of stuff on the walls and ceiling. I see something new everything I go.
The Southwestern Dakota burger is so good I rarely eat anything else - two meals in one!
40 locals recommend
Lewie's Burgers & Brews
711 S Main StYummy hamburgers. Eclectic ambiance with all sorts of stuff on the walls and ceiling. I see something new everything I go.
The Southwestern Dakota burger is so good I rarely eat anything else - two meals in one!
Very consistent food and service.
They have a pub side that's a sports bar and a restaurant side that adds a more elegant experience.
You can't go wrong at the lodge.
7 locals recommend
The Lodge at Deadwood
100 Pine Crest LaneVery consistent food and service.
They have a pub side that's a sports bar and a restaurant side that adds a more elegant experience.
You can't go wrong at the lodge.
Elegance in Deadwood.
For the Wild West town of Deadwood, this place is pretty swank!
Consistently high level of food and service, including unusual and interesting options (such as pheasant, buffalo, etc).
Best for adults or older kids.
20 locals recommend
Deadwood Tobacco Co
657 Main StElegance in Deadwood.
For the Wild West town of Deadwood, this place is pretty swank!
Consistently high level of food and service, including unusual and interesting options (such as pheasant, buffalo, etc).
Best for adults or older kids.
Entertainment & Activities
There are all sorts of things to do around the Lead-Deadwood area. Here are some of our favorites...
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My favorite part of the visitor center is the 3-D installation that shows you the extent of the mine shafts. It is said that they run under the entire town of Lead (pronounced LEED).
They have tours of the mine that leave the visitor center throughout the day during the busy season (Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend).
They have many pictures and videos and information.
24 locals recommend
Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center
160 W Main StFREE
My favorite part of the visitor center is the 3-D installation that shows you the extent of the mine shafts. It is said that they run under the entire town of Lead (pronounced LEED).
They have tours of the mine that leave the visitor center throughout the day during the busy season (Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend).
They have many pictures and videos and information.
To honor his friend, President Teddy Roosevelt, Seth Bullock had Friendship Tower built above Deadwood.
Nice little one mile hike uphill and back down again.
Great views from up top.
13 locals recommend
Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower
To honor his friend, President Teddy Roosevelt, Seth Bullock had Friendship Tower built above Deadwood.
Nice little one mile hike uphill and back down again.
Great views from up top.
Amazing little opera house that was the heart of Lead during it's booming mining days.
12 locals recommend
Historic Homestake Opera House
313 W Main StAmazing little opera house that was the heart of Lead during it's booming mining days.
Great place to ski for all ages and all abilities!
They are usually open December - March.
53 locals recommend
Terry Peak Ski Area
21120 Stewart Slope RdGreat place to ski for all ages and all abilities!
They are usually open December - March.
This place is unexpectedly cool. You know those rides at Disneyland like the matterhorn where you feel like you're really in a mountain? This is what this place is like. The top level is a gift shop, and historical items. Then they take you down, down, down into the "mine". They had miners build a lot of the items so it really represents what the Homestake Mine looks like. Only open seasonally in the summer months.
12 locals recommend
Black Hills Mining Museum
This place is unexpectedly cool. You know those rides at Disneyland like the matterhorn where you feel like you're really in a mountain? This is what this place is like. The top level is a gift shop, and historical items. Then they take you down, down, down into the "mine". They had miners build a lot of the items so it really represents what the Homestake Mine looks like. Only open seasonally in the summer months.