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Adams Museum

54 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732
605-578-1714
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Ranked #2 of 18 attractions in Deadwood
Type: History Museums
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Boston, Massachusetts
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108 helpful votes 108 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

Learned a lot about Deadwood here and would recommend starting a tour of Deadwood down Main Street then coming here. You can learn about the sudden influx of people and how one side of town tended to have more morally questionable businesses. Great display on the local colorful characters too.

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Joliet, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

this is not the place to bring bored kids because it is definitely an adult type of attraction. It was very interesting but would never satisfy younger kids attention

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Miami, Manitoba
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2013

couldn't take pictures! lots of antiques and old pictures of old Deadwood.. quite a bit of history to view!

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Billings MT
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2013

From mining memorabilia to the 'nudest' camp to the fascinating story of how the coyote became South Dakota's state animal, this museum offers something unusual at every turn. There is an area for children, too. The piece that caught my attention and imagination was an apparatus for signing (I believe) up to 20 checks at a time so the gold... More

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ogallala
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2013

It was very clean and well tacken care of. I enjoy seeing the mirror that Buffalo Bill looked into, the videos of the history of Deadwood were very good.

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Hartley
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2013

This place is completely fascinating. I've visited this museum five times over the years and still haven't taken it all in. They have it all, right down to the purple door off from the last brothel in Deadwood which closed in the Seventies. Last time I was there it was a free will donation and the best bargain you'll find... More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2013

lots of history to be seen and the staff was friendly and helpful. Great display of a ton of artifacts and pictures from the late 1800's to the early 1900's

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Minot, North Dakota
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2013

The Adams museum is an easy walk from the main casino district, and is impressive because it has always been a Deadwood museum. Its founding family had the foresight to collect and display items of historical interest: people, places, things and stories. It is of the old static-display school of historic preservation, so kids used to being entertained by gadgetry... More

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Dryden, Canada
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2013

The wife and I took a step back into time through this enjoyable historical site. The artifacts are all in excellent condition and presented nicely.

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Wyoming
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2013

Lots of stuff to look at. Good museum, liked learning about the floods & fires of the town. Wish the hours in the winter were longer.

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