My wife and I were visiting the area, and had been told about this church, and are glad we visited. The hand crafted roof tiles are a beautiful design element of this church.

We stopped here on out way out of Rapid City towards Deadwood and Spearfish Canyon. You drive through a residential area for about 5 minutes to reach the church, which is tucked away in a wooden enclave with a handful of houses - the setting...More

First of all this historic attraction is free. Plenty of free parking spaces. Beautiful chapel an exact replica of the chapel found in Norway commissioned by Norwegian government. Serene and quiet place, good for meditation. There's also a gift shop and museum. You can also...More

This is an exact replica of a Church built in Norway over 800 years ago. It is amazing to think the original was done before modern machinery. The gift shop is in a Norwegian style of a storehouse. Inside are numerous Scandinavian gift items for...More

Beautiful place the location and the chapel is so beautiful. Never get tired of seeing it. Give it a try

This was a lovely find on what started out as a dreary day. Very beautiful chapel and grounds with a museum and gift shop. Uniquely Scandinavian architecture! The wildlife was an added bonus!

We saw a brochure and decided to go. It is incredibly beautiful- the buildings, grounds, folks who worked the gift shop, information. It is free but they accept donations for upkeep. If you miss this you will kick yourself!

We had just returned from a Norway trip in the spring and were thrilled to see this stave church in Rapid City! Beautifully done to perfection. The volunteer staff were full of information and were great to talk to about the area activities and history....More

It is a fun kitschy place in the hills that I didn't know was even there for a lot of years. Glad I finally ran across it. Great place to take some pictures and a few little trails to go on. Lovely place

Lovely wood carved chapel plus short meditation walk. Beautiful, peaceful, outstanding details on the chapel. Free but donations requested. Well worth the side trip.