The Deadwood Welcome Center should be first on your list of places to visit in Historic Deadwood. Open daily year-round, the Welcome Center offers trip-planning resources like info on local attractions and exhibits showcasing things to do in the area. If hiking, biking or birdwatching are on your itinerary, start your journey on the George S. Mickelson Trail at the Deadwood Trailhead, just a mile south.

Located on the corner of Deadwood Street and Main Street, Outlaw Square is truly the heart of Historic Deadwood. This square hosts a variety of events and activities, including a free summer concert series and the new Deadwood Blues Festival, as well as headlining acts for the town’s annual Wild Bill Days celebration. Experience live (and safe) gunfights, card games, music and other seasonal performances by the Deadwood Alive Gunslingers.

What once stored stagecoaches and floats for Deadwood’s Days of ’76 celebration now brings the town’s rough-and-tumble history to life. At the Days of ’76 Museum, located half a mile past the Welcome Center, state-of-the-art exhibits and panoramic photographs immerse visitors in Deadwood’s past. Stroll through Main Street as it appeared in 1876, where horse-drawn wagons and carriages stand in front of detailed replicas of storefronts, including a livery stable, sundries shop and fire station.

Adults can stay, play and dine in style at Rocksino by Hard Rock on Main Street, one of several casino offerings in Historic Deadwood. Rocksino’s 68 slot machines feature a range of themes to keep even experienced players entertained for hours. Sip a carefully crafted cocktail at the bar before enjoying delicious Midwestern comfort food at Hickok’s Tavern, which also serves “everyone’s favorite pizza in Deadwood.”

Pay homage to Old West icons at their final resting place above Deadwood Gulch. Visit the graves of Wild Bill Hickok, a legendary lawman who met his end during a game of poker; Calamity Jane, a storied frontierswoman who claimed to have been his lover; and Potato Creek Johnny, a prospector who discovered the largest piece of gold ever found in the Black Hills. The cemetery also features parcels dedicated to Jewish and Chinese community members, as well as a section for veterans.

Towering chipmunk statues greet visitors outside the Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolates shop, standing guard over the deliciousness that awaits inside. Famous for their decadent truffles in flavors like German chocolate cake, milk chocolate cheesecake and P-Nut Butter Cream, the Chubby Chipmunk's chocolates are handmade in small quantities to ensure freshness. If you’re craving something cooler, the shop also offers local ice cream in rotating flavors.

Above the Midnight Star casino (formerly owned by actor Kevin Costner) is Jake’s Fine Dining, serving seasonal entrees and hand-crafted cocktails in a warm, friendly atmosphere. Start with merlot-steeped escargot served in garlic butter, then enjoy the Wild Game Trio of buffalo tenderloin topped with foie gras, a marinated lamb skewer and venison with wild mushrooms. Jake’s desserts are made in-house by local chefs, perfect for guests with a sweet tooth.

Strolling Deadwood’s Main Street in 1876 would take you by saloons, hotels, gambling halls and, on the floors above, brothels. While prostitution was illegal in Deadwood, these businesses operated successfully until 1980, leaving a significant economic impact on the surrounding communities. The Brothel offers daily tours not to glamorize the profession, but to preserve and share an integral part of the city’s unique history.

Located just behind the Deadwood History & Information Center, the Adams Museum explores Deadwood’s colorful history in vivid detail and houses some of the area’s greatest treasures. See Potato Creek Johnny’s original gold nugget, beloved illustrator N.C. Wyeth’s pencil sketch of Wild Bill and more. For a deeper look at Deadwood history, visit the Historic Adams House, a meticulously restored Victorian mansion with original furnishings and decorations, down to the sheet music on the piano.

Walk in the footsteps of unruly outlaws, ambitious prospectors and righteous gunslingers at Old Style Saloon #10. Sawdust still covers the floor of this bar, which features a replica of the poker room where Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead by Jack McCall. A reenactment of the shooting is held four times per day. Grab a drink in Wild Bill’s memory at the American Whiskey Bar, or head upstairs to the Deadwood Social Club, a steakhouse with Italian influences.

Continue your journey just outside of Historic Deadwood at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. Once the site of the deepest gold mine in the Northern Hemisphere, it is now the deepest underground science laboratory in the United States. The Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center offers interactive, family-friendly exhibits and activities, as well as an observation deck with stunning views of the mine’s Open Cut.

One of history’s greatest friendships occurred between two unexpected figures — Deadwood’s first sheriff, Seth Bullock, and President Theodore Roosevelt. When Roosevelt passed away, Bullock built the Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower, located a few miles northwest of Deadwood, as a memorial to his friend's life. Roosevelt and Bullock bonded over their mutual respect for the American West and their love of its vast, open spaces, which Bullock honored in the Friendship Tower.