If you like the outdoors on your way down to the blackhills swing through Glacier National Park and drive the road to the sun highway. Takes a half day to a day with stops, then swing down to yellowstone and spend a day looking at the geysers and a 1/2 day at upper and lower falls.
At the jewel caves if you arent clausterphopic and are below the max size take the advanced spulunking tour. It is really cool. In addition to Rushmore I would also go to Custer State Park and do the needles drive, and wildlife loop and visit sylvan lake.
Skip the big mall in minni, it is just west ed, much better shopping in chicago
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