Hot Springs
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Other Name: -, District: South Dakota, State: Mid West, United States of America
Area: 2.9 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
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It is the warmest place in South Dakota. The town is a gateway to the attractions of the southern Black Hills, particularly Wind Cave National Park.Location
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Since 1890, this indoor spring-fed pool has been the Black Hills most exciting natural attraction. The world`s largest natural warm water indoor pool, Evans Plunge features indoor and outdoor pools, waterslides, fun tubes, pool games, Tarzan rings, and a full-service health club.
The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs features a large number of Columbian mammoth bones. The site is approximately 26,000 years old and thought to be a sinkhole that was fed by a nearby springs.
. It was discovered in 1881 when a hunter noticed a strong current of air emerging from a narrow cleft in the rock. Differing air pressures inside and outside the cave produce air currents that can reach a speed of up to 50 mi. an hour. A local peculiarity is the occurrence of very delicate honeycomb structures of brown calcareous spar known as "boxwork".