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By Doug, June 17, 2009 19:06

Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble greating the guests at Bedrock City

Right out of the funny papers and into the middle of nowhere South Dakota, Bedrock City is one part Flintstones and two parts 1960’s kitsch. The “theme park” is near Custer, South Dakota and is actually pretty close to a lot of big-ticket attractions like Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse.

But this bizarre little theme park is a fascinating attraction in its own right with fiberglass Fred and Barney statues, “stone” houses and various prehistoric things to do like the Water Buffalo Lodge and a train that circles the whole place. The theme park itself isn’t much to brag about but it’s fascinating to go and see it for what it is: a vintage tourist trap. But, if you have to pull your motor home in someplace to park anyway, you might as well make this the place to stop. Plus, at least at the time of this writing, a one-day pass is the same price as an annual pass!

If South Dakota isn’t your style, there’s another one in Williams Arizona, near the Grand Canyon. Yabba, Dabba, Doo!

Bedrock City, South Dakota
Bedrock City, Arizona

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