Reptile Gardens

Reptile Gardens
Aerial view of the Sky Dome
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43°59′25″N 103°16′18″W / 43.9903599°N 103.2716882°W / 43.9903599; -103.2716882
Date openedJune 3, 1937 (1937-06-03)
LocationRapid City, South Dakota, United States
Annual visitors250,000–300,000 (2012)[1]
Websitewww.reptilegardens.com

Reptile Gardens is a reptile-focused zoo south of Rapid City, South Dakota, on US 16 between Rapid City and Mount Rushmore.[2] The park is open from the first Saturday of March through November 30 each year. Reptile Gardens was certified in the 2014 and 2018 editions of Guinness World Records as the world's largest reptile zoo.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference soderlin2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "About Us Reptile Gardens". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  3. ^ Guinness World Records 2014 p. 39
  4. ^ Guinnesss World Records 2018 p. 52