Our third trip out west was in 2009. I had three weeks vacation time at this point so my mom and I decided to add South Dakota into the mix. Some of our relatives thought it was a great idea, while others thought we were crazy for driving to South Dakota. They said there was nothing to see on the drive. They were the relatives in Minnisota. We had visited there before going to South Dakota. We spent a couple of days near the Mall of America. The Mall was kind of cool. My mom and I enjoyed the Aquarium in the mall, and my son enjoyed the amusement park. After staying in Rapid City for three days, we drove to Iowa for ou week with our elderly cousin before driving home.