On
our way to Badlands National Park, we also
stopped at the infamous - or-famous (depending on your perspective) Wall Drug. Originally
just any ‘ole drugstore in the middle no nowhere, purchased by the Husteads in
1931, business was not good. But it was when they started offering travelers free ice water in the summer of 1936
that business soared and Wall Drug started becoming the tourist attraction-or-trap
(again, depending on your perspective).
Wall Drug is a huge conglomerate of smaller
stores – some sell shoes and boots, others candies and chocolates, others
trinkets, and so on……
Also known for it’s 5-cent coffee (paid on the honor
system)
where else can one ride a jackalope
or
pay a quarter to see a monkey play the piano?
So
we did stop, spent about 5-10 minutes wandering around, can now say we’ve been
there, but don’t need to go again. Should you stop at Wall Drug? Sure – enjoy that
free ice water (still free) or 5-cent cup of coffee! :-)
Easy and affordable - no matter where you are!
Escapees RV Club
Commercial Member #693
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