Check out the video I posted covering our visit to Deadwood, South Dakota!
We actually went there back in 2012. We weren't able to go when we visited South Dakota in 2019, but we made time to stop by this year!
I had a couple of main reasons for wanting to stop by. For one, they have JUST started doing a BROTHEL TOUR! Go ahead and make your jokes (they aren't shy about jokes on the tour), but it is a VERY fascinating look at life in the brothels. AND, their brothel history really ended in 1980! I know, you are probably thinking, "THAT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO" and you are right. The town sort of looked the other way to prostitution up until 1980.
The tour covers all of that. As I mention in the video, our tour guide was open, to the point (while still cracking the occasional 
dirty joke) BUT she also talked very openly about the life of a one of the well know local brothel workers who is still alive today. She talk about the hardships of the ladies life, and of the abuses she faced before getting in to that business. The tour was honestly funny at time, and sad when she talked about this lady..... but the whole thing was informative. I recommend the tour.
dirty joke) BUT she also talked very openly about the life of a one of the well know local brothel workers who is still alive today. She talk about the hardships of the ladies life, and of the abuses she faced before getting in to that business. The tour was honestly funny at time, and sad when she talked about this lady..... but the whole thing was informative. I recommend the tour.
Oh, and I have mentioned on this blog that the book, "Raiding Deadwood's Bad Lands" does a great job on the story too (that book covers prostitution, gambling, and other bits of Deadwood's history).
Also, my cousin Jerry has got me into collecting poker chips! I used this visit as an excuse to go into each casino I passed, and to purchase a $1 chip from each (Jerry has warned me that if you start collecting the pricier chips, the hobby can get expensive QUICK!). I mentioned in the video too that, most of the cashiers weren't enthusiastic about selling ONE $1 chip, BUT, after I looked at the chips they gave me, almost all gave me a nice, uncirculated one in great shape.
We only had a few hours in town though.... I has hoping to visit one of the museums this time, but we will have to save that for another day. This is a unique, fun town full of great, crazy history!
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