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The Cosmos tour
was NOT wheelchair or stroller accessible and was NOT recommended for
those with balance issues. It was a short, but steep climb to the cabin,
Pets were NOT allowed on the tour path. 2016 pricing shown below. which
may change as time passes:
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$11 for those 12 years and older
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$6 for children 5 to 11 years old.
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Children 4 years and younger are free with an adult.
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1952, two college boys searched the Black Hills, looking for the perfect
spot to build a summer cabin. Upon their search, they stumbled into
the mysterious world of the Cosmos. The old cabin areas especially piqued
their interest as the laws of logic and physics seemed to be turned
upside-down. They continued to experiment and develop the demonstrations
until they eventually opened their discovery to the public in 1953.
Cosmos has been delighting guests with crazy fun ever since! Get your
crazy on, and don't think too hard about what happens! Although they
thought it was overpriced for the short amount of time that the tour
lasts, the two RV Gypsies found it to be fun.
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Cosmos Mystery
Area is a unique and family friendly attraction, located amongst the
beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, 17 miles south of Rapid City
on Highway 16, and only 10 minutes from Mt. Rushmore. The two
RV Gypsies enjoyed a 30 minute tour of experiencing a world
where mystery, science and comedy collided as they engaged in-hands-on
experiments. They had an awesome time with the tour of mystery and fun.
Leaving the highway, the two RV Gypsies had to drive on a dirt road. |
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For the first
demonstration, the two RV Gypsies each stood on a wooden plank facing
each other. The guide put down a level to prove that the ground was
indeed level and not on an angle. As the two RV Gypsies looked into
each others eyes and changed positions, their height from each other
seemed to change. The photos do NOT really show much change however. |
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Below: Karen
Duquette was chosen to participate in a demonstration. The bench shown
below is clearly leaning downhill toward the tour guide. Yet when Karen
firmly rolled the tennis ball towards the tour guide, the tennis ball
came rolling back up the slanted board back to her. |
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Karen Duquette
stood on a small bench and although she was standing straight up, the
gravitational pull of whatever magnetic force is located here, kept
pulling her forward. |
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Below: Karen
Duquette did NOT find it easy to walk in the cabin. |
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Below: Lee Duquette
was picked to help demonstrate more of the mysterious gravitational
pull in the cabin. Pushing on a heavy metal block was easy when pushing
in one direction, but difficult to push in the other direction. |
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Below: It was
also difficult to walk outside of the cabin. |
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This board was
supposedly level. Proof of that came form placing a tennis ball on the
board and it did not roll downhill or move at all. But if pushed downhill,
the tennis ball rolled back uphill by itself. |
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Below: At first
the lady appeared just a bit taller, or maybe even the same height as
the man. But when they changed positions, the lady was definitely a
lot shorter. |
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There was a lot
more mysterious demonstrations, presumably mostly due to weird gravity
pull. The tour guide made it a lot of fun. |
AFTER you have seen all of the above sites in South Dakota,
