 At Reptile Gardens, you can stroll through acres of beautiful botanical gardens with even more plants to see in the Skydome Indoor Tropical Jungle. Reptile Gardens is famous for their collection of reptiles, with hundreds of exhibits highlighted by the snake and gator shows. Get up close and personal with our birds, parrots, and raptors along Avian Avenue. You can even give some neck scratches to our giant tortoises. See, learn, and explore at Reptile Gardens, six miles south of Rapid City on the road to Mount Rushmore.