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One way in which Custer State Park resembles a mini-Yellowstone is that it offers a few examples of "parkitecture," the building style of the 1900s-1920s that features massive timbers, rustic stonework, and an overall "hall of the mountain king" effect. (You can see more examples at the Parkitecture web site.)
![Norbeck Visitor Center, Custer State Park. Photo by Chas S. Clifton](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVqEPdziEuQ61XZ6GoVm4zQJkxh9E47eb1eOme4AvBYYY3kWVxjf_MtzSxxS-XVcYs0XgC21gEPFKA_LKG5x2F8vuxWcUHZmW-_L5RSNJM7FRXrLsZXvNg8VqF1x2bYA5ZJf2/s400/norbeckvisitorctr.jpg)
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![Wind Cave National Park visitor center, 2009. Photo by Chas S. Clifton](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qRdDbQIFbPCCR6VKiZnYVvV6g4161F_ZNFmzayDukg_wPmzzEIhtjA0xZhTzDNl5DNxw5GessgDa009H8bOTm9Oxm5T6Kb6FquQ8UjVJbzb7vr-mcTkeVt_zAHTqLwEZn5p8/s400/windcaveHQ.jpg)
Although I do not visit just to see the buildings, I make a point of experiencing them—having a drink in the bar while watching tourists interact with the buffalo, wandering the museums, eating a meal in the dining room. It's all part of slowing down and being there.
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