You have read the book and seen the movie(s), but have you ever imagined what it would be like to actually visit Willie Wonka’s magical chocolate factory? While one may think that something so sweet only exists on the pages of a book, you can get pretty close to the real deal via this gigantic, storybook-esque candy store in South Dakota:
Located in Rapid City, the Rushmore Candy Co. will transport you from South Dakota to a dreamy candy world via its massive 13,000-square-foot space adorned in all things sugar.
Billed the largest candy store in SoDak (which just so happens also to be the sister store of Hill City's iconic Candyland!), the Rushmore Candy Co. is jam-packed full of old and new favorites alike, including 80 flavors of saltwater taffy, 21 colors of M&Ms, and 48 kinds of jelly beans.
In addition to the more traditional sweets, Rushmore also carries unique or hard-to-find treats, a la chocolate-covered pickles, peppers, bacon, and Twinkies.
As if having hundreds of kinds of candy wasn't reason enough to visit, the Rushmore Candy Co. also sells ice cream, fragrant coffee beans, a wall of popcorn, and bottles of hard-to-find pop.