Downtown Rapid City: Cool shops

 70 degrees and a little windy = perfect day to walk around and explore downtown Rapid City!
Ryan and I had a blast exploring this quaint little downtown area. There are TONS of neat shops, restaurants, pubs and of course...coffee shops!
Our new favorite coffee shop is Alternative Fuel Coffee House. This place has a huge selection of coffee drinks (including Ryan's favorite: french press coffee) smoothies, fresh roasted coffee on location, as well as various desserts and brunch items. We give this place 4 stars! If anyone visits Rapid City, this place is a must to try!
Even John Adams likes their coffee:
























As we walked down the streets, we met a friendly local lady that showed us this area called 'Art Alley'. Apparently, the city has encouraged street artists to display their talents up and down this long stretch of alley in the downtown area. Check out these cool pics!



























































After checking out Art Alley, we stumbled upon this ridiculously cute celtic store. The lady that owns this store has a thick Irish accent, awesome sense of humor and talked with us for a long time about all of the cool places to check out, here in Rapid City. Her store is called Celtic Connection





















We have had a ball checking out this amazing town!
We plan on checking out Deadwood soon (pics to follow)

I shall now leave you with a pic of Ryan proof reading the declaration of independence: