The visitor center is located in the historic Union Depot train station built in 1891. It's a great place to stop and get information about Hot Springs SD and the Black Hills - and a good rest stop if you've been in the car awhile. Beside the depot building a caboose and a small historic jailhouse from the Dakota Territory (1888) are on display. The historic depot and the block of buildings on the opposite side of River Street are constructed of locally-quarried pink sandstone that has a distinctive look. The visitor center sits on the bank of the Fall River, next to a paved walkway called the Freedom Trail that follows the river 1.3 miles south through a green way that connects Kidney Springs Park, Centennial Park, Brookside Park and Veterans Memorial Plaza at Mueller Civic Center. If you walk down the path about .2 mile, you'll find a lovely gazebo at Kidney Springs and a small waterfall trickling down a rocky hillside beneath an American Flag dedicated to our nation's veterans. Note that the Visitors Center is open seasonally