Wall, South Dakota, has 700 residents -- its drug store is visited by 2 million people a year. Wall Drug, which is a functioning pharmacy, is huge tourist attraction near Badlands National Park.

Rick Hustead, chairman of Wall Drug, works the restaurant counter when things get busy. Hustead, whose grandfather opened the store in 1931, says he’d never close the pharmacy, even though it’s not ...

The on-site restaurant seats 520, serves up legendary doughnuts, hot beef sandwiches, and buffalo burgers, and houses a collection of 320 original western oil paintings (including 11 Harvey Dunns ...

"Today, Wall Drug is home to more than 300 original oil paintings of Western art and illustrations, a restaurant, a mini Mount Rushmore, and much more. And, of course, you can still get free ice ...

Rick Hustead, chairman of Wall Drug, works the restaurant counter when things get busy. Hustead's grandfather opened the store in 1931.

And just in the month of July there has already been a 50-percent increase. “Those are outstanding numbers for Wall Drug, for the restaurant and our retail shops. It’s amazing,” Hustead said.

Don Nelson looked up from his maple-glazed donut and 5-cent cup of coffee recently in a Wall Drug dining room at Harvey Dunn's "Prairie Homestead." ...

Wall Drug is a shopping mall consisting of a drug store, gift shop and restaurants in Wall. The tourist attraction is famous across the state and nation for its ubiquitous advertisements.

When Hustead joined the family business about 39 years ago, the first thing he learned how to do was make the Wall Drug doughnuts. Now, 12 people are on staff making doughnuts each day to meet ...

WALL, S.D. – Ted Hustead’s family knows a thing or two about running a tourist attraction during tough economic times. Consider Wall Drug, on the north edge of South Dakota’s Badlands.

For more information, contact Wall Drug, Main Street, Wall, S.D. 57790; 605-279-2175. Or contact South Dakota Tourism, 800-952-3625. Originally Published: January 10, 1993 at 1:00 AM CST ...