We took our "little guy" with us almost everywhere. Of course, we had to leave him in the camper when we went to Mt. Rushmore, but that was the only place. But, we are accustomed to taking him everywhere, and if need be, one of us goes into a store while the other stays outside with him.
These were taken down-town Custer, SD.
And our secret for getting him into places that normally don't advertise pets allowed. Most places will let the dog in if they are in his stroller. The temperature that day was in the upper 90's and the concrete was hot enough to fry an egg. We kept him in his stroller to help protect his feet from burns. (if you take your dog in Summer months, that concrete can get very hot!)
We had no problems taking him hiking, but be warned .... there are poisonous snakes.
Might be real hard to see, but this is our little guy on a trail... the black dot right in the middle of the photo:
And he was so dirty, he got a bath in an absolutely freezing cold stream. Yea, the little black thing I'm holding in my hands, that's him.