South Dakota Tourism

South Dakota Discovery Center and Aquarium - Pierre, South Dakota

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South Dakota Discovery Center and Aquarium - Pierre, South Dakota

Interactive exhibits and displays of science to both educate and entertain those that visit the center. More than 60 hands-on exhibits illustrate principles of electricity, magnetism, life sciences, telecommunications and physics. The center’s aquarium features fish species native to the Missouri River.Location:

Location: 805 W. Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.

Telephone: (605) 224-8295.

Jewel Cave National Monument - South Dakota

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Jewel Cave: South Dakota’s Hidden Treasure
While rumors of gold in the Black Hills may have spurred the last Gold Rush, South Dakota still guards its most precious treasure jealously. Jewel Cave if one of the most impressive cave systems in the entire world. Located in the Black Hills National Forest, along with many others, Jewel Cave National Monument is an enduring treasure that provides enjoyment for thousands of visitors every year.

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Badlands National Park - South Dakota

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Badlands National Park – South Dakota’s Hidden Beauty
In the southwestern part of South Dakota lies one of the most awe-inspiring areas in the world. The otherworldly terrain, multicolored strata and incredible rock formations could be something from Mars or a piece of some rocky outland world. It’s not, though; this terrain was created right here on Earth, through erosion by wind and rain. This is Badlands National Park, one of the most austerely beautiful areas you’ll ever encounter.

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Black Hills National Forest - South Dakota

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The Black Hills: Natural Beauty, Stunning History

The Great Plains lie flat from horizon to horizon. However, in the northern distance lies a black smudge against the blue sky. Traveling nearer, visitors are stunned to see black mountains thrusting skyward from the seemingly featureless plains. These are the Black Hills Paha Sapa to the Lakota who knew this as sacred ground. The Black Hills are not truly black, but are thickly forested with ponderosa pines, so that they appear black from a distance.

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Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Four in One make the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science a wonderful addition to the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area. The Performing Arts Center; Visual Arts Center; Science Center and the CineDome Theater all under one roof join together to provide the opportunity to educate, entertain, inspire and to enrich community by making arts and science part of the lives of those from the Sioux Falls area as well as those from surrounding communities.

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The Worlds Largest Pheasant - Huron, South Dakota

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The Worlds Largest Pheasant - Huron, South Dakota - The pheasant is located on Hwy. 14 East near the Dakota Inn. Steel and fiberglass have been molded to create a 28-foot, 22-ton pheasant. From the tip of its feathered tail to the beak, it spans 40 feet.

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The Heartland Snowmobile Trail - Huron, South Dakota

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The Heartland Snowmobile Trail - Huron, South Dakota -For the winter outdoorsmen, the Huron area offers 73 miles of groomed snowmobile trails which extends way beyond its borders as it connects with other trail systems throughout the state. The trail runs west of Iroquois to Huron, cuts over to Hwy. 37 and travels to Hwy. 34.

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Storybook Land at Wylie Park - Aberdeen, South Dakota

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Storybook Land at Wylie Park - Aberdeen, South Dakota will enhance the whimsical in everyone with the visits to nursery rhymes from Humpty Dumpty to the Three Bears.

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South Dakota State University - Brookings, South Dakota

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South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota. This small but lively town of nearly 19,000 people is just miles from the Minnesota border and less than an hour’s drive to the state’s largest city, Sioux Falls. SDSU has an enrollment of over 10,000 students making it the largest university in the state.

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South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum - Brookings, South Dakota

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The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum is a great place to visit and enjoy the history of the Dakota prairie in Brookings, South Dakota.

Exhibits include tractors and farm equipment, an original 1882 homestead claim shack, and a recreated 1915 farmhouse. Abundant historic photographs enhance the understanding of South Dakota’s rural qualities.

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