http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com - South Dakota Vacations - your Travel Guide - South Dakota Beautiful Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:54:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/central-south-dakota-tourism/discovery-center.html 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, ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/western-south-dakota-tourism/jewel-cave.html 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 ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/western-south-dakota-tourism/badlands-national-park.html 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 ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/western-south-dakota-tourism/black-hills-national-forest.html 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 ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/southeast-south-dakota-tourism/181-washington-pavilion-arts-science-sioux-falls-south-dakota.html 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. http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/northeast-south-dakota-tourism/119-worlds-largest-pheasant-huron-south-dakota.html 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. ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/northeast-south-dakota-tourism/122-heartland-snowmobile-trail-huron-south-dakota.html 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. http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/northeast-south-dakota-tourism/59-storybook-land-wylie-park-aberdeen-south-dakota.html 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 ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/northeast-south-dakota-tourism/89-south-dakota-state-university-brookings-south-dakota.html 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 ... http://www.southdakotabeautiful.com/northeast-south-dakota-tourism/90-south-dakota-state-agricultural-heritage-museum-brookings-south-dakota.html