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Historically, Wounded Knee is generally considered to be the end of the Indian Wars, the collective multi-century series of conflicts between colonial and U.S. forces and the native Indian tribes. It was also responsible...
Wall Drug is a tourist attraction located in the town of Wall, South Dakota. It is a sprawling shopping mall consisting of a drug store, gift shop, restaurants, and various other stores. Unlike a...
Storybook Land is a park with attractions from several different children’s storybooks. The park contains a castle, as well as a train that takes visitors through the park. There is also a barn which...
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 295 mi (470 km) long, in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The United States Board on Geographic Names...
The Redlin Art Center is an art gallery located in Watertown, South Dakota where over 150 of artist Terry Redlin’s original paintings are displayed. The center was opened on June 6, 1997, and has...
A pasque flower (or pasqueflower) is a deciduous perennial that is found in short clumps in meadows and prairies of North America and Eurasia. The genus Pulsatilla includes about 30 species, many of which...
The state of South Dakota has three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. The current governor is M. Michael Rounds. Currently, there are 35 members of the state Senate and 70 members of...
The Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science contains the Kirby Science Discovery Center, as well as two performing arts centers that host several Broadway productions and operas. The South Dakota Symphony’s home hosts dance...
Palisades State Park is a state park in Garretson, South Dakota. It features a steep-walled canyon in the Split Rock Creek. The cliffs are made of the pink Sioux quartzite prominent in the area....
Custer State Park is a state park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, USA. The park is South Dakota’s largest and first state park, named after General George Armstrong...