Top highlights for a three-day trip in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

McCrossan Boys Ranch Visitor Center

The founder of McCrossan Boys Ranch had a vision to create “a home where boys would find new hope for a better life.” Nearly 70 years since its opening, it’s safe to say that vision has come true. Tour the visitor center where you will learn about the history of the ranch along with the day-to-day activities of the young men who call the ranch home.

Wilde Prairie Winery

This family farm is located north of Sioux Falls. Its owners have been growing grapes for 25 years and harvest more than 2,000 vines each fall. Enjoy a wine-making facility tour and a tasting of five different wines.

Day 3

BronzeAge Art Casting Foundry

Hot metal. Cool art. At South Dakota’s only sculpture foundry, you will see the inner workings of the foundry and learn the process of a clay sculpture as it turns from molten metal into a bronze sculpture. BronzeAge works with artists to create sculptures not only in the region but also across the U.S.

USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial

The Battleship Memorial features the outline of the USS South Dakota and a museum dedicated to its time in World War II from 1942 to 1947. The USS South Dakota is one of the most decorated ships in the war.

Old Courthouse Museum

This restored 1890s building is a National Historic Landmark that features a clock tower, a circuit courtroom and law library, and 16 wall murals painted between 1915 and 1917. Opened as a museum in 1974, the building houses permanent and changing exhibits that focus on the natural and cultural histories of the Siouxland region.

Pettigrew Home & Museum

Richard F. Pettigrew, South Dakota’s first U.S. senator, purchased this home in 1911 and arranged for the building to be donated to the city upon his death in 1926. A seasoned traveler, Pettigrew collected artifacts from all over the world, and many of these items are now on display. Tour the restored home and attached museum with galleries that detail the area’s natural and cultural histories.

SculptureWalk & Arc of Dreams

SculptureWalk is an exciting exhibit of over 65 sculptures displayed year-round in downtown Sioux Falls. Each year, the exhibit displays an entirely new slate of sculptures. Be sure to also see the capstone of SculptureWalk, the Arc of Dreams. This permanent sculpture stretches across the Big Sioux River 85 feet above the water.

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For more information, contact Experience Sioux Falls’ Jackie Wentworth.

Photos by Experience Sioux Falls