Prairie Highway At a Glance Distance: 366 miles Trip Length: 2-3 days Start/Stop: Watertown or Belle Fourche Travel through South Dakota’s heartland on US Highway 212 to explore wide-open spaces, folksy festivals and a Prairie Highway breathtaking tribute to farm life. ic Cent ph Geog ra of t r NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA Tour the Mellette House , the Italianate home of South Dakota’s first governor, or gallop over to Bramble Park Zoo to meet a host of wild critters. W Y OMING Belle Fourche 212 Faith Clark Enjoy mashed-potato wrestling, parades and Dakota Style chips at Potato Days (August), a festival that celebrates all things spud. Tri-State tal T. Re x Sue Museum Me S ap Scrap Metal T. rex Sue Eagle Butte 14 so u ri Riv 281 Redlin Art Center 83 90 29 Faulkton The 110-foot Faulkton Grain Elevator Mural is an unlikely attraction in this tiny town. The Pickler Mansion , dubbed the “Pink Castle,” is another worthy stop. NEBRASKA AREA OF DETAIL Gettysburg Get a helping of local history at the Dakota Sunset Museum , or a dose of aquatic fun on the sparkling water at West Whitlock Recreation Area . Follow it with great food and lake views at Bob’s Resort . Faith Say hi to Sue , a sculpture by artist John Lopez that pays homage to the world’s most complete T. rex skeleton, discovered right here in Faith. Eagle Butte Eagle Butte Home of the Cheyenne River Reservation , you can learn about the resilient Lakota culture and admire Native arts and crafts throughout town. Belle Fourche Snap a photo at the Geographic Center of the Nation Monument and explore rotating exhibits at the Tri-State Museum . 34 // #HiFromSD I OWA MINNE SO TA Watertown Cheyenne River RESERVATION Faulk nt Top Stops MON TAN A West Whitlock Recreation Area Bramble Park Zoo Bob's Resort Gettysburg Faulkton Mellette House Clark 212 Dakota Sunset Pickler Watertown Museum Mansion n a Gr in E l ev a he tion Monume Na M
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