In this region in northeastern South Dakota, discover glacier-carved lakes scattered across vast prairies, as well as authentic frontier history, great events and affordable family attractions. Highlights CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS & MUSEUMS: In Brookings, peruse artwork at the South Dakota Art Museum and historical exhibits at the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum . Explore the life — and more than 160 original oil paintings — of artist Terry Redlin at the Redlin Art Center in Watertown. Westbound on Highway 212, keep an eye out for the 110-foot Faulkton Grain Elevator Mural by Guido van Helten. HISTORIC SITES: Relive frontier days when you stroll the grounds of the 1864 military fort at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park near Lake City, or when you ride in a covered wagon across the prairie to a one-room schoolhouse at the Ingalls Homestead near De Smet, where author Laura Ingalls Wilder once lived. In Watertown, take a free guided tour of the 1885 Italianante-style Mellette House , home of South Dakota’s first governor. FAMILY FUN: See more than 600 animals at Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown, experience imaginative rides and play areas at the nursery-rhyme-themed Storybook Land and the Land of Oz in Aberdeen, zoom down water slides at Splash Central Waterpark in Huron and explore hands-on exhibits at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota in Brookings. GLACIAL LAKES & PRAIRIES South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings Fort Sisseton Historical Festival Major Cities & Towns Aberdeen, Brookings, De Smet, Huron, Faulkton, Milbank, Sisseton, Watertown, Webster, Wessington Springs Turn to page 162 to learn more about the Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region. Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown TravelSouthDakota.com // 31
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