South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame ............................................................179 South Dakota Art Museum ...............................................19, 27, 31, 164, 168, 181 South Dakota State Fairgrounds ....................................................................165-166, 183 South Dakota State Parks ................. 14, 23, 31, 163-165, 180-181, 183-185 Splash Central Waterpark ..........................................31, 163, 166-167, 170, 183 Storybook Land/Wylie Park ..................................31, 163-164, 170-171, 179-180 Tails Up Retreat .....................................................179 The Galley Hotel, Bar & Grill .......................... 185 Watertown ...............19, 27-28, 31, 163-165,170, ................................................. 172-173, 179, 184-185 Water Parks .....31, 163, 166-167, 170, 180, 183 Webster ..................................................171, 179, 185 Wessington Springs .................................. 167, 185 Sunflower Festival ............................................. 204 Timber Lake Museum ................................32, 203 Tipi Stays ................................................................ 204 Trails ..................................................................198-199 Tribal Lands ............................................................200 US Army Corps of Engineers ......................... 198 Wrangler Inn ...........................................................202 SOUTHEAST REGION Aerostay .........................................................220, 221 Agritourism ...... 209, 215, 234, 235, 238, 239 Arboretums ............................................................ 208 Arc of Dreams ....................................... 18, 207, 213 Art ............................................................. 213, 217, 219 Best Western Kelly Inn & Convention Center Yankton .....................................................242 Best Western Plus -Ramkota Hotel .... 220, 241 Best Western Vermillion Inn...........................242 Bird Watching ........................................................228 Blue Tin Ranch .................................221, 234, 238 Camping ........................................................226, 227 Canopy by Hilton ............................... 213, 221, 241 Canton Chamber of Commerce ................... 238 Children’s Museum of South Dakota ........ 238 Clarion Pointe Sioux Falls ................................241 Clubhouse Hotel & Suites ..................... 220, 241 Comfort Inn & Suites Mitchell .......................240 Corn Palace Festival ..........................................237 Czech Days .......................................... 217, 237, 242 Daneville Heritage Museum ................. 217, 242 Dell Rapids ..............................213, 228, 229, 239 Devil’s Gulch & Split Rock Park ....................240 Dimock Cheese ............................... 215, 235, 239 Dining ..........................................................................214 Downtown Sioux Falls ... 208, 211, 213, 219, 221 Emery ........................................................................ 239 Events .......................................................................237 Experience Sioux Falls ................. 212, 219, 240 Falls Park .................. 33, 209, 211, 213, 214, 219 Fairfield by Marriott Yankton .........................242 Farm Life Creamery ............209, 215, 235, 239 Fensel’s Motel & Gift Shop ...................221, 239 Fleurish Flower Farm ...................209, 235, 239 Freeman .................................................................. 239 Freeman Country Inn ...............................221, 239 Gambling........................................................209, 221 Golf .............................................208, 209, 210, 243 Great Bear Ski Valley .........................................209 Great Plains Zoo & Aquarium ................................................33, 208, 209, 210, 219 Great Shots ........................................208, 215, 243 Heritage Hall Museum ............................ 217, 239 Historic Prairie Village ....................211, 217, 240 History & Culture ..................................................217 Holiday Inn Express & Suites .........................241 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sioux City North -Event Center ......................................... 238 Holiday Inn Express & Suites/ Southwest ................................................................241 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Mitchell ......................................................240 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Yankton ......................................................243 Hotel on Phillips ................................ 213, 221, 241 Hunting/Fishing....................................................232 Hyatt Place on Lake Lorraine .........................241 Ingalls Homestead ....................................219, 239 Jack’s Campers .................................................... 233 Jacobson Plaza ................................208, 209, 213 Kelly Inn & Suites Mitchell ..............................240 Lake Herman State Park ........................ 217, 230 Levitt at the Falls .............................208, 213, 219 Lewis & Clark Lake ................206, 211, 230, 231 MISSOURI RIVER REGION Allen’s Missouri River Guide & Motel .........203 Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center ...........................................................21, 200, 201, 204 Arts .............................................................................. 191 Authentic Arts Gallery & Vintage Store ... 204 Berry + Basil .......................................................... 204 Bob’s Resort ...........................................................203 Brown’s Hunting Ranch ....................................203 Bucket List ......................................................190-191 Camping ................................................................... 199 Cedar Shore Resort ............................................202 Chamberlain .............................................................. 18 Clubhouse Hotel & Suites .............................. 205 Dakota Plains Gallery & Gifts ..............193, 200 Dams .......................................................................... 190 Dignity: Of Earth & Sky ..............18, 21, 191, 200 Drifters Bar & Grille .................................... 13, 204 Fishing ....................................................................... 194 Geddes, City of .................................................... 204 Grand River Casino ............................................. 193 Highmore Council of the Arts ...................... 204 Honey Lodge ......................................................... 204 Hunting ..................................................................... 195 H.V. Johnston Lakota Cultural Center .......... 21 Hydeout Bed & Breakfast ...............................202 Lakes .................................................................190, 192 Lakota Youth Development ........................... 204 Lewis & Clark Resort..........................................202 Lewis & Clark Trail .................... 14, 190, 196, 198 Map ....................................................................188-189 Missouri River ................................................... 13, 28 Mobridge Chamber ............................................. 193 Museums .........................................................191, 203 My Place Hotel ......................................................202 Native American Scenic Byway ...........32, 200 Oasis Campground .............................................202 Outpost Lodge ......................................................203 Pavel’s Walleye Camp .......................................203 Pierre ........................................................................... 23 Platte Creek Lodge .............................................203 Pollock Area Development Corp...................197 Recreation Area Directory .............................. 199 Richie Z’s BBQ & Grill................................. 13, 204 River View RV Park .............................................202 Scavenger’s Journey ......................................... 204 SD Cultural Heritage Center ...................14, 203 SD Hall of Fame ....................................................203 SD Outfitters Unlimited ....................................203 SD State Capitol Building ................................ 190 SD Tractor Museum ....................................32, 203 South Whitlock Resort ......................................203 Steamboat Game Processing .......................203 Lewis & Clark Recreation Area ........................................... 225, 228, 229, 230, 243 Lewis & Clark Resort..................... 221, 224, 243 Local Flavor Guide ...............................................215 Lodging ................................................221, 222, 223 Mazing Acres Pumpkin Patch.............209, 235 McCrossan Visitor Center ................................241 Mead Museum .........................209, 216, 217, 243 Meridian Bridge ..................................207, 211, 213 Meridian Corner.....................................................215 Missouri National Recreational River ......................................................... 213, 217, 231, 243 Mitchell ................................................213, 233, 240 Mitchell Pizza Ranch ...........................................210 Muddy Mo’s Coffee House.....................214, 215 Music .................................. 208, 211, 213, 219, 237 My Place Hotel Mitchell ...................................240 My Place Hotel Sioux Falls ..............................241 National Field Archery Association Easton Yankton Archery Center ........................242, 243 National Music Museum ..... 211, 216, 219, 242 Newton Hills State Park ..............221, 228, 243 Old Courthouse Museum ..................................241 Palisades State Park .............211, 221, 228, 231 Parks .....................................................208, 209, 213 Regency Hotel Management .........................220 Royal River Casino & Hotel ..................209, 239 Schmeckfest ............................217, 219, 237, 239 Severance Brewing Company ........................214 Shopping .........................................................213, 219 Sioux City.......................................................219, 229 Sioux Empire Fair .................................................237 Sioux Falls Air Show ..........................................237 Siouxland Heritage Museums.....216, 217, 241 South Dakota Game Fish & Parks .....232, 233 South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus ............................208, 232, 242 South Dakota Outfitters Unlimited ............................................................................232, 240 South Dakota Shakespeare Festival .............................................................................219, 237 Southeast South Dakota Tourism .............. 236 Staybridge Suites Sioux Falls ........................241 Steever House Bed & Breakfast ........221, 240 Swimming .................................208, 209, 211, 230 Tabor ...........................................................................219 The Coffee Cup Travel Plaza ...........................219 The Good Earth Farm ............................................209, 215, 234, 235, 240 The Mitchell Indigenous Archeological Site & Museum ............................................ 217, 240 The Steel District .................. 208, 213, 221, 242 Thunder Road Family Fun Park ...............................................33, 208, 209, 210, 242 Tower Campground .............................................241 Trails & The Great Outdoors ................228, 229 Two Little Bees Family Farm ......................... 235 Unique Downtowns ..............................................213 University of South Dakota ..............................217 Vermillion ....... 19, 209, 213, 214, 218, 219, 237 Visit De Smet ........................................................ 239 Walker’s Point Recreation Area .........226, 230 Water Recreation .......................................230, 231 Wild Water West Waterpark .......33, 208, 242 Wilde Prairie Winery .................... 214, 235, 238 Winter Outdoor Activities .....209, 211, 228, 232 World’s Only Corn Palace ..........................................18, 207, 210, 211, 214, 219 Yankton ............................................................216, 219 Yankton Riverboat Days ...................................237 Yogi Bear Camp Resort ..........................209, 242 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