Sioux Falls, South
Dakota is famous for its Buffalo Ridge or Cowboy Ghost Town, the Prairie Star
Gallery, Sioux Empire Medical Museum, The Thomas Kinkade Sigature Gallery and
the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science.
Among the tourist
hot spots are The Great Plains Zoo, Falls Park, The Carnegie Building, Great
Bear Recreation Park, The Outdoor Campus, Sertoma Butterfly House and the Sioux
Falls Trolley.
Other places of
interest in Sioux Falls, South Dakota are the Center for Western Studies, the
Delbridge Museum of Natural History, Historic Downtown Sioux Falls, the Old
Courthouse Museum, Pioneer Lane, and the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society.
Tourists enjoy a
tour through St. Joseph Cathedral, The Pettigrew Home and Museum, the USS South
Dakota Battleship Memorial, the Kirby Science Discovery Center at the Washington
Pavilion and the USGS EROS Data Center.
Other Sioux Falls
attractions are Ceramics by You, Christmas in the Attic, Commando Paintball,
Heartland Country Corn Maze, Prairie Fired Pottery, the Sioux Empire Fair and
the Sioux Falls Arena.
Visitors of Sioux
Falls also venture to Sioux Falls Convention Center, Siouxland Libraries and W.H.
Lyon Fairgrounds.
Among the area’s
galleries are the Eide/Dalrymple, Horse Barn Arts Center, Mears Library,
Northern Plains, Prarie Star Indian Art Gallery, Rehfeld’s Art & Framing, and
the SculptureWalk.
Sioux Falls stage
arts include the Husby Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion, Orpheum
Theater, The Olde Towne Dinner Theatre, Theatre Augustana and Bare Bodkins
Theatre, University of Sioux Falls Theater Department and Wells Fargo CineDome
Theater.
Sioux Falls sports
teams include the Canaries, Skyforce, Spitfires, Stampede and Storms. The area
golf courses include the Bakker Crossing, Central Valley, Elmwood Park,
Minnehaha Country Club, Northern Links, Prarie Green, Spring Creek Country Club,
Inc., Westward Ho Country Club and Willow Run.
Hunters venture to
Circle H Ranch for its pheasants. Adventure park enthusiasts attend Grand Fun
Alley or Thunder Road Family Fun Park. They also frequent Catfish Bays Greatest
Show on H20, Cloud 9 Balloons, Huset’s Speedway, Jesse James Pontoon Rides and
Wild Water West Waterpark.
Bowlers enjoy the
lanes at Eastway Bowl, Empire Bowl, Sport Bowl and Suburban Lanes. The area’s
movie theaters are Carmike Cinema 7, Century Theatres and West Mall 7.
Swimming
opportunities abound in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. For example, tourists like
the atmosphere of Arrowhead Park, Big Sioux River Recreation Trail and Greenway,
Drake Springs, Falls Park, Frank Olson, Juehn, Laural Oak Park and Family
Aquatic Center, McKennan, Pillars of the Nation and the Shoto-Teien Japanese
Gardens.
Dance and music is
provided by Augustana College Department of Music, Main Stage Ballet & Dance
Academy, Sioux Falls Concerts Association, Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society,
Sioux Falls Municipal Band, South Dakota Friends of Traditional Music, South
Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Underground Productions and the University of Sioux
Falls Music Department.
Sioux Falls, South
Dakota has an exciting nightlife as well. Available night establishments are 601
Arota, Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse, Nitwits Comedy Club, Nutty’s Pube & Casino,
Royal River Casino, Skelly’s Pub & Grill, Sunbird Lounge and Touch of Europe.
Among Sioux Falls
fine dining establishments are Culver’s Restaurant, Famous Dave’s, C.J.
Callaway’s Kitchen and Touch of Europe. Italian lovers dine at Spezia Restaurant
or Valentino’s Restaurant. Seafood is a specialty of Crabie Bill’s Crab Shack.
Mexican is served
at Taco John’s, Casa Del Rey, Puerto Vallarta Restaurant, Nikki’s La Mexicana
Inc, or Sanchez Mexican Restaurant. Those with a palate for Chinese frequent
Szechwan Chinese, Ming Wah Restaurant, Kowloon Chinese Restaurant, Saigon Panda,
Oriental Chef, Golden Harvest Chinese Restaurant, Golden Wall, China Town
Buffet, Dynasty Chinese & Vietnamese Cuisine and China Express.
Sioux Falls has an
abundance of steak houses like Garresson Steak & Chop House, Monarch Lounge
Steakhouse, Prairieview Steak House, Brandon Steakhouse & Lounge, Grain Bin
Restaurant, Upper Cut Bar & Grill, Steak-Out and Coyote Canyon.
Lodging venues
within Sioux Falls include Baymont Inn, Best Western, Country Inn & Suites, Days
Inn, Fairfield Inn, Holiday Inn, Homewood Suites, Kelly Inn, Radisson Encore,
Residence Inn, Sheraton and the Oaks Hotel.