Attractions
Family FavoriteIngalls Homestead
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MuseumsFamily FavoriteRainy-Day Pick
Children's Museum of South Dakota
Children's Museum of South Dakota is a museum in Brookings, SD, part of the Sioux Falls and Brookings guide. Cost: under $25.
521 4th St · Brookings, SD
Why you should go…
The Children's Museum of South Dakota occupies a renovated elementary school in Brookings, about 50 miles north of Sioux Falls. Its 44,000 square foot building holds interactive, hands-on exhibits along with an animatronic T. rex named Mama and an indoor stickwork installation called Tangle Town. The nonprofit museum, founded in 2010, draws more than 100,000 visitors annually and includes an outdoor playground and cafe.
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