Sightseeing
History BuffMinuteman Missile National Historic Site
FreeSee a Cold War missile silo and a launch control center kept as they were on the South Dakota plains.
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MuseumsHistory BuffLocal Gem
Prairie Homestead Historic Site
Prairie Homestead Historic Site is a museum in Philip, SD. Cost: under $25. Seasonal, typically spring through fall.
· Philip, SD
Why you should go…
Prairie Homestead Historic Site preserves an original dirt sod dugout home and outbuildings built in 1909 by Ed and Alice Brown, said to be the last sod house in America saved and opened to the public. Visitors watch a short video and walk the grounds through the sod house, cellar and chicken house, with live farm animals and rare white prairie dogs on site. The site sits near the northeast entrance to Badlands National Park and includes a visitor center and gift shop, open to the public since 1962.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Prairie Homestead Historic Site, ordered by straight-line distance.
18 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
- AttractionsHistory Buff
South Dakota's Original 1880 Town
Under $25Recreated 1880s to 1920s Old West town off I-90 with more than 30 relocated historic buildings and movie props.
25 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
- SightseeingHistory Buff
Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center
FreeThe visitor center and cultural gateway for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Oglala Lakota Nation.
49 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
