Things to do in Sioux Falls and Brookings

See the Crazy Horse Memorial mountain carving in progress, honoring the Lakota leader in South Dakota's Black Hills.

A 44,000 square foot hands-on children's museum in Brookings with a full-size animatronic T. rex.

Roadside prairie park with more than 60 giant metal sculptures made by self-taught artist Wayne Porter.

Two free Sioux Falls history museums: the Old Courthouse Museum and the Pettigrew Home and Museum.

A Sioux Falls family entertainment park with go-karts, mini golf, bumper boats and an arcade.

South Dakota's largest waterpark, with a wave pool, lazy river and a six-story waterslide.

Free guided tours of the 1889 Queen Anne home of South Dakota's first U.S. senator in Sioux Falls' Cathedral district, with his own artifact museum attached at the back.

Free regional history museum in an 1890s quartzite courthouse in downtown Sioux Falls, with three floors of exhibits, a restored courtroom and 16 early-1900s murals.

See giant murals made from ears of naturally colored corn covering the walls of a domed arena in downtown Mitchell.

Watch the Big Sioux River drop over the falls from viewing platforms and a five-story tower with an outdoor deck.

Drive a covered wagon across the prairie and try pioneer chores on the Ingalls family's homestead land.

Walk through galleries of rare musical instruments, from Stradivari strings to early pianos, on the University of South Dakota campus.

Hike, climb or paddle among pink Sioux quartzite cliffs that rise above Split Rock Creek near Garretson.