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Name | Town/City | County | Region | Type | Summary | 1881 Courthouse Museum | Custer | Custer | Western | Local history | Operated by the Custer Country Historical Society |
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve | McCook Lake | Union | Southeast | Open air | website, park with historic Shay-Adams Home with period furnishings, barn, country school and church |
Adams Museum & House | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | Local history | Exhibits include folk art, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Deadwood Dick |
Akta Lakota Museum | Chamberlain | Brule | Central | Native American | website, profiles the lives of nomadic Plains Indians |
Armed Forces Military Display and Gifts | Wasta | Pennington | Western | Military | Private museum displaying foreign and domestic militaria from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and current US conflicts[1][2] |
Augustana College Art Galleries | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Art | Center for Visual Arts houses the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery and Carl Grupp Permanent Collection, the Hovland Center for Liturgical Arts, dedicated space for displaying student work; Center for Western Studies Art Gallery displays history and cultures of the Northern Plains and rotating exhibits of regional artists[3] |
Aurora County Museum | Plankinton | Aurora | Southeast | Local history | [4] |
Austin-Whittemore House | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Clay County Historical Society, late 19th-century house with Victorian furnishings and items of local historical interest[5] |
Badlands National Park | Interior | Jackson | Western | Natural history | Visitor center exhibits include the geology, paleontology and natural history of the park |
Badlands Petrified Garden | Kadoka | Jackson | Western | Natural history | website, rocks, minerals and fossils |
Beauvais Heritage Museum | Clark | Clark | Northeast | Open air | website, complex includes museum with period displays, Clark Railroad Depot, a settler's shanty, a pioneer church and school; also known as Clark County Museum |
Big Thunder Gold Mine | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Mining | website, includes mine tour and museum |
Black Hills Mining Museum | Lead | Lawrence | Western | Mining | website, simulated gold mine tours |
Black Hills Museum of Natural History | Hill City | Pennington | Western | Natural history | Fossils, dinosaurs, gems, minerals, meteorites |
Bon Homme Heritage Museum | Tyndall | Bon Homme | Southeast | Local history | [6] |
Borglum Historical Center | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Biographical | website, Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum |
Brookings County Museum | Volga | Brookings | Northeast | Local history | Includes an 1870 log cabin, vintage farm equipment, antique tools, and a one-room country school house[7] |
Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum | St. Francis | Todd | Central | Native American | website, history of the Lakota of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, operated by the St. Francis Mission |
Buffalo Historical Museum | Buffalo | Harding | Western | Local history | Includes museum and 1914 one room schoolhouse[8] |
Buffalo Interpretive Center | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Central | Natural history | website, story of the buffalo, its importance and significance in the North American Indian cultures of the Great Plains, and its relationship to the people of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
Campbell Original Straw Bale Built Museum | Carthage | Miner | Southeast | Local history | website, located in a building built out of straw bales |
Carnegie Resource Center | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Local history | website, operated by the Mitchell Area Historical Society, exhibits of local history and genealogy, permanent collection of Corn Palace memorabilia |
Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Central | Sports | website, South Dakota rodeo heritage and memorabilia |
Cecil & Phyllis Melcher Museum | Platte | Charles Mix | Southeast | Local history | Located in the Lyric Theatre, includes dolls, wildlife of South Dakota, toy tractors and tractors, arts of local areas, cars and a military room[9] |
Celebrity Hotel Memorabilia Display | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | Multiple | website, located in the Celebrity Hotel, celebrity memorabilia, cars and motorcycles |
Center for Western Studies | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | American West | website, part of Augustana College, exhibits include Native American artifacts, 19th century replica Norwegian living room, Jim Savage art studio, changing exhibits from its collections |
Chapel in the Hills | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Historic site | Stave church replica of the Borgund stave church in Norway and 19th century Norwegian log cabin |
Children's Museum of South Dakota | Brookings | Brookings | Northeast | Children's | website |
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum of South Dakota | Hill City | Pennington | Western | History | website |
Classic Wheels Museum | Clark | Clark | Northeast | Transportation | website, includes antique vehicles, toy cars, model trains |
Codington County Heritage Museum | Watertown | Codington | Northeast | Local history | History and heritage of Codington County and the Coteau des Prairie region of northeastern South Dakota |
Corn Palace | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Agriculture | History of the Corn Palace's design, construction, link to area agriculture |
Corsica Historical Museum | Corsica | Douglas | Southeast | Local history | website |
Cramer Kenyon Heritage Home | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Historic house | website, 1880s Victorian mansion |
Crazy Horse Memorial | Crazy Horse | Custer | Western | Multiple | Monumental sculpture of Crazy Horse, Indian Museum of North America, and the Native American Cultural Center |
Custer State Park | Custer | Custer | Western | Multiple | Includes Peter Norbeck Center with natural history and cultural heritage displays, and Badger Hole, the historic house of poet Badger Clark |
Dacotah Prairie Museum | Aberdeen | Brown | Northeast | Multiple | website, natural, cultural and local history |
Dahl Arts Center | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Art | website |
Dakota Discovery Museum | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Multiple | website, art, history, culture, located on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University |
Dakota Sunset Museum | Gettysburg | Potter | Central | Local history | website, includes museum, country school, carriage barn, and blacksmith shop |
Dakota Territorial Museum | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Local history | website, includes museum, school, depot and caboose |
Dakotaland Museum | Huron | Beadle | Northeast | Local history | Located on the State Fairgrounds[10][11] |
Daneville Heritage Museum | Viborg | Turner | Southeast | Local history | [12] |
Day County Museum | Webster | Day | Northeast | Local history | Located in basement of Day County Courthouse[13][14] |
Days of '76 Museum | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | American West | website, includes horse-drawn vehicles, rodeo items, Old West pioneer and American Indian art and artifacts |
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery | Spearfish | Lawrence | Western | Industry | Former hatchery, includes Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture with exhibits about the history and science of fish culture and fisheries |
De Smet Depot Museum | De Smet | Kingsbury | Southeast | Local history | [15] |
Clear Lake Museum | Clear Lake | Deuel | Northheast | Local history | Operated by the Clear Lake Historical Society, open for special events and by appointment[16] |
Cheryl's Doll House | Lennox | Lincoln | Southeast | Toy | [17] |
Donald Christman Toy Museum | Lake Norden | Hamlin | Southeast | Toy | Includes antique dishes and farm toys, antique dolls[18] |
Douglas County Museum | Armour | Douglas | Southeast | Local history | Includes the Country School and Railroad House, operated by the Douglas County Historical Society[19] |
Elkton Community Museum | Elkton | Brookings | Northeast | Local history | Open by appointment[20] |
Eureka Pioneer Museum | Eureka | McPherson | Northeast | Local history | [21] |
Faulk County Historical Museum | Faulkton | Faulk | Central | Local history | Open by appointment[22] |
Fort Meade Museum | Sturgis | Meade | Western | Military | website, history of Fort Meade, located in the former commanding officers' quarters |
Fort Sisseton Historical Park | Lake City | Marshall | Northeast | Military | State park with preserved 1864 fort buildings |
Four Mile Old West Town | Custer | Custer | Western | Open air | website, buildings include a town hall, saloon, general store, church, bank, an outhouse, sheriff's office, jails |
Frederick Area Historical Society | Frederick | Brown | Northeast | Local history | [23] |
Garretson Area Historical Society Museum | Garretson | Minnehaha | Southeast | Local history | [24] |
Geddes Historic Village | Geddes | Charles Mix | Southeast | Open air | Operated by the Charles Mix County Historical Restoration Society, open by appointment[25][26] |
Granary Rural Cultural Center | Groton | Brown | Southeast | Art | website |
Grand River Museum | Lemmon | Perkins | Western | Multiple | [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604051958/http://www.grandrivermuseum.org/index.htm website], includes local bronze sculptures, ranching, Native American and homestead artifacts, fossils and Creation Science displays |
Grant County Historical Society Museum | Milbank | Grant | Northheast | Local history | [27] |
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Natural history |
Gregory County History Museum | Dallas | Gregory | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Gregory County Historical Society[28] |
Harry's Antique Safe Museum | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Commodity | Antique safes, farm toys and toy race cars[29] |
Heritage Hall Museum | Freeman | Hutchinson | Southeast | Multiple | website, displays natural history, history and local history, including pioneer tools, pioneer household items, antiques, toys, vehicles and native wildlife displays |
Heritage Center of Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | Shannon | Western | Native American | website, Lakota culture and Native art, located on the campus of the Red Cloud Indian School |
Hermosa Arts and History Museum | Hermosa | Custer | Western | Local history | [30][31] |
High Plains Western Heritage Center | Spearfish | Lawrence | Western | American West | website, Western art, historic artifacts & memorabilia |
Historic Adams House | Deadwood | Lawrence | Western | Historic house | 1892 mansion |
Historic Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot | Redfield | Spink | Northeast | Railroad | website, railroad items, model trains, engines and artifacts |
Historic Prairie Village | Madison | Lake | Southeast | Open air | website, includes over 40 antique-filled buildings, agricultural displays, steam tractors, a sawmill and a train |
Hollands Grist Mill | Milbank | Grant | Northheast | Mill | Also known as Milbank Grist Mill, reconstructed grist mill[32] |
Ingalls Homestead | De Smet | Kingsbury | Southeast | Open air | website, includes Charles Ingalls homestead, school, dugout house, prairie learning center, pioneer activities |
International Vinegar Museum | Roslyn | Day | Northeast | Food | Vinegars from all over the world |
Jerauld County Pioneer Museum | Wessington Springs | Jerauld | Southeast | Multiple | Complex includes one room school, medical office, Western equipment, blacksmith shop, local history artifacts, operated by the Dunham Historical Society[33][34] |
J.W. Parmley Historical Home | Ipswich | Edmunds | Northeast | Historic house | Includes the J.W. Parmley House and the Parmley Land Office[35][36] |
Journey Museum and Gardens | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Multiple | Contains prehistoric & historic collections related to the Western Great Plains with displays of local geology, archaeology, Native American culture, & European pioneer history in the Minnilusa Pioneer Museum |
Keystone Historical Museum | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Local history | website |
Klein Museum | Mobridge | Walworth | Northeast | Local history | website, features pioneer and Native American artifacts |
Lake Norden Historical Society | Lake Norden | Hamlin | Southeast | Local history | Includes museum, one room school and barn with artifacts[37][38] |
Lake Poinsett Visitor Center and Museum | Arlington | Brookings | Northeast | Local history | website, area natural and cultural history, Native American artifacts, located in Lake Poinsett Recreation Area |
Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society | De Smet | Kingsbury | Southeast | Historic house | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080415103722/http://www.liwms.com/ website], operates guided tours of two original homes of the family of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, including the Ingalls House |
Lennox Museum | Lennox | Lincoln | Southeast | Local history | [39] |
Lewis and Clark Center Visitor Center | Yankton | Yankton | Southeast | Multiple | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517125313/http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/section2/sdcities/Yankton/LCVisitor/index.htm website], exhibits include natural & cultural history, geology, exploration, Native Americans, steamboats |
Little Village Farm Museum | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha | Southeast | Agriculture | Several barns and buildings with agriculture tools and equipment[40] |
Loriks-Peterson Heritage House | Oldham | Kingsbury | Southeast | Historic house | [41] |
Lyman County Museum | Presho | Lyman | Southeast | Local history | [42][43] |
Major James McLaughlin Heritage Center | McLaughlin | Corson | Western | Local history | Local history, agriculture, Native Americans, Mahto Post Office, country school display[44] |
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs | Hot Springs | Fall River | Western | Natural history | Active paleontological dig site and museum with fossils of mammoths, ancient flora and fauna |
McWhorter House Museum and Depot | Miller | Hand | Northeast | Local history | [45][46] |
Mellette House | Watertown | Codington | Northeast | Historic house | website, Victorian home of South Dakota's first governor, Arthur Calvin Mellette |
Midland Pioneer Museum | Midland | Haakon | Central | Local history | Pioneer and railroad history and artifacts, open by appointment[47] |
Miner County Rural Life Museum | Howard | Miner | Southeast | Local history | Rural life displays, operated by the Miner County Historical Society[48][49] |
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site | Jackson County | Jackson | Western | Military | Includes visitor center, launch control center and a missile silo/launch facility |
Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Archaeology | Prehistoric Indian village archeological site and museum of artifacts |
Moody County Museum and Research Center | Flandreau | Moody | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Moody County Historical Society[50] |
Mount Rushmore | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Art | National Memorial and sculpture of four U.S. Presidents carved into a mountain, includes Lincoln Borglum Museum with films and exhibits about sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the creation of Mount Rushmore and its workers, also the studio where Borglum worked |
Museum of Geology | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Natural history | Part of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, area fossils and minerals from around the world |
Museum of Visual Materials | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Art | website, art exhibits in many media, art and crafts classes, children's art and play activities |
Museum of Wildlife, Science and Industry of NE South Dakota | Webster | Day | Northeast | Multiple | website, features many buildings with exhibits of military, agricultural and pioneer life, antique tractors, cars, and mounted wildlife, restored historic buildings |
National Museum of Woodcarving | Custer | Custer | Western | Art | website, art and sculptures carved in wood |
National Music Museum | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Music | American, European, and non-Western instruments from all cultures and historical periods |
National Presidential Wax Museum | Keystone | Pennington | Western | Wax | website, wax figures of U.S. presidents in historic moments |
Newell Museum | Newell | Butte | Western | Local history | Displays include a one-room school, log cabin, church, and barn, agriculture, family life, education, religion, Native Americans, the Fur Trade, military and toys[51] |
Nicollet Tower | Sisseton | Roberts | Northeast | History | website, 75 ft climbing tower with interpretive center that features a great map by Joseph Nicollet, a documentary film and local art |
Oglala Lakota College Historical Center | Kyle | Shannon | Western | Native American | website, history of the Lakota people |
Old Courthouse Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Local history |
Petrified Wood Park | Lemmon | Perkins | Western | Multiple | Includes sculptures and structures built from petrified wood and fossils and the Lemmon Pioneer Museum[52][53] |
Pettigrew Home & Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Historic house | website, late 19th-century house and personal collections of Senator Richard F. Pettigrew |
Pickler Mansion | Faulkton | Faulk | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Faulk County Historical Society, late 19th-century mansion, home of South Dakota's first Congressman[54][55] |
Pioneer Auto Show | Murdo | Jones | Western | Multiple | website, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, National Rockhound Hall of Fame & Lapidary, tractors, antiques and collectibles, authentic prairie town that includes a railroad depot, bank, general store, gas station, church, school, camera shop, butcher shop and more |
Pioneer Historical Museum of South Dakota | Hot Springs | Fall River | Western | History | website, antiques, decorative arts, tools, photos, operated by the Fall River County Historical Society |
Pollock Visitor and Interpretive Center | Pollock | Campbell | Central | Local history | [56] |
Porter Sculpture Park | Montrose | McCook | Southeast | Art | Outdoor sculpture park |
Prairie Homestead | Philip | Haakon | Central | Historic house | Early 20th century sod dwelling typical of area pioneers |
Prayer Rock Museum | Britton | Marshall | Northheast | Local history | [57] |
Pyle House | Huron | Beadle | Northeast | Historic house | 1894 home of Gladys Pyle, the first elected woman U.S. senator[58] |
Redlin Art Center | Watertown | Codington | Northeast | Art | Gallery that displays over 150 works by artist Terry Redlin |
Scouter's Attic Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Scouting | website, scout memorabilia including uniforms, equipment and promotional items |
Sioux Empire Medical Museum | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Medical | Located in the concourse below the Sanford USD Medical Center Lobby[59] |
Smith Zimmermann Heritage Museum | Madison | Lake | Southeast | Local history | website, part of Dakota State University, operated by the Lake County Historical Society |
South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Box Elder | Meade | Western | Aerospace | US Air Force and South Dakota aviation history |
South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame | Lake Norden | Hamlin | Southeast | Hall of fame - Sports | Amateur baseball in South Dakota as well as memorabilia from South Dakotans who played Major League Baseball |
South Dakota Art Museum | Brookings | Brookings | Northeast | Art | website, collections include works by Harvey Dunn and Paul Goble, Native American cultural artifacts, Marghab linens, part of South Dakota State University |
South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center | Pierre | Hughes | Central | History | Operated by the South Dakota Historical Society, state history and culture |
South Dakota Discovery Center | Pierre | Hughes | Central | Science | website, includes an aquarium |
South Dakota Hall of Fame | Chamberlain | Brule | Central | Hall of fame - History | Honors those who contributed to the progress, way of life, and values of the South Dakota |
South Dakota National Guard Museum | Pierre | Hughes | Central | Military | website, history and memorabilia of the South Dakota National Guard |
South Dakota's Original 1880 Town | Murdo | Jones | Western | Open air | website, includes over 30 building with historic artifacts and rodeo star Casey Tibbs Museum |
South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum | Brookings | Brookings | Northeast | Agriculture | website, part of South Dakota State University, exhibits include tractors and farm equipment, an original 1882 homestead claim shack, and a recreated 1915 farmhouse. Abundant historic photographs enhance the understanding of South Dakota’s rural qualities. |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology APEX Gallery | Rapid City | Pennington | Western | Art | Located in Classroom Building 211, hosts a new exhibit every four to six weeks[60] |
South Dakota State Capitol | Pierre | Hughes | Central | History | Tours include the capitol and First Lady Gown Collection |
South Dakota State Railroad Museum | Hill City | Pennington | Western | Railroad | website, railroad memorabilia, model trains from across South Dakota and Mid-America |
South Dakota Tractor Museum | Kimball | Brule | Central | Agriculture | website, historic tractors and other farm machinery |
Spink County Museum | Redfield | Spink | Northeast | Local history | [61] |
Springfield College Museum | Springfield | Bon Homme | Southeast | Local history | Memorabilia from the college known as Southern State College that was located in Springfield from 1896 to 1984[62] |
Springfield Historical Society Museum | Springfield | Bon Homme | Southeast | Local history | [63] |
Stavig House | Sisseton | Roberts | Northeast | Historic house | website, early 20th-century Victorian period home of a Norwegian immigrant family |
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame | Sturgis | Meade | Western | Transportation | Features vintage and rare V-twin and metric motorcycles |
Telstar Mustang Shelby Cobra Restorations & Museum | Mitchell | Davison | Southeast | Automotive | website, privately owned, fully restored collection of Mustangs, Shelby & Cobra automobiles |
Timber Lake and Area Museum | Timber Lake | Dewey | Central | Local history | website, includes fossils, Native American artifacts, period displays |
Trails, Trains & Pioneers Museum | Edgemont | Fall River | Western | Local history | website, operate by the Edgemont Area Historical Society |
Tri-State Museum | Belle Fourche | Butte | Western | American West | website, early pioneer, rodeo, and old west history of the Tri-State region of Western South Dakota, Eastern Wyoming and Southeast Montana |
Tripp County Historical Society Museum | Winner | Tripp | Southeast | Local history | [64][65] |
Union County Museum | Elk Point | Union | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Union County Historical Society[66] |
University of South Dakota Art Galleries | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Art | John A. Day Gallery, Gallery 110, Oscar Howe Gallery, University Libraries exhibits[67] |
Vancura Park | Tabor | Bon Homme | Southeast | Open air | Includes Czech Museum, chapel, jail, store, log school and log house in the Czech Pioneer Village, and the Blachnik Museum with handmade crafts[68][69] |
Verendrye Museum | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Central | Local history | [70] |
Wade's Gold Mill | Hill City | Pennington | Western | Mining | website, modern gold mill and antique mining museum |
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Southeast | Multiple | Includes the Kirby Science Discover Center and Visual Arts Center with galleries |
W. H. Over Museum | Vermillion | Clay | Southeast | Multiple | website, natural history displays, Native American and pioneer artifacts |
Willow Lake Community Museum | Willow Lake | Clark | Northeast | Local history | website |
Wind Cave National Park | Hot Springs | Fall River | Western | Natural history | Visitor center includes three rooms with exhibits about the geology of the caves, the park's natural and cultural history |
Wounded Knee Museum | Wall | Pennington | Western | Native American | website, history of the Wounded Knee Massacre |
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39. ^{{cite web|title=Lennox Museum|url=http://www.cityoflennoxsd.com/index.asp?SEC=7B938B53-1AA8-4DBC-A11B-8AB99E47744D&Type=B_BASIC|publisher=City of Lennox, SD|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
40. ^{{cite web|title=Little Village Farm Museum|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=131|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
41. ^{{cite web|title=Loriks Peterson Heritage House|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=13|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
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43. ^{{cite web|title=Lyman County Historical Museum Lyman County Historical Museum|url=https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/presho-sd/9932044-lyman-county-historical-museum|publisher=Chamber of Commerce.com|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
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46. ^{{cite web|title=McWhorter House Museum and Depot|url=http://www.sdglaciallakes.com/attractionsandentertainment/museums-history?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=26&sobi2Id=528|publisher=Glacial Lakes & Prairies Tourism Association|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
47. ^{{cite web|title=Attractions|url=http://www.midlandsd.com/index_files/Page1170.htm|publisher=Midland, SD|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
48. ^{{cite web|title=Miner County Rural Life Museum|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=58|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
49. ^{{cite web|title=Facebook site|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miner-County-Historical-Society/611160045578709|publisher=Miner County HIstorical Society|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
50. ^{{cite web|title=Official site|url=http://www.moodycountymuseum.com/|publisher=Moody County Museum and Research Center|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
51. ^{{cite web|title=Newell Museum|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=17|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
52. ^{{cite web|title=Petrified Wood Park|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10659|publisher=Roadside America|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
53. ^{{cite web|title=Petrified Wood Park|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g54682-d2232970-Reviews-Petrified_Wood_Park-Lemmon_South_Dakota.html|publisher=TripAdvisor|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
54. ^{{cite web|title=Pickler Mansion|url=http://faulktoncity.org/index.asp?SEC=33D25F97-5797-4B09-B546-272989C4C269&Type=B_BASIC|publisher=Faulkton, SD|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
55. ^{{cite web|title=Faulk County Historical Society|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=28|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
56. ^{{cite web|title=Pollock Visitor and Interpretive Center|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=121|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
57. ^{{cite web|title=Prayer Rock Museum|url=http://www.sdglaciallakes.com/attractionsandentertainment/museums-history?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=26&sobi2Id=510|publisher=Glacial Lakes & Prairies Tourism Association of Northeast South Dakota|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
58. ^{{cite web|title=Museums|url=http://www.huronsd.com/visiting-huron/points-of-interest/museums|publisher=City of Huron, South Dakota|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
59. ^{{cite web|title=Sioux Empire Medical Museum|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=42|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
60. ^{{cite web|title=APEX Gallery|url=http://www.sdsmt.edu/Apex/|publisher=South Dakota School of Mines & Technology|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
61. ^{{cite web|title=Department|url=http://www.spinkcounty-sd.org/otherdept.html|publisher=Spink County South Dakota|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
62. ^{{cite web|title=Springfield College Museum|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=152|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
63. ^{{cite web|title=Springfield Historical Society|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=43|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
64. ^{{cite web|title=Official site|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdtripp/tripp_co_museum.htm|publisher=Tripp County Historical Society Museum|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
65. ^{{cite web|title=Tripp County Historical Society|url=http://www.sdmuseums.org/museums/museum_page.php?museumid=165|publisher=Association of South Dakota Museums|accessdate=17 December 2014}}
66. ^{{cite web|title=Union County Museum|url=http://www.acsnet.com/~jkjar/museum.htm|publisher=Union County Historical Society|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
67. ^{{cite web|title=Art Galleries|url=http://www.usd.edu/fine-arts/university-art-galleries/|publisher=University of South Dakota|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
68. ^{{cite web|title=Attractions|url=http://www.taborczechdays.com/attractions.html|publisher=Tabor Czech Days|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
69. ^{{cite web|title=Historic Tabor|url=http://www.bonhommecounty.org/post.asp?read-about=historic-tabor|publisher=Bon Homme County|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
70. ^{{cite web|title=Verendrye Museum|url=http://www.fortpierre.com/A_VMuseum.aspx|publisher=City of Fort Pierre}}
71. ^{{cite web|title=McCook County Resources|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdmccook/lookups.htm|publisher=McCook County South Dakota Genealogy|accessdate=16 December 2014|quote=McCook County Museum and Historical Society. Unfortunately the museum was closed and all resources were returned to their owners.}}
72. ^http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1182 Roadside America report
73. ^http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/7371