List of museums in South Dakota

This list of museums in South Dakota encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums

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. Now located inside the Mead Cultural Education Center in Yankton.
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	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]
Gary Historical Museum	Gary	Deuel	Northeast	Historical Museum	Operated by the Gary Historical Association Open for special occasions and by appointment. http://www.experiencegarysd.com /
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	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	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]
The Mammoth Site	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]
Mead Cultural Education Center	Yankton	Yankton	Southeast	Local History	The new location of the Dakota Territory Museum. Features permanent and traveling exhibits.
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 (writer and illustrator)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	Hands-on Science Center website
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

Defunct museums

National Music Museum

• Delbridge Museum of Natural History, Sioux Falls
• McCook County Museum, Salem ^[71]
• Performance Auto Museum, Sioux Falls and Deadwood ^[72]
• Soukup and Thomas International Balloon and Airship Museum, Mitchell, closed in 2000 ^[73]

See also

Akta Lakota Museum

• Nature Centers in South Dakota

References

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39. "Lennox Museum". City of Lennox, SD. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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50. "Official site". Moody County Museum and Research Center. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
51. "Newell Museum". Association of South Dakota Museums. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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54. "Pickler Mansion". Faulkton, SD. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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56. "Pollock Visitor and Interpretive Center". Association of South Dakota Museums. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
57. "Prayer Rock Museum". Glacial Lakes & Prairies Tourism Association of Northeast South Dakota. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
58. "Museums". City of Huron, South Dakota. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
59. "Sioux Empire Medical Museum". Association of South Dakota Museums. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
60. "APEX Gallery". South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
61. "Department". Spink County South Dakota. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
62. "Springfield College Museum". Association of South Dakota Museums. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
63. "Springfield Historical Society". Association of South Dakota Museums. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
64. "Official site". Tripp County Historical Society Museum. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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66. "Union County Museum". Union County Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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68. "Attractions". Tabor Czech Days. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
69. "Historic Tabor". Bon Homme County. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
70. "Verendrye Museum". City of Fort Pierre.
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Resources

• Association of South Dakota Museums