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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sioux Falls

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Updated March 27, 2024
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Buffalo Ridge 1880 Cowboy Town

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Sioux Falls Park

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Falls Park

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
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Sioux Falls Michelangelos

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.
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The gap between the two structures that comprise Arc of Dreams represents a leap of faith.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

'Arc of Dreams'

This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.
Calvary Cathedral

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Calvary Cathedral's Stained-Glass Windows

This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.
The original courtroom

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Minnehaha County Courthouse Original Courtroom

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.
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Palisades State Park

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Watecha Bowl

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.
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Stories About Sioux Falls

In the early 1890s, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to some of the country's most sensational public divorce trials.

Seeking the Last Remnants of South Dakota’s ‘Divorce Colony’

How Sioux Falls became a controversial Gilded Age “Mecca for the mismated.”
by April White, Atlas Obscura
June 14, 2022
The Cataract House Hotel offered luxury in a frontier town.

The Legendary, Lavish Dinner Parties of South Dakota's Divorce Colony

For a time, wealthy divorce seekers headed to the frontier.
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February 12, 2019
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