South Dakota Museums

• Adams House and Museum – Deadwood
  Historic home and museum exploring the history of Deadwood and the Black Hills gold rush.
• National Music Museum (America's Shrine to Music Museum) – Vermillion
  World-renowned collection of musical instruments from all cultures and historical periods, located at the University of South Dakota.
• Black Hills Mining Museum – Lead
  Showcases the history of gold mining in the Black Hills, with exhibits and simulated underground tours.
• Codington County Heritage Museum – Watertown
  Regional museum featuring local history, artifacts, and rotating exhibits.
• Crazy Horse Memorial – Crazy Horse
  Monument and museum dedicated to the Lakota leader Crazy Horse, with Native American art and cultural exhibits.
• Dacotah Prairie Museum – Aberdeen
  Local history museum with exhibits on the culture, people, and natural history of northeastern South Dakota.
• Grand River Museum – Lemmon
  Features fossils, Native American artifacts, and the history of the Grand River region.
• Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History – Sioux Falls
  Zoo and museum with animal exhibits, natural history dioramas, and educational programs.
• Heritage Hall Museum and Archives – Freeman
  Museum and archive dedicated to the history and culture of the Freeman community and southeastern South Dakota.
• Indian Museum of North America – Crazy Horse
  Extensive collection of Native American artifacts, art, and cultural exhibits at the Crazy Horse Memorial.
• The Journey Museum & Learning Center – Rapid City
  Interactive museum exploring Black Hills geology, paleontology, archaeology, Native American culture, and pioneer history.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society & Little Town on the Prairie – De Smet
  Historic homes and museum dedicated to the life and writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
• The Mammoth Site – Hot Springs
  Active paleontological dig site and museum featuring Ice Age fossils, including mammoths, in-situ.
• South Dakota State Historical Society Museum (Cultural Heritage Center) – Pierre
  State museum with exhibits on South Dakota’s history, from prehistory to the present.
• National Museum of Wood Carving – Custer
  (Closed, but historically significant. Formerly featured woodcarvings and animated dioramas.)
• South Dakota Air & Space Museum – Box Elder
  Aviation museum with military aircraft, missiles, and exhibits on Ellsworth Air Force Base and aerospace history.
• South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum – Brookings
  State museum dedicated to the history of agriculture and rural life in South Dakota.
• South Dakota Art Museum – Brookings
  Art museum with regional, Native American, and contemporary art collections.
• Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village – Mitchell
  Archaeological site and museum interpreting the lives of Native Americans who lived here over 1,000 years ago.
• Wounded Knee Museum – Wall
  Museum dedicated to the history and memory of the Wounded Knee Massacre and Lakota culture.