--- title: Museums date: 2025-11-06T16:07:00-06:00 author: Click Rain Admin canonical_url: "https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/things-to-do/attractions/museums" section: Listing Categories --- ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/WashingtonPavilion.7.2019.CVB.37.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=550&h=550&q=98&f=webp&c=e45d95f1&v=67f8dfb959a730f81e46b2b73478f7957a58d66af0da44fefa331828d13929b2) # Museums Sioux Falls is rich with cultural heritage, and we have many historic museums and sites to explore. We're also a future-forward community that celebrates modern art and artistic expression at galleries and other museums around the city. --- ## Museums ![](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-dark-green.svg) Filter By: neighborhood Neighborhood All Neighborhoods Downtown Hospital & University District East Mall District North Northwest South Southwest Sports & Entertainment District ![](/assets/images/icons/sort.svg) Sort By: Default Rating A to Z ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/GPZoo.2024.ESF.28.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=5086acf7&v=937e1da006b092ed9f782214faa8d68265789461a8a5dc3621712970707d5c3a) ### [Great Plains Zoo](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/great-plains-zoo) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.2](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.0-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Hospital & University District ![U.S.S. South Dakota Battleship Memorial](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Battleship.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=8b31d853&v=0ea427f450d630e6348930b0fce01c719a8e1004da99d67ce919881cab941040) ### [Battleship South Dakota Memorial](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/battleship-uss-south-dakota-memorial) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.2](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.0-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Hospital & University District ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Pettigrew-Home-Museum.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=e1838a31&v=5d3b6fa5bea336e9a1a4d2f5dfdcfab844d7d7bc4dea1a7b271b5ad85e1aa704) ### [Pettigrew Home and Museum](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/pettigrew-home-and-museum) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.4](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Downtown ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Old-Courthouse-Museum_2023-09-19-171919_zfyw.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=ca6edff6&v=70d04112c40cd9f68466d12c4960ebfea7fc38f3240e94cd0719c9dc694a33af) ### [Old Courthouse Museum](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/old-courthouse-museum) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.4](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Downtown ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/WB_5120.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=989fc76e&v=2e31abae279402bc242e71b74ed18e8c79ad7deb010d7472702c1a1495539cfd) ### [Center for Western Studies](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/center-for-western-studies) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.6](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Hospital & University District ![Washington Pavilion](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/10_2018_Exterior.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=5a861074&v=0813c1f86e0d8de60f420a585f615dd60901a3bc1ceab5644f89d660b005d247) ### [Washington Pavilion](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/washington-pavilion) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.5](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Downtown ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Stockyards-Ag-Experience-2025.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=4f042bee&v=ccfeab74c2d6f16892701d68ea9e9705f9a33ad96b9dea1a67409e20f8001614) ### [Stockyards Ag Experience](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/stockyards-ag-experience) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.3](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Downtown ![Display boards of information and history of McCrossan Boys Ranch](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/McCrossan-Boys-Ranch-Visitor-Center.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=624dcc88&v=0ec5f5e571a1a51f3af1435ace1e58f9bfe84705a607d630006886991ad46786) ### [Robert L. Nielsen Visitor Center at McCrossan Boys Ranch](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/robert-l-nielsen-visitor-center-at-mccrossan-boys-ranch) ![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Northwest ![USGS EROS](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/USGS_EROS.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=4bde4507&v=7423e15d17afbb627d8a8de48bc9e241aa731ccbff6decfa5bf80991807e1aed) ### [USGS EROS](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/usgs-eros) ![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) North ![Eide/ Dalrymple Gallery](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2007_Bestmann_exhibition_008.jpeg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=d78d7811&v=60ef6fcd45cda5a6bdecb51fd9724c430dc59f9da25d3b3929f6287fe49d90af) ### [Eide/Dalrymple Gallery](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/eide-dalrymple-gallery) ![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Hospital & University District ![](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Sioux-Empire-Medical-Museum_2022-10-10-152309_grym.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=8cce677a&v=d0b0aa396dd4fff2bc9a6e27c7f6643320f927ea61f7d75810bc011c4f70525d) ### [Sioux Empire Medical Museum](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/sioux-empire-medical-museum) ![Trip Advisor Rating: 4.6](https://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-14796-5.svg)![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Hospital & University District ![South Dakota African American History Museum](https://d3bs6yihjcg6lz.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/AfricanAmericanMuesum.1.CVB.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=459&h=277&q=98&f=webp&c=d076485c&v=ae6df10cdfdbed22e94d4372b12ccf6e20a20411a1e15ecbae1a2a757bad1ef7) ### [South Dakota African American History Museum](https://www.experiencesiouxfalls.com/listing/south-dakota-african-american-history-museum) ![Neighborhood](/assets/images/icons/location-pin-blue.svg) Downtown