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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sioux Falls

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

Updated June 14, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Sioux Falls

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.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls Michelangelos

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

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.

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.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Buffalo Ridge 1880 Cowboy Town

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

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Garretson, South Dakota

Palisades State Park

The cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

14 miles from Sioux Falls

Garretson, South Dakota

Devil's Gulch

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

16 miles from Sioux Falls

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Sioux Falls

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

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

How Sioux Falls became a controversial Gilded Age “Mecca for the mismated.”

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

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

February 12, 2019

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