Ingalls Homestead and Mount Rushmore
We are planning a family trip out to Mount Rushmore, and possibly Yellowstone. I was wondering if anyone has stayed at the ingalls homestead in Desmet SD? The place sounds like a great place to visi...
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If you are going to spend that much time in SD, there are some other places that you should consider.
The hill to the Wilder place should be no concern. We did not stay there. I thought about putting on water, but the next OMP was a Cabelas. Suggestion - Get there late in the day and spend the night and hit it first in the next morning so the girls have all day.
There is a historical museum in De Smet that offers a walking tour, it was not open when we were there in September. The Wilder place is good and there is a lot for the girls to soak up.
On the Way..
There is a butterfly house in Sioux Falls. Watch the hours on that one as the published were wrong.
In Mitchell there are two stops. One is an archaeological dig just north of town. It and the connected museum are very interesting. The other is the Corn Palace. That is fun for the art work done in corn, but it really is good because it is just off I-90.
Don't miss the walk around Devil's Tower. It is only a little over a mile. Seeing Mt. Rushmore is good but only just worth the parking cost. Wall Drug is just a tourist trap with cheap coffee.
Your girls will have a time to remember.
Matt
The hill to the Wilder place should be no concern. We did not stay there. I thought about putting on water, but the next OMP was a Cabelas. Suggestion - Get there late in the day and spend the night and hit it first in the next morning so the girls have all day.
There is a historical museum in De Smet that offers a walking tour, it was not open when we were there in September. The Wilder place is good and there is a lot for the girls to soak up.
On the Way..
There is a butterfly house in Sioux Falls. Watch the hours on that one as the published were wrong.
In Mitchell there are two stops. One is an archaeological dig just north of town. It and the connected museum are very interesting. The other is the Corn Palace. That is fun for the art work done in corn, but it really is good because it is just off I-90.
Don't miss the walk around Devil's Tower. It is only a little over a mile. Seeing Mt. Rushmore is good but only just worth the parking cost. Wall Drug is just a tourist trap with cheap coffee.
Your girls will have a time to remember.
Matt
