The Dakotas Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Wall Street - Financial District featuring signage and a city
Pike Place Market featuring markets and food
Mount Rainier National Park showing landscape views and a river or creek
Glacier National Park which includes a lake or waterhole and a sunset
Photo provided by Deadwood Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
Photo provided by Deadwood Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau

Where to stay in The Dakotas

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Downtown Sioux Falls

5/5(1 area review)

If you're spending some time in Downtown Sioux Falls, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science and Michelangelo's David are top sights worth seeing.

Downtown Sioux Falls
Rapid City showing night scenes and a city

Historic Rapid City

Historic Rapid City is popular for its abundant dining options, and if you're looking for more to see and do, you might think about a trip to Main Street Square or Art Alley.

Historic Rapid City
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West Acres

While visiting West Acres, you might make a stop by sights like West Acres Mall and Roger Maris Museum.

West Acres
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All Saints

All Saints might not have many top sights, but Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science and Michelangelo's David are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

All Saints
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Pettigrew Heights

Pettigrew Heights might not have many top sights, but Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science and St. Joseph Cathedral are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Pettigrew Heights
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Westgate

Though Westgate may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like West Acres Mall and Roger Maris Museum.

Westgate
Fargo Inn and Suites

Fargo Inn and Suites

2 out of 5
1025 38th St SW, Fargo, ND
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is Rp1.434.169 per night from 14 Sept to 15 Sept
Rp1.434.169
Rp1.588.342 total
14 Sept - 15 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly motel in Fargo. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their ...
7.8/10 Good! (1,356 reviews)
"Good Breakfast"

Reviewed on 8 Sep 2025

Fargo Inn and Suites
Canad Inns Destination Center Grand Forks

Canad Inns Destination Center Grand Forks

3.5 out of 5
1000 South 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND
The price is Rp1.695.586 per night from 16 Sept to 17 Sept
Rp1.695.586
Rp1.873.705 total
16 Sept - 17 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star eco-certified hotel in Grand Forks. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the clean rooms in their ...
8/10 Very Good! (1,347 reviews)
"Lots of great help and service"

Reviewed on 8 Sep 2025

Canad Inns Destination Center Grand Forks
Foothills Inn

Foothills Inn

2.5 out of 5
1625 N. LaCrosse Street, Rapid City, SD
The price is Rp829.685 per night from 12 Oct to 13 Oct
Rp829.685
Rp1.099.411 total
12 Oct - 13 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Rapid City. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in their ...
7.8/10 Good! (1,196 reviews)
Great value; poor breakfast compared to other
"A nice little hotel at a great price. We stayed here two separate nights before/after flying into Rapid City. Very easy route to get here and then back into the Black Hills. It is a little dated but comfortable. The breakfast was a disappointment but sufficient. My wife brought her own for our second ..."

Reviewed on 10 Sep 2025

Foothills Inn
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GrandStay Residential Suites - Rapid City

GrandStay Residential Suites - Rapid City

2.5 out of 5
660 Disk Dr, Rapid City, SD
Stay at this business-friendly aparthotel in Rapid City. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (2,655 reviews)
"Good place to stay"

Reviewed on 8 Sep 2025

GrandStay Residential Suites - Rapid City
Holy Smoke Resort

Holy Smoke Resort

3.5 out of 5
24105 Highway 16A, Keystone, SD
Stay at this 3.5-star cabin in Keystone. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a gift shop. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the property condition in their ...
9/10 Wonderful! (562 reviews)
"Clean and friendly , walls are thin"

Reviewed on 7 Sep 2025

Holy Smoke Resort
Spearfish Cottages

Spearfish Cottages

3.5 out of 5
514 W Mason St, Spearfish, SD
Stay at this 3.5-star cottage in Spearfish. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a picnic area. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (535 reviews)
"The cottages are adorable with everything you could need inside. Walkable distance to the downtown area with restaurants and a brewery. I will be back again!"

Reviewed on 7 Sep 2025

Spearfish Cottages
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Popular places to visit

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore

Explore the great outdoors at Mount Rushmore, a popular spot to commune with nature in Keystone. Discover the area's notable monuments or seek out its horse riding.

Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore which includes outdoor art and art

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Visit this popular landmark in South Dakota to see firsthand the enormous sculptures of four U.S. presidents carved into a mountain.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Custer State Park

Custer State Park

Custer State Park is one of the more well-known attractions to visit during your trip to Custer. Amble around the area's scenic parks or seek out the horse riding.

Custer State Park
Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

Despite the forbidding name, this park has great beauty in its cliffs, prairies and ancient fossil beds.

Badlands National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Travel back in time to the badlands, a world of bison, never-ending prairies and lively pioneer towns.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Rapid City featuring street scenes as well as a large group of people

Wall Drug

Learn about the local history of Wall when you take a trip to Wall Drug. Wander around the natural setting or enjoy the area's cafes.

Wall Drug

Things to do

Sioux Falls Scavenger Hunt: Rock and Roll Through Sioux Falls

Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt: Rock and Roll Through Sioux Falls

Rp200.308
per adult
Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt: Rock and Roll Through Sioux Falls
Monsterous!

Downtown Sioux Falls Food Tour

Rp1.789.920
per adult
Downtown Sioux Falls Food Tour
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