Browse Museums

Scotland Heritage Museum

Scotland, South Dakota

Culture, History

Smith-Zimmermann Museum

Prairie Village, South Dakota

History

History, Military

Archaeology, Cemetery, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military, Specialized

Welcome to the South Dakota State Historical Society. Created by the Legislature in 1901, the Society has been the keeper of state’s history ever since. Today we operate five program areas—archaeology, archives, historic preservation, museum, and research and publishing. Explore South Dakota’s history—list your home on the National Register of Historic Places, read our publications, study in our research room, and visit our museum. Find out more about the South Dakota State Historical Society here.

Siouxland Heritage Museums

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

History

South Dakota Hall of Fame

Chamberlain, South Dakota

History

Culture, History, Historic House, Library, Natural History, Science, Specialized, University

The museum tells the story of South Dakota's vast and varied agricultural past and the determination it took to survive on the land. Visitors will leave understanding the important role of agriculture in South Dakota's past, present and future.

History