Clark, South Dakota is home to the world famous Mashed Potato Wrestling Contest.
In the 1890s, Sioux Falls was crowned the “Divorce Capital of the Plains.”
Mitchell is the home of the world’s only Corn Palace, which is made of 3500 bushels of corn.
Belle Fourche is the geographical center of the United States of America.
Mount Rushmore took 14 years and only $1 million dollars to build.
Custer State Park in East Custer is home to a herd of 1,500 free-roaming bison.
One of largest and most complete skeletons of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on Earth was excavated near Faith, SD.
The Homestake Mine in Lead was the largest underground gold mine in North America until it closed in 2002.
The Prairie Rattlesnake is the only venomous snake that is actually native to South Dakota.
The tradition of spreading sawdust on the floors of bars began in Deadwood as an effort to hide gold dust that would gather there.
South Dakota has one of the largest American Indian populations, with nine tribes and an estimated 60,000 people.
Sage Creek Wilderness is the home of the black-footed ferret, the most endangered land mammal in North America.
The Crazy Horse mountain carving is the world’s largest sculpture at 563 feet high, and 641 feet long.
Jewel Cave is the third-longest cave in the world with more than 120 miles of passages having been surveyed.
The Missouri River is the largest and longest river in the state.