Other popular roadside attractions in South Dakota include the World’s Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, the Petrified Wood Park in Lemmon, and the Cosmos Mystery Area in Rapid City.

South Dakota Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen sees the potential in educational opportunities at attractions like the Mammoth Site, Badlands National Park and a host of other local offerings ...

Michelle Linz, Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau executive director, said tourists spent $1.3 billion in South Dakota last year and $740 million in Pennington County alone. There’s one ...

The South Dakota Department of tourism said even in the middle of a global pandemic, South Dakota still welcomed 12.6 million visitors in 2020, a decrease of 13 percent from the year before.

“Forever 605 is about letting the wild be wild, not overcrowding destinations, and leaving nothing behind but your boot prints,” said James Hagen, Secretary, South Dakota Department of Tourism.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tourist attractions in South Dakota that appeared in the Academy Award-winning film“Nomadland” are seeing an increase in visitors. Reptile Gardens animal park and ...

South Dakota's visitor spending saw an increase of 30% from 2020. The amount spent per trip also increased from $282 in 2020 to $323 in 2021, according to South Dakota Tourism.

For the past 10 years, South Dakota has funneled a half-million dollars of the sin tax bounty it collects annually from tobacco users into mosquito control grants for cities and counties.

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To that end, the Travel South Dakota website features a kid-friendly vacation guide with attractions across the state. Hagen's department also offers its own educational resources.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tourist attractions in South Dakota that appeared in the Academy Award-winning film“Nomadland” are seeing an increase in visitors.