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> South Dakota Discovery Center
Fun, interactive learning is the focus
of the South Dakota Discovery
Center. More than 60 hands-on
exhibits illustrate principles of
electricity, magnetism, life sciences,
telecommunications and physics.
Visit www.sd-discovery.org for hours
of operation or call 605.224.8295.

> South Dakota National
Guard Museum
Established in 1862 as a frontier militia,
the South Dakota National Guard is
tightly woven into the state’s history.
The South Dakota National Guard
Museum in Pierre is the state’s repository
for relics, memorabilia and historical > Lewis & Clark Family Center
documents relating to the Guard’s Feel the difference between elk and
activities from the late 1800s through buffalo hides. Learn to identify the
recent peacekeeping missions. Open tracks of native animals. See a dug-
9 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, out canoe of the kind used on Lewis
call 605.773.2475. and Clark’s historic expedition. The
interactive displays of the Lewis and
Clark Family Center, located on Farm
Island, offer hands-on lessons in U.S.
history. Open Memorial Day to Labor
Day. Contact farmisland@state.sd.us
or call 605.773.2885.

> The Sunset Paddleboat
The Pierre/Fort Pierre area has the last
working paddlewheel on the Missouri!
The boat takes visitors on cruises of
the area and has a total capacity of
120 and a dining capacity of 84, with
an on-board beverage bar and catering
available. Reservations are available
through Steamboat, Inc. by calling
605.222.4149.

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