Museums

Museum Index:

East River

***All times East of Ft. Pierre and Murdo are in Central Standard Time.***

Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve State Park
272 West Shore Drive
Mckook Lake, South Dakota, 57049
Website
Open year round during daylight hours.

Beauvais Heritage Museum
208 North Idaho
Clark, South Dakota 57225
Website
Unknown hours 

Bon Homme Heritage Museum
Corner of East 14th Avenue and Main Street
Tyndall, South Dakota 57066
Website
Open Sundays, 1pm-4pm Memorial Day to Labor Day 

Brookings County Museum
207 Samara Avenue
Volga, South Dakota 57071
605-627-9149
No Website
Open 1pm-4pm every day Memorial Day to Labor Day

Carnegie Resource Center
119 West 3rd Avenue
Mitchell, South Dakota 57301
605-996-3209
Website
Open Monday-Saturday 1pm to 5pm all year

Cecil & Phyllis Melcher Museum
101 Main Street
Platte, South Dakota 57369
605-337-2432 or Marc at 605-237-2438 or Dianne at 605-237-2439
Website
Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, Fridays and Saturdays, 1pm-4pm

Classic Wheels Museum
Codington County Heritage Museum
Dacotah Prairie Museum
Dakota Discovery Museum
Dakota Sunset Museum
Dakota Territorial Museum
Dakotaland Museum
De Smet Depot Museum
Douglas County Museum
Elkton Community Museum
Eureka Pioneer Museum
Fort Sisseton Historical Park
Frederick Area Historical Society
Historic Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot
Mellette House
Museum of Wildlife, Science, and Industry
Old Courthouse Museum
Prairie Village
South Dakota Agriculture Heritage Museum
South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center
South Dakota Hall of Fame
South Dakota State Capitol
South Dakota Tractor Museum

West River

***All times west of Murdo are Mountain Standard Time***

1880 Town
Exit 170, I-90, South Dakota
PO Box 507
Murdo, South Dakota 57559
605-344-2236
Website
6:30am-8pm June-August, 8am-6pm May, September, October. Closed November-April.

1881 Courthouse Museum
411 Mt. Rushmore Road
Custer, South Dakota 57730
605-673-2443
Website
Open 10am-7pm during the summer months.

Big Thunder Gold Mine
604 Blair Street
Keystone, South Dakota 57751
605-666-4847
Website
Open Memorial Day Weekend to August 31st, 8am-8pm.  Open September 1st to October 31st 9am-6pm.  Last tour always 1 hour before closing.

Black Hills Mining Museum
323 West Main St
Lead, South Dakota 57754
605-584-1605
Website
Open 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 12pm-4pm Sun

Buffalo Historical Museum
Hwy 85
Buffalo, South Dakota 57720
605-375-3800
Website
Mon-Fri 10:30am-2:30pm Memorial Day to Labor Day

Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
23935 Hwy 385
Hill City, South Dakota 57745
605-389-3410
Website
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Closed Sunday.  Call for winter hours.

Fall River Pioneer Museum
300 North Chicago St
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747
605-745-5174
Website
Open May 15th- October 1st, Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm

Four Mile Old West Town Museum
11921 US Hwy 16
Custer, South Dakota 57730
605-673-3905
No Website
8:30am-7:30pm summer hours, call ahead for winter hours.

High Plains Western Heritage Center
825 Heritage Drive
Spearfish, South Dakota 57783
605-642-9378
Website
May 1st-November 1st, Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1m-4pm

Keystone Historical Museum
410 3rd St.
Keystone, South Dakota 57751
605-666-4494
Website
May 1st-June 11th and August 7th- September 15th, 9am-3pm.  June 12th - August 6th, 9am-6pm.

Prairie Homestead
21070 Hwy 240
Philip, South Dakota 57567
605-433-5400
Website
Open from May-October during daylight hours (sunrise-sunset).  Call ahead for specific times.

The 1880 Train
222 Railroad Ave                         103 Winter St.
Hill City, South Dakota 57745     Keystone, South Dakota 57751
605-574-2222
Website
Being a heritage railroad, the schedule will vary from year to year, please refer to the website for specific dates and hours of operation.

The Journey Museum
222 New York Street
Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
605-394-6923
Website
May-September, Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm.  October-April, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm.

The South Dakota State Railroad Museum
222 Railroad Ave
Hill City, South Dakota 57745
605-574-9000
Website
Open during 1880 Train operating season as well as special events such as "Trees and Trains" during the winter.  Please refer to site for current hours and dates of operation.

Trails, Trains and Pioneers Museum
1948 Second Ave
Edgemont, South Dakota 57735
605-662-5858
Website
Tues-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 1pm-5pm, CLOSED Mondays, Memorial Day-Labor Day.

Tri-State Museum
415 5th Ave
Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717
605-723-1200
Website
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm

Wade's Gold Mill
12401 Deerfield Rd
Hill City, South Dakota 57745
605-574-2680
Website
9am-6pm, Memorial Day- Labor Day