Sioux Falls History

Once a home for orphaned children, this building has weathered decades of change and carries a rich history within its walls.

Step back in time to 1865, when the bustling downtown area of modern Sioux Falls was nothing more than prairie and the echoes of recent conflict.

”If you didn't drink whiskey, play cards, use your fists or otherwise intimidate, you didn't belong in the arena with Frank Pettigrew."

WOW! Get a nostalgia overload watching these old Hy-Vee commercials from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Then get depressed because of the prices.

Discover the roots of Green Day's success with live videos from their Sioux Falls shows in the early 90s, available for fans on YouTube!

It wasn't the fantastic deals that brought folks out to shop early. It was the government.

I had never heard of Nick Piantanida and I had no idea the world wide tragic news he made in 1966, a tragedy that began in Sioux Falls.

Two years before his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington DC, Dr. King visited Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

In 1918 the United States government advised shoppers to hit the stores in October and November.

We have lots of fun photo opportunities we have in Sioux Falls. Hopefully, the only naked guy you’ll be snapping a picture of is David.