About this city
Also known as: The Queen City
Sioux Falls is the capital-rivalling largest city in South Dakota and a globally dominant corporate, financial, and healthcare titan, flatly positioned along the winding Big Sioux River plateau in the extreme southeastern corner of the state. Founded meticulously in 1856 around a breathtaking series of natural cascading waterfalls, the city exploded in the late 20th century into the single premier banking, credit card processing, and white-collar asset management powerhouse of the American Midwest. Today, it thrives as a brilliantly designed urban giant, successfully blending massive quartzite-paved historic monuments with progressive river parks.
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Suggested stay: 2–3 days
Marvel at the roaring, multi-tiered rushing waters from the pink quartzite bluffs at Falls Park, view masterworks along the Downtown SculptureWalk, and view exotic plants inside the Butterfly House & Aquarium.
