Landmarks of South Dakota

Engineer Charles Williamson recalls how a construction mishap begat yet another local Black Hills landmark.

A unique sculpture from the New Deal era.

A memorial to bravery on the Missouri.

At Yankton's historic Mead Building, a dedicated crew of craftspersons works to preserve the architectural remnant of Dr. Leonard Mead's altruistic vision.

On a hill overlooking the deep, cool water of Pickerel Lake, nestled among the verdant hills of Day County, sits Zoar Norwegian Lutheran Church.

The Minneapolis St. Louis line never quite could compete with the railroad Goliaths. Nonetheless, the little line left an imprint on Northeast South Dakota.

The Crandall Pumps in tiny Crandall, South Dakota, was the last Standard Oil station in the US to use manual gravity pumps. The Pumps no longer serve gas, only nostalgia.

The Joseph N. Nicollet Tower in Sisseton climbs 75 feet above the Coteau des Prairies and offers expansive views of three states.

The pristine prairie and river bluffs of the Grand River National Grassland can be all yours to explore.

The Pickler Mansion aka the “Pink Castle“ — historic home of Major John A. and Alice Pickler — has been a Faulk County landmark for well over 130 years.