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Visitors' Center
- With a Visitors' Center near the I-29 interchange (I-90 exit 396),
their main office is at 200 N. Phillips Avenue. Get on I-229 (on the
east side of Sioux Falls) and drive to exit 6. Drive west on 10th Street
(SD-38) to Phillips Ave (4 blocks after you cross the Big Sioux River).
Turn right on Phillips , go 2 blocks north. The Sioux Falls Convention
& Visitors' Bureau is on the opposite corner at your right. Their
phone (toll free) is 1-800-333-2072 and web site at SiouxFalls.
Falls
Park Visitors Center & Tower - Another, perhaps more
interesting, visitors' center, is just a few blocks from the downtown
Convention & Visitors Bureau is the Falls Park location - just a few
blocks away. Next to their office is a tall, enclosed viewing tower with
an outdoor viewing deck. No stairs, folks, they have an elevator. You
look down at the waterfalls, the city and the surrounding area - a great
view and well worth the detour.
Follow the directions to the Convention & Visitors' Bureau
(above) but, instead of stopping at 8th Street continue north on
Phillips Avenue to 6th Street. Turn left and go west, crossing Main,
etc., to Falls Avenue. You can see the tower standing tall above the
buildings.
The Falls Park phone is 1-605-367-7430.
They have a page on the CVB web site at FallsPark.
Sioux
Falls: The Waterfalls - It may be one thing to have a large,
powerful river running right through your downtown but Sioux Falls has
something more: a 300 foot waterfall.
This, once industrial area, had fallen into serious decay. In
1991, funds were collected to revitalize the area and restore Sioux
Falls (the waterfalls) to a prime tourist attraction. Perhaps not
completed (will it ever be 'completed'), Sioux Falls now has Falls Park,
great views of their 300 foot waterfalls and even an observation tower
for their visitors' enjoyment.
Directions to Falls Park are above.
Catfish
Bays Greatest Show on H20 - This is a
90 minute summer theater production that has acting, singing and dancing but all choreographed to amazing stunts on the water. This is probably the most popular summer show in Sioux Falls area.
From I-90 take exit 399 and go 1 block to the north of the
interchange. Turn left and follow the frontage road about 0.5 miles to
Catfish Bays.
Admission runs $9; $6 for kids 6-12. Show times vary - phone for
schedule for the dates you expect to be there. For more information,
phone 1-605-339-0911 - or - visit their web site at CatfishBay.
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Chuck E.
Cheese - First, we did not visit the
place but were told about it by a family who had. The following
information is condensed from a phone conversation with the folks at
Chuck E. Cheese.
This is a chain with several locations around the country. They
are seriously family-oriented and provide entertainment from puppet
shows to video games (including levels for all ages) while helping you
gorge yourself on their famous Chuck E. Cheese pizza. The family with
whom we talked were happy with the experience but warned that you can
spend a lot of money if you don't keep a close rein on the kids.
For more information phone 1-605-362-6100. The lady with whom we
talk on the phone mentioned a web site, chuckecheese,
We have viewed it and were impressed by how much more the designer was
concerned with fancy graphics than communicating any useful information.
From I-90, take exit 396-A and follow I-29 southbound to exit 77.
Exit, turn left and follow W. 41st Street 3 blocks to Louise
Avenue. Turn left and it is a block and a half up on your right at 2600
S. Louise Avenue.
Sertoma Butterly
House
- Step into the world of tropical and semi-tropical
butterflies. Here you can stand among them as they, free-flying, wander
about looking for bright colors and, hopefully, nourishment. They do
have a snack shop and a gift shop.
Open from 10a to 6:30p daily except Sundays (1-4:30p) from 1
April to 15 October. From 16 October to 31 March hours are 10a to 3:30p
daily except Sundays (1-3:30p). Admission $6 (kids 3-12 $4).
From
I-90, take exit 396-A and follow I-29 southbound to exit 77. Exit, turn
left and follow W. 41st Street 3 blocks to Louise Avenue. Turn
right on Louise and drive south to
49th Street. Turn left and follow 49th to Oxbow Avenue. Turn right on
Oxbow and then the first left into their parking lot (4320 S. Oxbow
Ave.).
For more information, phone 1-605-334-9466 or view their web site
at:
Sertoma.
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