15 days in Southeast South Dakota Region Itinerary

Sioux Falls is known for parks, trails, and museums. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: walk around Falls Park, cast your line with The Outdoor Campus, get curious at Washington Pavilion, and take in the architecture and atmosphere at St. Joseph Cathedral.

For other places to visit, more things to do, ratings, and more tourist information, read Sioux Falls trip planner.

Stockholm, Sweden to Sioux Falls is an approximately 17.5-hour combination of flight and car. The time zone difference moving from Central European Standard Time (CET) to Central Standard Time (CST) is minus 7 hours. Traveling from Stockholm in May, expect nights in Sioux Falls to be about the same, around 9°C, while days are somewhat warmer, around 24°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 26th (Fri) to allow enough time to drive to Watertown.

Start off your visit on the 27th (Sat): take an in-depth tour of Codington County Historical Museum, shop like a local with Redlin Art Center, then take in the exciting artwork at Terry Redlin Museum, and finally admire the striking features of Mellette House. Keep things going the next day: learn about wildlife with up-close encounters at Bramble Park Zoo, then appreciate the history behind Watertown Veterans Memorial, and then sample the tasty concoctions at Wooden Legs Brewing Company.

To see photos, other places to visit, traveler tips, and tourist information, read our Watertown tour planning tool.

Traveling by car from Sioux Falls to Watertown takes 2 hours. In May, plan for daily highs up to 22°C, and evening lows to 7°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 28th (Sun) early enough to go by car to Mitchell.

Change things up with these side-trips from Mitchell: Chamberlain (Allen's Hillside Guide Service, Akta Lakota Museum, &more) and De Smet (Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes, Ingalls Homestead - Laura's Living Prairie, &more).

To find photos, traveler tips, ratings, and more tourist information, refer to the Mitchell trip itinerary builder app.

Drive from Watertown to Mitchell in 2.5 hours. In May, plan for daily highs up to 25°C, and evening lows to 9°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 31st (Wed) so you can drive to Rapid City.

Rapid City is known for wildlife, museums, and zoos & aquariums. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: look for all kinds of wild species at Bear Country USA, take in the architecture and atmosphere at Chapel in the Hills, take a stroll through Downtown Rapid City, and see the interesting displays at Museum of Geology.

To find where to stay, more things to do, traveler tips, and tourist information, use the Rapid City online trip builder.

Getting from Mitchell to Rapid City by car takes about 4 hours. Other options: take a bus; or do a combination of bus and flight. The time zone difference when traveling from Mitchell to Rapid City is minus 1 hour. Traveling from Mitchell in May, expect nights in Rapid City to be about the same, around 8°C, while days are a bit cooler, around 21°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 5th (Mon) early enough to catch the flight back home.