Explore Brookings

The fourth-largest city in South Dakota, Brookings has museums, kid-approved attractions and scenic outdoor recreation areas. Let little ones learn and play at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota and splash and slide at the indoor Splash Zone Waterpark.

On the South Dakota State University campus, peruse rotating exhibits at the South Dakota Art Museum and learn about the history, science and culture of the state’s agricultural industry at South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum.

Get outdoors at McCrory Gardens, featuring a 25-acre botanical garden and a 45-acre arboretum, or explore Dakota Nature Park, a 135-acre park with fishing, boating, birdwatching and biking.