Old Courthouse Museum — Attraction in Sioux Falls Township

My service dog and I visited this ornate and dynamic 1800s quartsite building. The information clerk is kind and informative. The stained glass windows are breathtaking. The woodwork, the detail, the stairwells ... well, it's hard to find this kind of architecture any more.

The exhibits I visited Designing Sioux Falls: What ... Was? Is? If? Nice coverage of SF history

Beehives and Smokey Eyes, from Bathrooms to Barbershops, What a fun exhibition of hair styles, makeup, commercials, barbershops, I really enjoyed the 13 minute video, commercials from the 1950s through the 1980s ... I swear I saw the famous "Farrah Fawcett" hairstyle, ahh memories!

Scenes of Sioux Falls: A photographic Journey, both loved and was appalled at the many major fires that had altered SF history.

Free to the public although they do kindly request donations. Nice gift shop, kind shopkeeper.

5* Recommend. Great experience, thank you Old...

Just magnificent!😍👏🏼

In Sioux Falls stands a courthouse grand, A relic of a bygone land, With walls of stone and tales to tell, Of justice served and farewells.

Its halls once echoed with the sound, Of verdicts given, judgments bound, Through seasons’ change and years’ embrace, It kept the law in its steadfast grace.

Beneath its dome, where history breathes, Whispers of past weave through the eaves, Marble steps worn by countless feet, In the heart of town where paths did meet.

Stained glass windows, colors bright, Cast rainbows in the morning light, A sentinel of time and lore, Guarding memories evermore.

Now silent, yet it stands so proud, A testament amidst the crowd, To those who passed and those who fought, In this old courthouse, justice sought.

A symbol of the city's past, Its legacy forever cast, In Sioux Falls, where stories blend, This courthouse stands, a...

A fantastic way to learn about the local history. Who would know there was a nuclear reactor in the region that only operated for one year before decommission? It is hard to imagine how the life of a person entrusted with the duty of climbing hundreds of stairs to wind the clock was in the old days. The visit was a lot more educational than we could have ever expected. Native Americans stalked preys before the re-introduction of horses by Europeans. They were also innovative by luring bison into natural sinkholes, but ambushing eagles is something we can never think of. Among the museum collection, I find the antique automobile and loom the most intriguing. Needless to say, the courthouse room was...