Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen(South Dakota)

Dacotah Prairie Museum

Aberdeen is a small town in South Dakota (USA) but the museum is huge and beautiful. The museum showcases both long and short-term exhibits which display the Dakotah Midlands prairie, the lifestyles and lives of early settlers, the railroad's influence on the settlement, and Native American culture.

Location: Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc is a private company which is regarded under Museums and art galleries. The Dacotah Prairie Museum is located in the town named Aberdeen in South Dakota.

Directions to reach the museum: The Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen is the museum with red brick cover up which was recently renovated to bring back the beauty of the building built in 1888-1889. The main opening to the Museum is on the south side of the building, access to the main floor is provided by a ramp, and the museum also provides the facility of an elevator and even wheelchair is provided if needed by someone.

Admission Particulars: Entrance Fee is not charged from anyone but donations are accepted.

Opening Hours*: On Tuesday – Friday it opens at 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday it opens at 1:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m.
Guide available: There are guide tours available as an extra option.

Establishing year: The Dacotah Prairie Museum was established in 1970 and incorporated in South Dakota.

Exhibits Details: The museum has a Hatterscheidt Wildlife Gallery on the first floor which displays over 55 mounted specimens from North America, Africa and India. There is a Dacotah gallery on the second floor of the museum which displays all small scale possessions. Downstairs has an collection of local exhibits, including a model of a pioneer kitchen, maps and information on the local railways that gave the Hub City its' name, a room full of Native American bead and quill work, and a recreation of the 'Pheasant Canteen'

Major attractions: some of the major attractions of museum are

• Faith in Brown County
• Frontier Towns of the Prairie: The Building of Brown County
• The hutterites: Communal life of the Prairie
• Lakota life

Nearby Aberdeen Tourist Attractions: Some of the nearby tourist attractions are Aldrich Park which is 0.2 miles away, Lincoln Park which is 1.6 miles away, Browne Park which is 0.8 miles away, Lee Park Golf Course is 1.6 miles away, and Red Rooster Coffee House is 0.1 miles away and many more places one can visit.

Nearby Hotels: some of the nearby Aberdeen hotels are:

1. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Aberdeen, SD (0.2 miles away from the museum)
2. Best Western Ramkota Hotel (1.21 miles away from the museum)
3. Aberdeen East Super 8 Motel (1.70 miles away from the museum)
4. Ramada Inn & Convention Center Aberdeen (1.89 miles away from the museum)
5. Aberdeen North Super 8 Motel (0.87 miles away from the museum)
6. Baymont Inn & Suites Aberdeen
7. Comfort Inn Aberdeen
8. White house Inn
   

Contact Details: 21 South Main Street, Aberdeen
South Dakota 57402
Phone: 605-626-7117
Email: dpm@brown.sd.us