Sioux Falls Essential Info
Overview
Sioux Falls is a city of 148,000 located in Southeast South Dakota. Founded in 1883 in what was then known as the Dakota Territory, Sioux Falls has grown from a sleepy Midwestern town into a mecca for shopping and tourism in the northern Great Plains. It is widely recognized as the largest urban center between Minneapolis and Denver.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Apr-Oct
Current Time
Current Weather
62 °F
Mostly Clear
Fun Facts
- Mary Hart, a television host personality and a former Miss South Dakota, lived in Sioux Falls.
- The first fast-food restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to serve french fries was the Barrell Drive Inn in 1939. It closed in the 1970’s."
- In 2012 the city was named Allstate Insurance’s “America’s Safest Driving City”, for the fifth year in a row.
Popular Foods
- Chislic
- Pork Belly
