Sights To See

The Joseph N. Nicollet Tower and Interpretive Center
Located 3.5 miles west of Sisseton is a 75 foot observation tower with three floors that provides a breathtaking view of the great valley carved by the glacier some 40,000 years ago.

Old Agency Village
7 miles south on BIA 7. You'll find the Sisseton Wahpeton College, historic Goodwill Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (1870), historic St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (1880), Pow-Wow and Rodeo Grounds, Tiospa Zina Tribal School, Chief Gariel Renville's brick house ruins (2 miles southeast of village), Chief Gariel Renville's grave on bluff (2.5 miles southeast of village).

Canyon Ranch
11050 Canyon Ranch Road, Veblen, SD 57270 call: 605-738-2480

Roy Lake State Park
19 miles west on SD Hwy. 10; 2 miles south on County Road 25.

Squaw Hill Massacre Site
SD Hwy. 10 located 3.5 miles west of Lake City.

Hartford Beach State Park
14 miles south on I-29; 14 miles east on SD Hwy. 15.

Windy Mound
From Veblen go 4 miles north; 9 miles west on County Road 2; 1/2 mile south on County Road 5.

Continental Divide
Marker is 4.5 miles east of Sisseton on SD Hwy. 10.

Mound Builders Burial Ground
National Historic Landmark 11 miles east of Sisseton on SD Hwy. 10.

Sam Brown Cabin and Museum
Browns Valley, MN; 12 miles east of Sisseton on SD Hwy. 10. From Browns Valley enjoy the scenic drives around Big Stone Lake or Lake Traverse, each 60 miles.

Buffalo Herd
Can be seen near Buffalo Lake, 10 miles west on SD Hwy. 10 and 2 miles south on BIA 3.

Valley View Golf Club and Historic Swenumson Homestead
4 miles west on SD Hwy. 10, near Nicollet Tower.

Scenic Coteau Skyline Drive
3 miles west of Sisseton on SD Hwy. 10; 8 miles south on County Road 15; 3 miles east on County Road 5; 7 miles north on BIA 7.

Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery
1 mile north of Waubay, SD.

Pickerel Lake State Park
10 miles north of Waubay, off SD Hwy. 12.

Waubay Wildlife Refuge
8 miles north of Waubay, off SD Hwy. 12.

Blue Cloud Abbey
South on I-29 to Summit, SD Exit 207; 8 miles east to the Abbey.

Prairie Sky Guest Ranch
From Lake City, SD; 2.5 miles east; 6 miles north.

Dakota Connection Casino & Crossroads Restaurant
The Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe offers gaming and dining at the casino located at Exit 232 on I-29.