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By Nick Villano

Mississippi Rebels players make their way down the Walk of Champions before their game against the Austin Peay Governors at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi Rebels players make their way down the Walk of Champions before their game against the Austin Peay Governors at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) /

Best college towns in America: Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Home of University of Sioux Falls)

When the town is named after a waterfall, tourists need to go see the waterfall. That’s exactly the case in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Big Sioux River falls over a wide rock formation making it one of the coolest sights in South Dakota. The falls are along a trail that goes right through the town.

How about checking out some ships in the middle of South Dakota? Confused? Despite not having any big bodies of water, Sioux Falls is home to the Battleship Memorial. It was built to commemorate the U.S.S. South Dakota. It was the most decorated battleship of World War II.

The Sertoma Butterfly House will allow you to be surrounded by 800 butterflies, but make sure to keep the jacket in the car. To make the conditions ideal for the butterflies, they keep it a balmy 80 degrees at all times. Still, it’s worth it to see butterflies from five different continents, and they have a touch tank for a bamboo shark and a stingray.

The Old Courthouse Museum is the epitome of ancient infrastructure. This is something you need to see up close, especially in front of the clock tower. The Cathedral of St. Joseph is another piece of infrastructure that’s hard to believe until it’s seen up close. Both can be toured on your own.

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