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Visitor tip
The museum rotates its traveling exhibits frequently (featuring themes like dinosaurs and castles), so revisit every month or more to see new displays. Check ahead for current exhibits before visiting.
Visitor tip
With young children, plan at least 2-3 hours as kids can stay engaged much longer than expected. The museum has dedicated hands-on frontier pretend play rooms and a children's play area, plus the building has an elevator option for strollers (though stairs are also available).
Visitor tip
Don't miss the taxidermy exhibit featuring realistic animal displays with colorful backgrounds—it's consistently highlighted as a favorite by visitors. The big game hunting display is also worth taking time to photograph.
About Dacotah Prairie Museum
Local history in a landmark building. Historic building with permanent & temporary exhibits on the history of the city & surrounding area.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Featured Attraction
- Rosemarie & Dean L. Buntrock Gallery with animals from around the world
- Membership
- Available
What visitors say
Great exhibits and huge selection of taxidermy. Docent was wonderful! Wish there was more prairie history and surrounding areas history, but overall worth the stop. AND its absolutely FREEE!
Saw Thomas the Train Engine Exhibit before it's gone, wonderful place for families and children or anyone. Great for a speedy visit or exhaustive visit. Can learn a lot here!!! Will go back many times to see everything. Elevator kinda…
What fun this free museum is! We took our four young kids here for a Saturday afternoon and had a blast! We stayed until they closed and our kid still didn't want to leave! They have a room full of taxidermied animals with colorful…
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Did You Know?
- The museum operates on a donation-only basis and is completely free to visit, making it an accessible cultural institution for all community members
- The Rosemarie & Dean L. Buntrock Gallery features a taxidermy collection of animals from around the world with colorful realistic backgrounds designed to make specimens appear lifelike
- The museum rotates displays to show approximately only 5% of its total collection at any given time, encouraging repeat visits to see different exhibits
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