Falls Park in Sioux Falls

Falls Park

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I always ask people who pass through Sioux Falls about the falls and am usually met with blank stares. Bob decided to find the falls yesterday morning after our night at the very pleasant Best Western Empire Towers (pretty good for a stopover; well priced at $94).

View from the bridge in Falls Park

Falls Park, an urban oasis near downtown Sioux Falls, sits above a lovely falls unspoiled by the commercialism that often degrades natural attractions. We took the elevator to a viewing balcony on the second floor of a tower, just high enough to give some perspective and a sense of the park's location in this flat city on the plains.

We were early and only a few others visitors were enjoying the park. I felt exhilarated as we walked in the fresh air toward the little bridge to see the falls and the Big Sioux River flowing under our feet. I finally saw a buffalo (OK, just a sculpture, but a fine one, Monarch of the Plains) that gave me a desire to see other sculptures in Sioux Falls.

I was tempted to linger but it was time to get back on the road.