Ingalls Homestead

South Dakota


Just outside De Smet and down a dirt road, the actual Ingalls Homestead has been much gussied up and includes all manner of attractions like covered wagon rides. Learn about 19th-century farm life and Laura herself. You can also spend the night here on one of the campsites ($10), in the bunkhouse ($60) or in a converted covered wagon ($60). For more info on the plethora of Laura-related sites across middle America, see www.littlehouseontheprairie.com and follow the Little House Locations link.


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1. Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society

1.37 MILES

Right in town, the fussy and frilly complex that's home to the society paying homage to the Little House on the Prairie author runs tours. They include…

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