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Bed & Breakfast, Historic Inns & Hotels

Heritage House Bed & Breakfast (circa 1888)
126 Calumet Avenue Southeast • De Smet, SD 57231
Corner of 2nd Street and Calumet Avenue
605-332-0177
The former location of Dakota Loan and Investment Company, the Abstract Company, Post Office and the Germania State Bank, across the street from the historical site of Pa Ingalls' dry good store; the 4,800 square foot Heritage House Bed & Breakfast has spacious rooms with fine period furnishings and 12 foot ceilings and an ornate wooden staircase. All guest rooms have private baths, cable TV, and sitting areas.
Prairie House Manor Bed & Breakfast, The (circa 1894)
209 Highway 25 South • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-9131
The former home of Banker Ruth from the Little House book, "The Long Winter," this restored Victorian home that is listed on the National Historic Registry features six rooms with private baths. A full breakfast is served. more...

Cottage Inn Motel, The
Intersection of Highway 14 and Calumet Avenue • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3396
Located by restaurants, a pool, stores and Lake Thompson, the Cottage Inn Motel offers 40 guest rooms. more... map
De Smet Super Deluxe Inn & Suites
288 Highway 14 East • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-9388, 877-687-7523
37 guest rooms, a heated indoor swimming pool, meeting space for up to 120 people, a continental breakfast and wireless Internet access are available at De Smet Super Deluxe Inn & Suites, located less than one mile from the Ingalls Homestead. map

Countryview Catering
110 Calumet Avenue North • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-9201 or 605-203-0201
Enjoy "great home cooking" for lunch daily from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. map
Oxbow Restaurant, The
Intersection of Highway 14 and Calumet Avenue • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-9988
Open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., the Oxbow Restaurant offers a wide variety of daily specials and a buffet on Sundays. more... map

Kingsbury County Courthouse (circa 1899)
The Kingsbury County Courthouse is listed on the Federal Historical Register.

De Smet Cemetery
Charles, Caroline, Mary, Carries, Grace and the infant son of Laura and Almonzo Wilder are among those who were laid to rest at the De Smet Cemetery.
Ingalls Homestead, Laura's Living Prairie
20812 Homestead Road • De Smet, SD 57231
Located 1 Mile Southeast of De Smet
605-854-3984
Covered wagon rides, an 1880's one-room school session, hands-on pioneering activities, camping, a prairie exhibit, and more can be enjoyed on this quarter section claimed in 1880 by Charles "Pa" Ingalls. more...
Silver Lake
A pothole lake that was formed by the melting of glaciers, Silver Lake was the site of the railroad camp and the Surveyor's Shanty, where the Ingalls lived when they first came to De Smet. Silver Lake is located just east of De Smet.

De Smet Depot Museum & Harvey Dunn School
605-854-3991 or 605-854-3731
Open from June through August, the De Smet Depot Museum houses exhibits relating to De Smet's early history, a South Dakota wildlife exhibit and a country print ship. The school house adjacent to the railroad depot was attended by prairie artist Harvey Dunn. map

Rose Vincent Memorial Park
Located two blocks west of Highway 25 in northern De Smet, Rose Vincent Memorial Park features a basketball court, playground equipment and more.
Washington Park
3rd Street & Harvey Dunn Avenue • De Smet, SD 57231
Located 1 Block North of Highway 14
605-854-3731
De Smet's largest park, Washington Park features two picnic shelters, playground equipment, RV and tent camping facilities, a bathhouse, sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits and more.

Kingsbury County Country Club
611 7th Street Southwest • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3134
A nine-hole golf course on the southwest edge of De Smet, Kingsbury County Country Club offers cart rentals, a restaurant and a bar.

Aurora Pheasant Hunts
605-203-0446
A small family owned company, Aurora Pheasant Hunts offers some of South Dakota's finest pheasant hunting. more...
Paul's Landing & Resort
21105 SD Highway 25 • De Smet, SD 57231
Located 3 Miles from De Smet on Lake Henry
605-203-0519
Equipped to handle 12 people at one time, the family owned and operated Paul's Landing & Resort offers pheasant and duck hunting and fishing opportunities. more...

De Smet Flowers & Gifts
206 Calumet Avenue Southwest • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3773
Housed in the original building of Mary Powers' tailor shop, De Smet Flowers & Gifts is a unique floral and gift shop that offers home decor items and furnishings, ladies' clothing, candles, gifts, fresh flowers and blooming plants. more...
Prairie Town Gifts
227 Calumet Avenue • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3611
Landstroms' original Black Hills Gold jewelry, collectibles, Yankee Candles and more can be purchased at Prairie Town Gifts. map

O'Keefe Implement
324 Calumet Avenue • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-9146
O'Keefe Implement "offers one of the largest inventories of new Arctic Cat ATVs and Prowlers in South Dakota." O'Keefe also sells new and pre-owned Ford vehicles and sells and service CASE IH farm equipment.

Loftus Store, The (circa 1879)
206 Calumet Avenue Southwest • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3773
Mentioned in Laura Ingalls Wilder's famed books, the original Loftus Store is full of merchandise and Laura Ingalls Wilder souvenirs, t-shirts, dolls and books. Shoe boxes and a shoe that were sold in the Loftus Store are are on display in the attic. more...

Peoples State Bank
212 Calumet Avenue; P.O. Box 150 • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3321
Established in 1919, Peoples State Bank is a locally owned and managed bank that offers personal and business banking solutions. more...

De Smet Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 105 • De Smet, SD866-528-7273
The De Smet Area Chamber of Commerce promotes area businesses and events and provides information relating to Laura Ingalls Wilder, hunting, fishing, camping and more. more... map

Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
105 Olivet Avenue; P.O. Box 426 • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3383, 800-880-3383
Founded shortly after Laura Ingalls Wilder's death in 1957, this non-profit organization is "dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Ingalls-Wilder heritages in De Smet, South Dakota and to educate and enhance the experience of learning to all interested people." The Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society preserves the largest collection of Ingalls family memorabilia with more than 2,000 original artifacts. more...

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital
306 Prairie Avenue Southwest • De Smet, SD 57231
605-854-3329
A 17-bed, critical access hospital, Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care, including physical therapy, outpatient services, cardiac rehab, diagnostic services and nutrition counseling. more...