Sacred places in South Dakota

Three places to begin a deeper relationship with South Dakota.

Follow each place’s story, then its source trail. Living communities and custodians determine how visitors may participate.

United States · Sacred landscape

A mountain of prayer for several Plains peoples, where religious use continues alongside public visitation.

United States · Sacred landscape

A cave landscape with central significance in Lakota emergence traditions and a distinct geological history.

United States · Place of worship

A cathedral above the city whose liturgy and sacred art serve the Catholic community of eastern South Dakota.