South Dakota
Step into the prairie landscapes and pioneer history that inspired Laura Ingalls Wilder.
De Smet, South Dakota, offers a journey into the pioneer history made famous by Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House books. Explore sites connected to the Ingalls family, walk the streets of the historic prairie town, and venture into the surrounding countryside where open fields, wetlands, and endless horizons still evoke the Dakota Territory Laura experienced more than a century ago.
Walk in the footsteps of Laura Ingalls Wilder in De Smet, South Dakota, where the open prairie, historic buildings, and stories of pioneer life inspired several of her beloved Little House books. Explore the places where Laura grew up, became a teacher, met Almanzo Wilder, and experienced life on the Dakota frontier.