Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum and East Sioux Falls Historic Site

"This Place Is absolutely beautiful! So clean and well maintained. A lot of information that you can read while you're walking around."

"Excellent formal garden... professional landscape...all plants, trees, native prairie grasses labeled with it's common name and botanical name. Wonderful collection of mature trees from Northern Plains to exotic species."

"took a chance to visit knowing the main house was closed due to covid, but no worries outdoors is where you need to be! this place is fantastic. we will definitely be back to go on the quarry trail and the railbed trail - it was 100 degrees out when we went so had to cut our trip short. cant wait to go back!"

"We chose Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum as our wedding ceremony location. Absolutely beautiful! Photo credits: Luke & Savannah Photography"

"If you haven’t yet visited the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum, it’s time you did!! Over the years I’ve come to appreciate being able to see mature plants in a landscape setting. I enjoy shopping at plant nurseries but it’s so difficult determining how a plant might look in say 5-10 years... The arboretum is beautiful and immaculately cared for. That being said, I do think they could do a much better job being environmentally-conscious. Their parking lot drains to an area that’s supposed to be a wetland (to filter pollution and provide wildlife habitat). They even have a display with a photo of how it should look and function... For some reason they mow the entire area, completely ignoring their own educational sign!! Also, their pond and waterfall are nice touches but are colored blue and treated with herbicides so that they look like something sterile and synthetic like you’d see at Disney World. Such a wasted opportunity for a naturally beautiful pond that could be beneficial to all sorts of wildlife..."