A 60-second YouTube Video Gave Sioux Falls An Unexpected Shoutout

Here's a challenge for you.

How many of the great and not-so-great things about Sioux Falls can you rattle off in 60 seconds?

Well, that's exactly what a pair of YouTubers have done, and if you ask me, they nailed it!

Austin & Colin have more than 112,000 followers on YouTube and on their Facebook page. Previous posts include deeper looks at cities like Nashville, Los Angeles, and even Greenland, as well as places like Waffle House, Chipotle, and Buc-ee's.

Earlier this month, they set their sights on South Dakota's largest city and left no stone unturned.

In case you're keeping score at home, they got in 26 local mentions in 58 seconds:

Smithfield
Sanford Health
Arc of Dreams
Sculpture Walk
Casinos
Tortilleria Hernandez
Phillip Avenue Diner
Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean
B&G Milkyway
'Spook' Road (East 264th Street)
Chislic
Mr. Bendo
Giliberto's Mexican Taco Shop
'Curb' Corn
Gigglebees
Avera Health
Levitt at the Falls
Great Bear Recreation Park
Zip Feed Mill
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sioux Falls Canaries
Sioux Falls Stampede
Severance Brewing Company
The Treasury
Sioux Falls Bike Path
'Zipper' Merging

The video also featured nine visual references that didn't make the lyrics:

Sanford Pentagon
Falls Park
Minnesota Avenue
Washington Pavilion
Great Plains Zoo
State Theatre
USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial
Orpheum Theater
St. Joseph's Cathedral

Response to the video has been impressive. In just ten days, it has been viewed more than 355,000 times and generated more than 200 comments.

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32 Things to Do in Sioux Falls This Summer That Are Absolutely Free!

Sure, there are tons of things to do in the Sioux Empire every summer, but if your entertainment budget is small (or zero), we have the solution - actually, we have lots of solutions.

Here is a list of family-friendly (and some, just adult-friendly) events happening this summer in the Sioux Falls area that you should check out. Oh, the best part, everything on this list is FREE.

Gallery Credit: Karla Brown

Top 14 Restaurants That Should Come Back to Sioux Falls

Some friends and I were getting together for dinner and we were trying to decide where to go. That’s when we started reminiscing about our favorite Sioux Falls restaurants that have come and gone. Here's a list of 14 restaurants I want to come back to Sioux Falls. What restaurants were your favorites that are no longer in Sioux Falls?

Gallery Credit: Karla Brown

Check Out This 1962 Listing of Sioux Falls Bars and Restaurants - Do You Remember Any?

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Sioux Falls: Then and Now

The City of Sioux Falls has changed dramatically over the past several years. Some of the streets, landscapes, and neighborhoods look vastly different than just 10-15 years ago.

Here's a look at Sioux Falls, then-and-now. See if you can recognize some of these old buildings, businesses, and city streets.

Gallery Credit: Andy Gott