It was a sorry day when I decided to work with Tina Spielmann at Travel Leaders. She was difficult…read moreand petulant from the beginning. Then she played hardball: on my return from a cruise, she booked me overnight at a stop-over when there were plenty of flights home that same day. My itinerary was not detailed enough, so I did not realize until I was stuck overnight until it was too late. Stay away from her and her travel agency.

Our experience with Tina Spielmann was a nightmare!!! she is very unprofessional and after she made…read moremany empty promises and had our booking and $'s in her greedy hands. All communication stopped. she did not do one thing for me or our party, seriously.. she could not even respond to and email that one of our guest sent with some questions. We booked one year out and in literally less then two weeks before the trip myself or our guest had not heard form Tina! and then a week before the occasion most guest had not received their tickets!! I booked the same group of 26 people on a cruise with AAA Travel and our experience with Mary Beth was hands down above and beyond!! This occasion was my daughters wedding Tina said she would do all the communication with the wedding planer in Mexico not one email was sent to confirm details. My daughter and I were so embarrassed because we had sent Tina's information to all our guest and promised she would take great care of them and four of our quest mentioned how rude Tina had been. My advice...work with any other travel agency other then Travel Leaders. Happy travels.

One must considering viewing the falls for which a major populated city was named. Unbelievably…read morecreated by volcanic activity millions of years ago, this showcase is domiciled smack in the heart of Downtown Sioux Falls. Although it does have an elevator lookout with a platform for viewing, it does lack a movie detailing the falls creation as well as history of the Cities development.

As many many, many, many, many, many many other reviewers here have commented, the smell is…read morehorrendous. When we pulled into the parking lot for the falls, my husband was certain that our dog had had an accident in the car but I knew that couldn't be.We searched for what the smell could be and then I opened my door to get out and see if it was something outside. The smell punched me in the face like Mike Tyson. We tried to get our bearings and understand what was going on. Everyone else was walking around like nothing was happening. My husband googled it and we read that due to the proximity of the Falls to the wastewater treatment and pork slaughtering plants, there is always a terrible odor here. We decided to try to walk to the falls since we were already there, but we honestly barely made it. Near The Falls there were children playing and running and people walking and chatting like nothing was going on. I had my shirt up over my nose and mouth and at one point started to throw up. I only noticed two or three other people who were holding their noses and having difficulty with the smell. My husband did go up in the tower at the visitor center quickly and I remained outside because they do not allow pets. He said the smell was much improved from up at the top but you still get whiffs of it. We couldn't stay in the park for more than 5 or 10 minutes. It's really a shame because this park has a lot of potential. I don't think we are particularly sensitive to smells, but sewage mixed with death should be a difficult one for most people. The fact that these large families were picnicking and frolicking as if nothing was happening makes me wonder what their homes smell like or how they could possibly get used to or carry on with this stench. This was a terrible experience for us overall and we would never return and never recommend a stop here to anyone.

A little expensive, but we had a great time feeding butterflies and checking out the fish! We will…read moredefinitely be back!

This is a very small attraction, not quite what I expected after visiting several different…read morebutterfly conservatories. The price is the same as the very large places we've been, that might be why my expectations were high! The aquarium is an odd accompaniment to the butterflies and it definitely shows. It's very small with very little variety. The kiddos all loved that you could appear to be in a fish tank but there wasn't much to capture adults attention. The touch tank was all netted off so that left nothing much to do! The butterflies were nice but there didn't seem to really be that many in the house and only a few varieties. Standing in line to get in was one thing but then having to stand in line to leave felt a little claustrophobic!! The staff was not friendly, welcoming or available to interact with, most seemed a bit bored. The fake flowers and nectar seems like a great idea but unfortunately not many folks were having any luck! All in all, it's a nice little attraction to spend an hour or so!