Happy Birthday, South Dakota! Today you are 129 years old and, if I am being honest, you have never looked better! Since today is all about you and all of your glorious Mount Rushmore State ways, we want to pay homage to you, which is why we have compiled this list of the 15 reasons why you are the BEST state in the country:
1. Our days begin like this...
If you think the best part of waking up is the generic coffee in your cup, you gotta get outside more often!
2. ...and end like that.
Every single night, folks... isn't it wonderful?!
3. Our people are some of the nicest you will ever meet!
South Dakotans may as well have inspired the term "Midwest nice." (Maybe we did... can anyone confirm this?)
4. Our cost of living is low...
Whether you are just starting out or looking to retire, South Dakota is the place for you, thanks to our housing market being well below the national average (with median home costs sitting at $184,700, vs. $216,200).
5. ...yet our quality of life is high.
Whether you love the outdoors, consider yourself a foodie, or are passionate about American history, you are guaranteed to find something in SoDak!
6. Now for the obvious: We are home to the iconic Mount Rushmore...
7. ...Crazy Horse...
8. ...and the old Wall Drug.
Needless to say, you will never run out of things to do see or do around South Dakota!
9. Our cities are naturally beautiful.
Does YOUR hometown have a gigantic, 100-foot-tall waterfall in the middle of everything? If you hail from Sioux Falls, it does!
10. There's nothing corny about SoDak!
*slaps knee* See what we did there?
11. We have the best German food outside of, well, Germany.
...and who do we have to thank for all of the delicious kuchen, kolache, and bierocks? Why, our immigrant grandparents and ancestors, of course!
12. Speaking of Germany, South Dakota is a true melting pot of different cultures.
From wonderful Native American tribes to proud German descendants to old-fashioned cowboys, the gang is all here in South Dakota.
13. There is something here for young...
14. ...and old alike.
15. Finally, this is what our backyard looks like.
It's a hard knock life for us... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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