Sites & Attractions
Bede Art Gallery
1
1105 W. 8th Street
(605) 668-1011 or (855) 686-2789
Bede Art Gallery provides a cultural center
where professional artists showcase their
work. The gallery, located in the lobby of
Marian Auditorium on Mount Marty College
campus, is named after and in remembrance
of the Benedictine monk, Bede the
Venerable. Monthly exhibits from regional
artists are featured throughout the school
year, many with an artist’s Gallery Talk and
reception. A student exhibit highlights the
end of each semester. The gallery is open to
the public at no cost from Sept. through May.
Open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bishop Marty 1
Memorial
Chapel
1005 W. 8th Street
(605) 668-6000
A distinctive
Yankton landmark
built in 1950;
Bishop Marty
Memorial Chapel is
considered one of
the country’s best
examples of gothic
architecture. Saints
depicted over the
front doorway include Saints Gertrude the
Great, Lioba, Scholastica, Benedict, Gregory,
Anselm and Bede. At the back of the Upper
Chapel is a plaque on the east wall that
commemorates the loving memory of the
deceased Sisters of the Benedictine Convent
of Sacred Heart Monastery. Open daily from
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tours available Monday-Friday
or by appointment. Items are available in the
Monastery Gift Shop.
Carmike Cinemas
2
2101 Broadway Avenue/Yankton Mall
(605) 665-6388
www.carmike.com
Come check out a movie at the Carmike
Cinemas located in the Yankton Mall. With
five theaters, there is an assortment of
movies to see. Movies play nightly, along
with matinees on weekends and holidays.
Christ Episcopal Church
2
517 Douglas Avenue
(605) 665-2456
www.christepiscopalchurchyankton.com
You will be captivated and inspired by the
memorial stainedglass windows, the
powerful rich sound
of the organ and
the warm, mellow
woodwork in this
over 150 year old
church. Tours of the
church are available
by calling the church
office.
Corps of Discovery Welcome Center
89705 Hwy. 81
(2 miles South of Yankton on Hwy. 81)
(402) 667-6557
www.corpsofdiscoverywelcomecenter.net
Experience a
warm welcome to
Northeast Nebraska
and Southeast
South Dakota as
you observe a
panoramic view of
the Missouri River
Valley and Yankton.
Experience a step
back in time as you re-discover history on
our 1.5 mile nature birding trail or read the
historical markers about Lewis and Clark
Corps of Discovery and Pan American
Highway 81. The Center offers tourists free
Yankton, South Dakota – 13
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