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For Immediate Release January 12, 2015
Contact Teri Schmidt, Executive Director 605.373.2030 (office) 605.366.5590 (cell)
Falls Park Visitor Information Center Hosts Record Number of Visitors Sioux Falls, SD - The Falls Park Visitor Information Center hosted 186,456 visitors in 2014, a 10% increase over 2013. Visitors who entered the Visitor Information Center in 2013 totaled 169,443. The 2014 number of visitors is also a record since it’s opening in 2000. The Visitor Information Center is managed by the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau. Visitors have the opportunity to sign an electronic guest book, but the actual count is taken as people enter the building. It is estimated that approximately one-third of the people visiting Falls Park actually enter the Visitor Information Center and/or sign the guest book. Visitors who signed the guest book in 2014 have come from 50 states and 49 foreign countries. Top 10 States: South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska California Missouri Michigan Kansas
Top 10 Countries: Canada Australia Spain Netherlands England Germany Norway United Kingdom Brazil Finland
The Falls Park Visitor Information Center is located in Downtown Sioux Falls and is attached to the five story viewing tower in Falls Park. The Visitor Information Center provides citywide visitor information as well as a wide variety of Sioux Falls memorabilia. For more information call 605-275-6060 or go to www.VisitSiouxFalls.com/FallsPark. ### Mission: To market the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a one-of-a-kind visitor destination, and to provide premier visitor services, and increase visitor spending, in order to enhance economic impact throughout the community.