Aberdeen Vacation Packages & Travel Deals
Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It is also the principal city of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area. This scenic city is both a regional shopping hotpot and a bagful of lively annual events, family fun spots and several recreational activities like camping, swimming, boating, rollerblading, hunting and fishing. Your Aberdeen vacations are incomplete without a visit to crowd magnets like the Storybook Land, the Land of Oz and the Wylie Park. Why not book your Aberdeen vacation packages well in advance to avoid last minute rush and inflated prices? Our Aberdeen travel packages are just what you need to make your vacations cheaper, affordable and hassle-free!
The best time to visit Aberdeen is the summer season from June to September. It would be warm and sunny at 68-83 deg F, and this would provide you with a perfect setting to enjoy the city’s highlights like the Brown County Fair (celebrated in August, it is one of the largest regional county fares), Northeast Celtic Fair and games (in September) and the South Dakota Film Festival (in September).
Places of Interest in Aberdeen
Storybook Land
The Storybook Land in Aberdeen is an amusement park that is themed upon storybook characters such as Mother Goose, the Three Little Pigs and other fantasy characters. All its fame revolves around a castle, a train, two barns and a covered picnic area. Two of its star attractions- the Land of Oz (related to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) and Humpty Dumpty's Great Fall Roller Coaster- are more than half the fun here.
Wylie Park Recreation Area
Wylie Lake is a small lake in Aberdeen. It attracts a large number of visitors every year for its stunning backdrop and superb swimming and paddle boating facilities. Tithe Wylie Park Recreation Area, situated along its bank near Storybook Land, offers a full spectrum of outdoor activities like go-kart racing, sand volleyball, camping, picnicking, miniature golf and recreational trailing.
Dacotah Prairie Museum of Aberdeen
Established in 1938, the Dacotah Prairie Museum of Aberdeen presents an intriguing screenshot of Native American culture, the lives of early settlers and the introduction of railroad in the region. You would be impressed with the way it has seamlessly integrated several elements of natural history and industrial developments of last 100 years.