Places in Brookings
Brookings’s downtown: 330 places in a five-minute walk
1,362 places in Brookings: 144 places to eat and drink, 132 shops, 123 things to do and 34 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.
All places
1,362
57 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
144
6 per 1,000 residents
Shops
132
23 gifts · 10 antiques · 5 books
Things to do
123
37 outdoors · 22 arts · 23 landmarks
Places to stay
34
1.4 per 1,000 residents
What kind of places does Brookings have?
Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · The map
Where Brookings gathers
330 of Brookings’s 1,362 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main Ave.
330places in a five-minute walk of Main Ave24% of Brookings’s places
Things to do
See all →123 things to do
41 fitness & sports, 37 parks & outdoors, 23 history & landmarks. Local spots first.
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1921 Building
Landmark and historical building · 601 4th St Suite 104
Briarwood Apartments
Landmark and historical building · 2322 Yorkshire Dr
Countryside Estates & Villa
Landmark and historical building · 1014 22nd Ave
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
Music venue · 1601 University Blvd
Brookings Summer Arts Festival
Arts and entertainment · 101 6th St W
Shops
See all →132 shops
28 home & hardware, 23 gifts & boutiques, 13 clothing. Local spots first.
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Goodwill of the Great Plains
Used vintage and consignment · 625 Main Ave
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
Thrift store · 625 Main Ave
Eat & drink
See all →144 places to eat & drink
85 restaurants, 28 bars & breweries, 26 cafés & treats. Local spots first.
Places to stay
See all →34 places to stay
31 hotels & inns, 3 camping & rentals. Local spots first.
Everyday
See all →750 errands & services
Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.
Health care 121Brookings Health System · Bisson Dental · Profile PlanOffices & pros 116Advantage Land Company · Titan Machinery - Brookings, SD · Helsper, McCarty and RasmussenHome services 85J & T's Exhaust World · Peace Lutheran Early Childhood · SDSU Support DeskBanks & insurance 77Kevin Witte - State Farm Insurance · BankStar Financial · First Bank & TrustAuto & gas 69NAPA Auto Parts · W. W. Tire Service · Hometown Services and TireHair & beauty 62SmartStyle · Ritz Hair Studio & Day Spa · Elevate Body and Soul by Kaylee DuckwitzPets 15Bark Bath & Beyond · Brookings Regional Humane Society · Big Sioux Veterinary CareGroceries & convenience 14Casey's · Hy-Vee · Brookings City Liquor StoreOther services 191Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · Orthopedic Institute · Boys & Girls Club Of Brookings
Community
See all →179 schools, churches & public places
Where Brookings learns, worships and gets things done.
Schools & childcare 66Brookings High School · Sylvan Learning Of Brookings (satellite) · Hillcrest Elementary SchoolCommunity groups 49The Salvation Army Of Brookings · Downtown Brookings · Brookings Area United WayTown & public services 33Brookings City Police Department · Greenwood Cemetery · Brookings Municipal Airport (BKX)Places of worship 31First Lutheran Brookings · First United Methodist Church Community Life Center · Pope Pius XII Newman Center
Talk & tips
Favorites, openings and closings from Brookings neighbors.
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.
How we sort and count
Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.