“Spirit of Discovery", a 5,500-pound, 14-foot bronze sculpture, stands near the entrance of the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. The work depicts explorers Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Lewis’ Newfoundland dog, Seaman.

The $4 million Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center focuses on what the historic expedition did and what happened to its members between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Yankton, S.D.

Inside the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center actor Daniel Slosberg portrays Pierre Cruzatte, one of the expedition’s best boatmen. Cruzatte also was a fiddle player who provided entertainment for the explorers.

Young visitors at the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center test their skills at what it took to be a boatman on the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center invites visitors to join the Corps of Discovery for a day in the life of the expedition at what is now the Sioux City area.

The $4 million Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center features building materials, furnishings and dozens of details that honor the Sioux City area’s natural resources and prominence in the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center’s numerous interactive exhibits, such as “Can You Load the Boat?” give visitors a broad range of hands-on experiences.

Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center visitors examine the same species of plants that Meriwether Lewis discovered in 1804 in what is now the Sioux City area.

Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center visitors get an up-close look at replicas of medicines and surgical instruments commonly used during the time of Lewis & Clark.

Siouxland references abound at the $4 million Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. For example, the curving entrance pathway meanders between berms made of soil and limestone that recall the richness of Siouxland’s Loess Hills.

The court-martial of deserter Moses Reed is among the many interactive exhibits at the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. Hand-painted murals are a central feature of the new $4 million Missouri Riverfront attraction.

The Keelboat Theatre shows a videotaped presentation produced exclusively for the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center.

The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center opened to the public on Sept. 21, 2002. It welcomed more than 60,000 visitors in its first ten months of operation. Millions are expected to visit the Missouri Riverfront attraction during the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial (2003-2006).

A 30-by-50-foot replica of a historic U.S. Flag flies atop a 150-foot flag pole at the Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. The 15-star, 15-stripe U.S. Flag was chosen for the interpretive center because it was the flag Lewis & Clark carried on their expedition, from 1803 to 1806.

The Spirit of Discovery Store offers more than 300 different books and gift items on varied themes, ranging from Lewis & Clark to prairie dogs.

A Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center animatronic exhibit brings to life the explorers as leaders of a finely tuned military expedition. The interpretive center received expert advice to ensure that uniforms and all aspects of the center are portrayed as accurately as possible.

The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center’s Discovery Gallery showcases a range maps and photographs that illuminate various aspects of the historic expedition.

The new $4 million Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center focuses on a day in the life of the Lewis & Clark expedition (1803-1806) as it traveled through what is now the Sioux City area. The death and burial of Sergeant Charles Floyd on Aug. 20, 1804, is at the center of the story.

The new $4 million Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center invites visitors to come along as members of the Corps of Discovery set up camp, fish, hunt, cook, encounter prairie dogs, fight mosquitoes, and marvel at rich discoveries in the Missouri River Valley. Lewis described the area as, “One of the fairest portions of the globe.”