The hall is a museum detailing "acts of excellence", the host of an annual honors ceremony, a statewide K-12 South Dakota History Program, and a Visitor and Education Center in Chamberlain that opened in June 2000.

More than 700 South Dakotans have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and their stories of excellence with supporting media are available online.

A list of recipients is kept on the South Dakota Hall of Fame website.

In June 2000, the South Dakota Hall of Fame opened their Visitor & Education Center in Chamberlain.

[3] As of 2023[update], over 700 people have been inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame across seven categories: agriculture, arts and entertainment, general notability, historical figures, political, professional, and sports.