The Visitors Center plans exhibits on what is known about the carvings. The agency was the site of the first organized Dakota attack in the Dakota Conflict of 1862. The site has the remains of the buildings, some of which were destroyed in the 1862 attack. A self guided tour can be taken at the site. The Visitors Center has a museum on the ceremonial purposes of the pipestone quarry that has been used by Native Americans for centuries.
Visitors can also take a walking tour of the quarry site.