Mitchell Travel Guide

 Redlats Says:  We were driving from Sioux Falls west to the Rapid City when lo and behold, the advertising invites us in to see the Mitchell Corn Palace. A building dedicated to corn.Sure enough the building is covered in dried corn -- picturesque murals made totally of ear corn - inside... 

 JennJenn Says:  If you're into dolls, this would be a great place to visit. (they have star wars too)June through September: Daily: 8am - 8pm March - May and October -November: Monday - Friday: 9am to 5pm Winter months: By appointment only More info later... 

 scaleguy Says:  The Mitchell Corn Palace is decorated entirely in corn. There are new designs on a regular basis. The Corn Palace is an impressive achievement in patience and dedication by the community of Mitchell. 

 yooperprof Says:  Mitchell has the one and only Corn Palace in the World. So What?Well. it's a conference center and exhibition hall. There are stage shows and sporting events. And it's a nifty reminder of how hard the farmers in this region to produce their bountiful harvest. The current... 

 BLSM Says:  Finished in 1999 the Archeodome was built over the site of one of the earthlodges. It was built to provide a state of the art, year round teaching and research facilitiy. It also provides a place for visitor to watch the researchers at work with out distubing the site. it is... 

 BLSM Says:  Walk the path across the creek to the entrance of the visitor center. Inside the visitor can view a video about the site, tour a replica of the Indian Earthlodge, and a model of the site as it existed a thousand years ago. There is also a gift shop in the visitors center.... 

 BLSM Says:  Journey back to a thousand year old indian village. The Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village represents the remains of a fortified village of native american gardeners and hunters that lived 900 to 1000 years ago along Firesteel Creek, now the shores of Lake Mitchell. The... 

 BLSM Says:  If you like dolls, especially old ones, you will like the Doll museum across the street from the Corn Palace. It is a building made to look like a castle.There are many hundreds of dolls dating from the early 1800's to the present. Also buggies, beds and high chairs.... 

 BLSM Says:  There are many murals on the outside of the building as well as inside. They have a farmer who specializes in growing different colored ears of corn to be used for the building. There was only 3 colors but he has devopled new ones so now they have about 7 or 8 to work with.... 

 BLSM Says:  Beautiful Murals completely made of ear corn. Back in the early days of South Dakota there were Festival halls built in several large towns to celebrate the harvest. The only one remaining is the Corn Palace in Mitchell. And it is on it's third reincaration. Every year the... 

 BLSM Says:  You are guided along a brick path that leads you along the forification ditch that was protection from wild animals. Then you see the depression that were the sites of the lodges and the rises that are believed to be trash pits. The first 2 lodges were excavated in 1938 as a... 

 JennJenn Says:  Right next to the World's Only Corn Palace is a statue shop--about a quarter city block filled with random statues. Open quite often in the summer. No set hours, though. In the winter, should be accessible through the neighboring coffeeshop. Worth a ramble through. 

 JennJenn Says:  Rodeo held toward the end of July each year. Four nights of ropin', ridin', and the ever popular mutton bustin'. Calling all cowboys and anyone who wants to watch the cowboys. Yee Haw! 

 JennJenn Says:  Each year, in the summer, the Corn Palace murals are changed. The abstract decor is changed throughout the summer. The actual murals are changed when the corn is harvested in the fall.The 2004 murals theme is Lewis and Clark (stapled on the building in fall 2003). The Palace... 

 JennJenn Says:  A local favorite offering ice cream, footlong hotdogs and chili cheese fries. For good summer food and some of that greasy fast food, you can't beat it! Must try the Kelly Special. Chicken strips with mayo and chili on a bun. Sounds strange but is actually very good! 

 Koleno Says:  Corn Palace The Corn Palace was created in 1892. Settlers would display there harvest on the exterior of the building to show the fertility of the South Dakota's harvest. They created murals made of corn, grass, gran, straw and more. FREE ADMISSION.Each year the exterior is...