The Corn Palace in Mitchell South Dakota is an interesting diversion. I’d call it a tourist trap, but they don’t really work that hard separating you from your money. For a few decades now (40? I’d have to look it up) they have been gluing various parts of the corn plant to the outside of this building to create murals. Every year they scrape off the old one and put up a new one. That’s pretty much it’s entire claim to fame.
On the inside is a wide, arching hallway. It doesn’t cost anything to get in, which is a good thing because there’s not much there. The hall has a few display cases, and the side halls the corny footprints, but the corn murals on the inside of the theater/basketball court are the only big things.
In previous years the curtains over the stage were pulled back and booths set up in both the stage and the basketball floor. Local artisans sold their stuff – the usual run of pottery, textiles, candies, etc. This year we got there on a Sunday evening, and were lucky to get in at all.
There are a few gift shop type places across the street, but otherwise, that’s all there is to the Corn Palace. It’s not far from the highway, and easy to find. Worth a drive by, anyway.
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