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Washington, DC - Museum at Palace of Wonders The Palace of Wonders is a two story bar with showcases of carnival and side show memorabilia and mummified/stuffed memorabilia. There is a stuffed unicorn, a mer-fish, a five pawed dog, x-rays of a sword swallower, and various preserved fetuses and fake "pickled punks."
There are frequent burlesque acts on the weekends, when there is a cover charge. Definitely worth a visit to the bar if there is a burlesque or belly dancing crew performing. Be sure to check palaceofwonders.com to see what group is in town that weekend. Get there early to get a (good) seat.
There is parking across the street at a Murray's Auto store, but they will tow if before 9 PM. As for the safety of the area, it is not the kind of place tourists want to walk around at night. Cab in and cab out. [VCOM, 05/06/2008]
Museum at Palace of Wonders:
Address: 1210 H Street NE, Washington, DC [Show Map]
Directions: On H St. NE between 12th and 13th St. NE. Parking after 9 pm across street; neighborhood reported iffy after dark, visit by cab recommended.
Admission: Free. Cover some weekends.
Hours: 7pm every evening. (Call to verify)
Phone: 202-398-7469- Sioux City, Iowa - First Corn Palace - History Sioux City did indeed have the first Corn Palaces.
They were constructed only to stand for a few weeks before being
razed. All five of the Corn Palaces put Mitchell's to shame. The
first one was built in 1887 the last in 1891. Due to flood and
depression, no Corn Palace was built in 1892. That was the year
Mitchell constructed their first. [Thomas Munson, 10/04/2001]First Corn Palace - History:
Address: Sioux City, IA
Directions: For further information go to the Sioux City Public Museum at 29th and Jackson or the Pearl Street Research Center at 407 Pearl. - Sioux City, Iowa - First Corn Palace Did you know there was a corn palace in Sioux City, Iowa
before there was one in Mitchell, SD? It was built and tore down every
year by local farmers and merchants in the late 1800's and early 1900's. [Lee, 12/25/2000]
Las Vegas, Nevada - Trojan Horse A truly massive Trojan Horse is outside of the FAO Schwartz store at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV - you come around a corner and it literally towers over you at easily 40 feet or more. Pretty impressive to see in a place where there are plenty of impressive things to see already. [Levi Combs, 09/19/2009]Trojan Horse:
Address: 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV [Show Map]
Directions: FAO Scwartz, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas Blvd., north of Flamingo Rd.
Admission: Free.- Mitchell, South Dakota - Corn Palace
With its mad mix of onion domes and minarets, this corn-plastered edifice looks like it was drop-kicked out of czarist Russia. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Corn Palace:
Address: 604 N. Main St., Mitchell, SD [Show Map]
Directions: I-90 to Mitchell. North on Hwy 37 (Sanborn Blvd) into town. Right on 6th Ave. The Palace is three blocks east of Hwy 37, at the corner of 6th and Main.
Admission: Free.
Hours: Daily 8-5, closed weekends off-season (Call to verify)
Phone: 605-996-6223
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