Mitchell, South Dakota -
Corn Palace

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

We visited the Corn Palace on our way home from a trip out west on June 27th. It's all decorated and the museum was open. It seems they have done something to discourage the birds. There were a few starlings and house sparrows nesting in it, but very few kernels were missing. [Heidi Hoerman, 07/13/2008]

[RA: The corn mural theme currently is "Everyday Heroes," apparently through to 2009.]

Corn Palace

For those who have driven across the US, I come and join your ranks. My wife and I drove from Huntsville, AL to San Diego, CA via Minneapolis, MN and Seattle, WA. On our journey of 5,500 miles we stopped (my idea, of course) in Mitchell, SD to view the famed Corn Palace. It was amazing. I probably stood out in the single-digit March temps for an hour just looking at how it was made. All of the gift shop stuff was closed (there was 3 feet of snow on the ground and I-90 was closed) but we managed to get a few great pics between shivers.

I would recommend this site to anyone who wants a great unique place to stop. [Chuck Mielke, 08/13/2007]

Drought Foils Corn Palace Makeover
How serious was the drought and heat wave this summer in the Midwest? Bad enough that the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota can't assemble enough corn to redecorate its exterior, as it has every year for over a century. After an awful regional crop ruined by weather, the Corn Palace Festival Board decided in early August there would be no Spring mural update for the 2007 season.... [09/01/2006] Complete News Story

Corn Palace Says "We Shall Not Be Held Hostage"
The Mitchell, SD, City Council turned down a $400,000 federal grant for the Corn Palace because it could limit future renovation or expansion at the tourist attraction. ... [04/09/2001] Complete News Story