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Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD

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Corn Palace

See giant murals made from ears of naturally colored corn covering the walls of a domed arena in downtown Mitchell.

604 N Main St · Mitchell, SD

About Corn Palace

The Corn Palace is a domed, minaret-topped arena in downtown Mitchell whose exterior walls are covered in murals made of corn and other grains. The designs are redone every year using twelve naturally occurring shades of corn grown by local farmers, with the ears nailed to the building in a corn-by-numbers pattern. The current building dates to 1921, and its domes and minarets were added in 1937. The hall also hosts concerts, basketball games and community events.

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  • #roadside attraction
  • #folk art
  • #free attraction

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