Mitchell, South Dakota
We decided to stay here in Mitchell as an extended pit stop basically in order to prep for our first true hardcore boondocking experience coming up next in the Badlands. We’re staying 3 or 4 nights here in order to receive our mail from Florida, to shop at Menards for some RV hardware (slowly transitioning all interior lighting to LED; saves tremendous energy when running only off of batteries), and to install said hardware. Not much sightseeing to do here, but of course the Palace is a must-see.
Since 1892, The World’s Only Corn Palace has been decorated annually with thousands of bushels of corn, grains, and native grasses as a tribute to agriculture. In 2015, new ear-chitecture transformed the building giving the attraction an a-maize-ing facelift that included light up domes and a second story walk out balcony. This year, 2022, the theme is Big Top Circus.