About this city
Mitchell is a dynamic, highly robust commercial and agricultural powerhouse positioned flatly within the fertile James River alluvial plains of eastern South Dakota. Incorporated meticulously in 1881 during the rapid rail construction boom of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the city transformed from a quiet settlement into a dominant trading giant. Today, Mitchell holds a legendary, world-unique status in agribusiness pop-culture as home to the single largest, most architecturally sprawling folk arts palace wrapped completely in living grain murals.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Marvel at the giant folk architecture and shifting crop artwork inside the world-famous Mitchell Corn Palace, explore prehistoric longhouse ruins at the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village, and view regional art.
