Beauty is in the eye of the corn-holder. In search of the coolest building in every state, the much-ballyhooed Corn Palace in Mitchell took the top prize in SD.
Mitchell landmark shares the 'odd attraction' distinction with a blue whale, catsup bottle, an ice cream graveyard, a place immortalized in a Bruce Springsteen song, and others.
City officials in Mitchell aren't happy with outdoor lighting at the Corn Palace tourist attraction, which recently underwent a $4.7 million renovation.