Mitchell SD to Omaha NE

South Dakota Cornfield

South Dakota today included driving through cornfields, having another 6 mile construction site (which included the entire Main Street of one small town!).  The fun stop was Mitchell, SD.  First we went to the Prehistoric Indian Village Site, a National Historic Landmark and home of the Archeodome. The archaeological site, which is being excavated by Augustana University, Sioux Falls SD, and University of Exeter, Exeter, England, is inside a large building, allowing for year-round, indoor excavating. What luxury for the archaeologists! The museum includes lots of bison bones, pottery fragments, lithic materials, a bison skeleton, and a recreated earth lodge.

South Dakota 11 mile construction site.

Inside the Archeodome, Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village

Having a corn dog at the Corn Palace.

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Corn Palace lobby with mosaic pillars.

Corn Palace! Partial view of the building's front.

The second stop in Mitchell was The Corn Palace! Yes, Theeeee Corn Palace, "the world's only corn palace!" It's actually an auditorium/basketball court/event venue, but the exterior decorations are made of corn cobs and corn husks. Inside, the pillars are tiled like colorful corncobs, and Bryn thought they were really spiffy!

Then we crossed the Iowa River into Iowa, saw more cornfields, and then crossed the Missouri River into Nebraska. We arrived in Omaha for the night, and had dinner at Lo Solo Mio, an Italian restaurant that was recommended by Nikki. It was yummy.

Iowa River from the Iowa side, looking at Nebraska.

Lo Solo Mio, Omaha.