Comments on: Armchair Field Trip: The Corn Palace

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Prarie Dog museum

It’s in alberta and it’s stuffed prarier dogs that have been place in dioramas of historical event, movie scenes in costume. Yes.

By: boliyou

boliyou — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:39:01 +0000

I love the armchair field trips! You might want to think about a trip to the Big Duck on Long Island.

By: jenni

jenni — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:21:07 +0000

in north/south carolina, the popular interstate attraction is south of the border. it’s right on the boundary of the two states, and the billboards advertising for it stretch 60 miles in either direction.
i vaguely remember buying a sombrero from there.

By: TGecko

TGecko — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:37:03 +0000

In the same vein as Wall Drug is Buckey’s in Texas. It’s about an hour east of San Antonio, and has billboards for miles both directions. What gets me is a) the billboards start from about 60 miles out(!) and 2) One of them advertises their “fabulous restrooms!”

The restrooms are okay. What’s really great is the sheer types and amount of jerky that are available.

By: Brandee

Brandee — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:31:05 +0000

When in Oregon, don’t miss the Oregon Vortex and the House of Mystery!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:08:36 +0000

I just want to agree with Laura, having grown up in SD very near the Corn Palace, I have visited the doll museum. It’s interesting, I guess. Too bad you missed Wall Drug…the free ice water is kindof a big deal. Plus, they have a life sized T-rex that is robotic and will scare the pants off you while you’re shopping for a turd bird. Gotta love SD.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:51:02 +0000

Many of my relatives live in Mitchell, so I’ve been to high school graduations in the Corn Palace. And since visiting grandma can get pretty dull, we go to the doll museum every once in awhile, but it’s surprisingly not as creepy as it may seem.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:28:58 +0000

I personally don’t like the House on the Rock. The house itself is ok for adults interested in architecture, but beyond that its just a long maze of dusty old crap that no one wanted in their house anymore. Trust me on this one.

But in the UP of Michigan there is a ‘natural’ attraction called the Paulving Light (spelling?). Its a few miles from the Lac de View casino. You go down this long dirt road to where it stops (at night) and if you wait a few minutes you will see a light slowly apear and dissapear. No joke. The tourist center nearby has an amazingly lame movie about it. Theories as to the light’s origin range from car headlights in the distance to aliens. Check it out if you are in the area… there’s nothing better to do. Trust me.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:50:08 +0000

My boyfriend, two children and I made the trek from the east side of Iowa to Mount Rushmore this summer. My son is somewhat of a Ripley’s and Guinness fanatic and always want to see the record holders. I found a delightful website (www.roadsideamerica.com)that lists all of the most bizarre attractions by state. Needless to say, we had an interesting trip that not only included the above mentioned Corn Palace and Porter Sculpture Garden(I highly recommend it), and Wall Drug but also the largest man made out of tires, the largest cheeto, and Tom Thumb’s wife’s wedding dress (just to name a few). It made for a memorable drive and vacation.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:32:51 +0000

Growing up in the midwest, I got to go to the Corn Palace and The House on the Rock (which was always my favorite). I was actually just at Wall Drug this past May (and if you decide to take a road trip that way, stop off at Al’s Oasis). The donuts at Wall Drug are fresh, and the coffee only costs five cents. The best, of course, is the jackalope!