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Sightseeing

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

A National Park Service memorial in the Black Hills with giant carved presidential heads on granite.

13000 Highway 244 Building 31, Suite 1 Keystone, SD 57751 · Keystone, SD

About Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Four enormous presidential heads are carved into a granite mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The memorial represents the nation's founding, growth, development, and preservation. Its grounds include a parking complex, an information center, and walking paths with views of the sculpture. Visitors can learn about the people and stories behind its creation.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Shopping
Quirky Fun
Black Hills Glass Blowers
No admission fee
Working glass studio near Mount Rushmore where artisans blow and lampwork glass on site.
1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Black Hills Wilderness Edge
$50+
ATV and UTV rental outfitter for guided backcountry trail riding near Keystone, South Dakota.
1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Museums
Family Favorite
National Presidential Wax Museum
Under $25
A wax museum near Mount Rushmore with lifelike figures of every U.S. president.
1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Local Gem
Chapel in the Hills
No admission fee
Step inside a carved wooden replica of Norway's Borgund stave church, set among ponderosa pines in the Black Hills.
14 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Local Gem
Rapid City
No admission fee
Gateway city to South Dakota's Black Hills, home to the City of Presidents statues, Main Street Square and Rapid City Trolleys.
Transit: reachable by public transit
18 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Outdoor Adventure
Black Hills & Badlands
No admission fee
The official regional tourism association promoting travel across South Dakota's Black Hills and Badlands region.
22 mi awayMore like this