• Mount Rushmore is more than just a grand carving of four presidents. It is representative of some of the most important events in the history of the United States.
  • Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located about 40km to the southwest of Rapid City and about 16km to the northeast of Custer city.
  • Whether a lifelong destination or a stop on your vacation itinerary, your visit to Mount Rushmore will be one you will tuck in your memory book forever.
  • Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, has captured the imaginations of millions since opening in 1941. Here are 75 facts that may surprise you.
  • The fourth and final President, Abraham Lincoln, was chosen for his part in abolishing slavery in the United States. Mount Rushmore took 14 years to sculpt.
  • Our Impact. The Society has been supporting Mount Rushmore National Memorial since work on the mountain first began.
  • Take some time to watch the documentary "Mount Rushmore: The Shrine" and look at Borglum's designs as well as original tools from the construction site.
  • As a joke, someone started calling Six Grandfathers Mountain, Mount Rushmore, and the name stuck.
  • In the Black Hills of southern South Dakota, in the United States (US), stands the enormous sculpture known as Mount Rushmore National Memorial.