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Mount Rushmore with four presidential faces carved into the rock. 1
A building with an Information Center, a Bookstore, and Wheelchairs Available. 2
A monument with three large faces, a stone archway, and a clear sky. 3
A trail sign with directions to the Presidential Trail, Sculptor's Studio, and Entrance Loop, including caution about the trail's length and stairs. 4
Mount Rushmore with a clear blue sky in the background. 5

From Rapid City: Mt. Rushmore Memorial Tour

By Affordable Adventures Inc.
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
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Overview

  • Learn about the history of the monument with a narrated tour
  • Explore the Lincoln Borglum Museum and see the Avenue of Flags
  • Enjoy a scenic drive through the Black Hills to the monument
  • Take a walk on the Presidential Trail and see the Carvers' Cafe

Activity location

    • Rapid City
    • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Rapid City
    • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pickup at hotel or Airbnb, at Rapid city only
  • Inclusions
    Parking fees at Mt. Rushmore
  • Inclusions
    Tour guides
  • Inclusions
    Cold bottled water
  • Exclusions
    Gratuities for the guides
  • Exclusions
    Food and other refreshments apart from water provided

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Smoking
    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • This 4 hour narrated tour takes us through the Black Hills to America’s Shrine of Democracy. There is a new 23-minute video called “Carved in Stone” about the carving, the sculptor Gutzon Borglum, and workers. The Lincoln Borglum Museum has some great displays about Borglum, his family and his works, the mountain and machinery and the workers.

    The Presidential Trail is a gradually inclining walk that goes under the faces in the rock rubble with great spots for pictures of the individual faces. If you go further there is a strenuous walk down to the Sculptor’s Studio (open only in the summer months) then back up to the viewing terrace.

    The Avenue of Flags represents all 50 states and the territories, along with their respective dates of admission to the Union. The large gift shop has many items. The Carvers’ Café and an ice cream shop that features Thomas Jefferson Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe from France.

    As we leave we stop for a picture at the side profile of George Washington.

Location

Activity location

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    • Rapid City
    • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Rapid City
    • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States