Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Category: Monument

Massive granite sculpture memorializes four American presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln & Theodore Roosevelt. Orientation Center, viewing terraces and concession open year round. From mid-May to mid-Sept., the sculptor's studio is open 9-6, and the spectacular lighting of the 60-foot faces is staged nightly at 9 p.m. in the amphitheater. Free admission; Parking fee. 23 miles S of Rapid City; 2 miles W of Keystone.