Type of Attraction
Description
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located about 30 minutes southwest of Rapid City, features portraits of four presidents carved into granite — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Measuring 60-feet-tall, the portraits are perhaps the definitive American attraction. Crews completed Mount Rushmore between Oct. 4, 1927, and Oct. 31, 1941. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents to memorialize on Mount Rushmore. More than two million people visit Mount Rushmore, sometimes called the “Shrine of Democracy.”
Recent news releases from Mount Rushmore National Memorial:
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial Offers Summer Programming
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial to Unveil New Visitor Center Movie and Theater Remodel on May 23, 2025
- New Outdoor Ethnobotanical Garden Expands Interpretive Storytelling at the Memorial
- Mount Rushmore Celebrates Independence Day with Variety of Events and Activities
- Over one hundred and fifty new citizens to be naturalized at Mount Rushmore