Experience Mount Rushmore, America’s Shrine of Democracy, on a narrated 4-5 hour tour through South Dakota’s iconic Black Hills.

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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.
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Highlights
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

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

 

 

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