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Mount Rushmore National Memorial ​((in)Mount Rushmore National Memorial )
Information
Country	United States
Region	South Dakota
Location
43 ° 52 ′ 42 ″ N 103 ° 27 ′ 9 ″ W
Official site
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the Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national park of South Dakota to United States.

Understand

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial owes its existence to sculptor Gutzon Borglum who had a vision of four American presidents carved into this mountain. With the support of several politicians, this vision has become a reality. Between 1927 and 1941, more than 400 workers worked to shape the portraits in the rock.

The carved chairs are:

• George Washington, first president of the United States (1789-1797)
• Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States (1801-1809)
• Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865)
• Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth President of the United States (1901-1909)

Today the Mount Rushmore National Memorial is visited by more than three million people each year.

To go

By plane

• 44.0326-103.06591 Rapid City Regional Airport (Rapid City Regional Airport) 4550 Terminal Road, Rapid City, SD 57703 (is located at 60 km from Mount Rushmore National Memorial via US-44.),   1 605-393-9924, fax : 1 605-394-6190, e-mail : [email protected] (last update Dec. 2015)

By car

• 43.875-103.4522 Mount Rushmore National Memorial (is located along the SD-244 road. Coming from I-90, take exit 57 at Rapid City then follow US-16A to Keystone and then SD-244. Coming from the South, follow US-18 or SD-385 to SD-244.) (last update Dec. 2015)

Circulate

Circulation within the grounds of the park is only possible on foot. When coming by car, it is compulsory to park in the paid car park at the entrance to the park (parking price: 11 $ (~9,11 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 10.07 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 13.64 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 5,973.39 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), ticket valid until the end of the current year).

To see

• 43.87657-103.455191 Avenue of flags (Avenue of Flags)  – The entrance to the site marks the beginning of this avenue on which are the flags of the 50 states constituting the country, with at the foot of each flag the date and order of entry of the state into the Union. (last updated Sep 2015)
• 43.8773-103.45552 Panoramic terrace (Grand View Terrace)  – This terrace offers the best insight into the portraits of presidents. (last updated Sep 2015)
• 43.8785-103.45423 Sculptor's Workshop (Sculptor's Studio & Bookstore)  – There are explanatory panels on the construction of the Memorial accompanied by numerous photographs. The casts used to make the sculptures are on display there. (last updated Sep 2015)

Do

• Visit with audioguide  – You can visit the site with an audio guide available in English, German, Spanish and French. You will have an overview of the history of the site as well as the music. Audioguide rental: 5 $ (~4,14 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 4.58 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 6.2 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 2 715.18 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). (last updated Sep 2015)
• 43.87746103.458211 Presidential trail (Presidential Trail)  – This trail of 800 m long, fully landscaped with wooden terraces, allows you to get as close as possible to the foot of the sculptures and to have many points of view. Along the path are signs retracing the life of each president depicted on the Memorial. (last updated Sep 2015)
• Nature trail (Nature Trail)  – This path connects the Atelier du Sculpteur to the memorial parking lot, passing through the forest. (last updated Sep 2015)
• Enlightenment ceremony (Evening lighting ceremony) only from the end of May to mid-September: 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. depending on the season. – The ceremony takes place in the amphitheater located under Grand View Terrace. Shortly after the Memorial is illuminated, a ranger introduces the ceremony, then a film traces the history of the four presidents and puts it into perspective. The national anthem is then sung by the spectators and the ceremony of lowering the American flag begins in the presence of the soldiers of the assembly. (last updated Sep 2015)

To buy

• Souvenir shop (Gift Shop)  – The souvenir shop is the place where you can buy all the souvenirs bearing the effigy of the four presidents: key chains, t-shirts, mugs, magnets ... You can also find flags of all countries of the world, made in the USA. (last updated Sep 2015)

Eat

• Carvers Cafe  (last updated Sep 2015)
• Memorial Team Ice Cream Shop  (last updated Sep 2015)

Have a drink / Go out

The city of Keystone has many restaurants and bars, in the immediate vicinity of the park.

Housing

The city of Keystone has a substantial hotel offer in the immediate vicinity of the park.

Around

• 43.7653-103.38441 Custer State Park  – This park, located in the heart of the Black Hills, offers sumptuous landscapes of forests and rock formations. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.614-103.4492 Wind Cave National Park  – These caves constitute the sixth most extensive network of galleries in the world. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.666-102.6583 Badlands National Park  – This park is located along a geological fault that offers impressive rock formations. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.5961-104.70264 Devils Tower National Monument  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.8367-103.62435 Crazy Horse Memorial  – Another monumental sculpture still under construction representing the Indian chief "Crazy Horse" in 27 km from Mount Rushmore (last update Feb. 2018)