Tourists visiting Mount Rushmore should be aware that a wide stretch of the Great Plains encompassing parts of western South ...

it's also just one of the many activities offered in the area. (Watch out, Branson, Missouri: South Dakota is becoming a ...

With a vast expanse of natural splendor, South Dakota is rich in history, outdoor experiences and unique activities. In the Mount Rushmore State ... about the area, and even if you don't get ...

The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story ... (Some of the area in which Rushmore stands was eventually purchased by the state of South Dakota and developed as Custer State Park; the rest was ...

Today the first question out of many visitors’ mouths is not why, or even how, Mount Rushmore was carved ... forest in the Black Hills of South Dakota, listening to birdsong and the cracking ...

A lot of stone is removed to find carveable rock to Washington's left; the area will be the ... The choice of Mount Rushmore stirs up controversy in South Dakota. Unable to secure permission ...

South Dakota offers many historic and natural wonders to explore. Perhaps the most famous is Mount Rushmore, well-known to every American since grade school. The Badlands is a natural area sacred ...

Tourists visiting the area surrounding Mount Rushmore on Monday were hit ... a common stopping point in southwest South Dakota for tourists about 23 miles away from the national monument.

Conceived as a way to draw tourism to South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial has certainly done that; it is the top tourist destination in the state. Over two million visitors make the ...