RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Starting today, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial will offer an assortment of interpretive activities for those looking to enjoy their time at the national park. These ...

Matthew Davis, author of a Mount Rushmore biography, explains how four presidents ended up on a mountain that was never meant to honor them.

Carved from the ageless granite of South Dakota’s Black Hills, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was originally envisioned as a tribute to some of the American West’s legendary heroes. But when famed ...

Set in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore may be one of the United States’ most recognizable landmarks, but as author Matthew Davis explains in “A Biography of a Mountain – The Making and ...

Rapid City's Dinosaur Park is a beloved hilltop spot featuring these colossal creatures. - Chad Coppess/Travel South Dakota Rapid City, South Dakota (CNN) —Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, ...

(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and ...

Mount Rushmore has not looked so good in more than six decades. This past summer, the four presidents were given a high-tech face-lift; they were blasted with 150-degree water under high pressure.

Rapid City, South Dakota (CNN) —Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Rapid City is a scenic urban getaway that hasn’t lost its small-town vibe. While it’s the state’s second largest city, ...

When my son was in 5th grade, his English teacher shared a list of places they “must see”. On that list was Mount Rushmore. In the summer of 2000, when our boys were 8 & 10, we took a 5 week family ...

Now, perhaps more than ever, people are drawn to Mount Rushmore National Memorial. There was a surge in visitation after 9/11, as people looked to the Shrine of Democracy as a symbol of American ...