Today the first question out of many visitors’ mouths is not why, or even how, Mount Rushmore was carved, but can they climb it. Actually, it’s not such a far-fetched question. Sculptor Gutzon ...

Though the artist passed away before the monument’s completion ... Read more about Parks Group Supports Protecting Mount Rushmore From Further Fireworks Damage Press Release Parks Group Supports ...

Each year, two million visitors walk or roll from the entrance of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, in South Dakota, to the Avenue of Flags, to peer up at the 60-foot visages of George Washington ...