Next, head east to Rapid City (30 minutes from Mount Rushmore or 40 minutes from Custer) to visit its museums and lively downtown area, where life-size bronze statues of all former U.S. presidents ...

If it weren’t for the viewing area nearby, Mt. Rushmore would be nearly invisible on Google Earth. Advertisement. 9. If not for inflation, the price tag would be less than a four-bedroom, ...

Mount Rushmore is considered one of the most famous monuments in the US, but the attraction appears disappointingly small in real life.