Mount Rushmore Information Center — Local services in Hill City

Last time I was there I was 7 years old with my entire family, so much has changed since then including my family. Since losing my Daddy to covid-19 I have been looking for I don't know what. But going back after all this time the memories of that summer we all went on a two week tour of the major National Parks came flooding back in to memory. It is what I need to do, to heal my heart. I went on the 4th of July, (my dad's favorite holiday of course) and there was a man there dressed as Thomas Jefferson, but this was not your normal impersonator. This man was on NPR (National Pubblic Radio) for the Thomas Jefferson Hour I loved lessening to that show with my grandpa. And this man will not brake character for no one he knows all there is to know about Thomas Jefferson. But he's not there all the time. Cause he's retired now but he will show up places for special occasions like the 4th of July. Such a good time to be able to talk to him. How little did he know what it ment for me to talk to him even if he wasn't the real T.J (my...

The Lighting ceremony was very patriotic and well presented. Never have had any problems with convenience for bathrooms and elevators during the day, but the night was a whole other story. The only bathrooms available were at the very front entrance to the park. None were open anywhere near where the lighting ceremony was taking place. My grandma had great difficulty getting all the way there only to find out that absolutely none of the bathrooms were open. This is appalling! And rude! There were a couple hundred people there for the service and bathrooms should have been open at least in the gift shop! Seems to me like someone just didn't want to have to deal with an extra...

Mount Rushmore is a famous mountain and memorial located near Keystone, South Dakota in the United States. It features the heads of four American presidents carved into the granite face of the mountain: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The idea of creating this sculpture was conceived in 1923 by South Dakota historian Doane Robinson, and the carving work was carried out by master sculptor Gutzon Borglum with the help of nearly 400 workers using dynamite and other tools. The memorial was completed in 1941 and has since become a symbol of America, attracting millions of...