9Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Art, architecture, or both? You’ll find this sculpted monument near Keystone. This iconic memorial is carved into the actual granite exterior of now-famous Mount Rushmore. It features the 60-foot tall sculptures of four US presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
It spans an area of almost 1.279 acres and is 5,725 feet above sea level. This symbol of American leadership was conceived by SD historian Doane Robinson, who hoped to promote tourism there. Two million travelers visit this attraction as 13000 South Dakota 244 every year.
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