Mount Rushmore National Memorial managers are formally planning the overall direction of the popular tourist attraction for the next 15 to 20 years, and American Indian history is a big part of it.

The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story of struggle — and to some, desecration. The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota Sioux, the original occupants of the area when white settlers arrived. For ...

In April 2025, a new meme trend began reshaping Mount Rushmore—literally. Social media users started replacing the stone faces of Mount Rushmore’s U.S. presidents with their personal top four figures ...

Mount Rushmore wasn’t really his idea. Robinson conceived the original concept in a bid to boost tourism. As it sits in the ...