Our family really enjoyed walking the Presidential Trail at Mount Rushmore, an easy half-mile hike that spans the periphery of the monument and provides spectacular views of the sculpted presidents.

March 5: The Governor of South Dakota signs the Mount Harney ... visitors to Rushmore, including tourists to Borglum's sculpting studio, a visitors' center, and a walking trail.

Conceived as a way to draw tourism to South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial has certainly done that; it is the top tourist destination in the state. Over two million visitors make the ...