Plan a trip to Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota? In this post, we share everything you need to know about visiting the Chief Crazy Horse monument in the Black Hills. The Crazy Horse Memorial is the Largest Mountain Carving in Progress in the world. It makes an impression. Moreover, it’s only 17 miles southwest of...
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I’ve seen that on a travel show before. I can’t believe its unfinished.
Very interesting and amazing artwork. Happy to hear that this non-profit project is dedicated to North American Indians and presents their stories.
We only got to see the Crazy Horse Memorial from the road when we were on our way out. And we did not know anything about it before we visited. We never knew it was still being developed and would look totally different on a return visit. We will make sure we check it out when it is finished. Whenever that might be!
Mount Rushmore is world-famous and all the more after National Treasure movie. Interesting to know about Crazy Horse Memorial so close to it. It would be interesting to know a monument of that size, with its carving in progress.10 times larger than Mount Rushmore? Whoa! The history of the Crazy Horse, the sculptor and everything about this is very interesting and intreiguing. I really wouldn’t miss it on my visit to the region.
Very informative post about Crazy Horse. I’ve often heard about this Indian Chief, but didn’t know he had a monument carved in granite high up in the Thunderhead Mountain of South Dakota. It looks really impressive, especially when seen from the road. Glad to hear there is lodging just 4 miles away from the memorial. I’d like to visit it someday.
Like you I have never heard about the Crazy Horse Memorial before. But after reading your post about it I would really like to visit it. The museum about the Native Americans would also be very interesting. Great that you had a good time in South Dakota.
When we visited the Black Hills two summers ago, we only saw the Crazy Horse Monument from outside. We went there in 2004 and from all the pictures we saw between 2004 and 2019, we didn’t see anything different. I guess I will wait until they finish the monument, but unfortunately they don’t even know when they can finish it.
Wow, I never knew this even existed in South Dakota! A hidden gem for sure. So interesting that the end date is still a question mark, too!
Oh wow, I have never heard this place either! Very interesting to see that they are still in a middle of building. Not sure how I feel about them sort of destroying the nature but I would definitely want to visit if I was in the area. The place has a very interesting history.
he Crazy Horse Memorial seems a nice place to be in. I had heard about this from a friend but didn’t know much. So it was nice to get a feel. Native Americans museum would be of interest to me as history has always fascinated me.
It is one thing to have a story behind the inspiration for a memorial and another to have one of the creator. It was interesting to read about the sculptor and his family and their life mission. I can imagine how tall this is likely to be when you say it will be 2nd to the Statue of Unity. Glad you brought this to my attention
Thanks for sharing..