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 ...

Crazy Horse Memorial offers a powerful, evolving tribute to Native American history in South Dakota’s Black Hills.

Since then, Snopes has investigated the histories of a range of monuments across the country, including our previous coverage around Mount Rushmore. In 2025, claims about Mount Rushmore resurfaced on ...

Ready to start planning a trip to South Dakota? West of the Missouri River dividing the state, you'll find the Black Hills, ...

Matthew Davis, author of a Mount Rushmore biography, explains how four presidents ended up on a mountain that was never meant to honor them. When I was driving cross-country about 20 years ago, I ...