When I was driving cross-country about 20 years ago, I stopped at the Black Hills of South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. It's quite a sight - the heads of four U.S. presidents, each about 60 feet tall ...

Mount Rushmore fireworks and a D.C. auto race are part of the president’s elaborate plans for the United States’ 250th ...

The National Park Service (NPS) on Monday announced the return of fireworks at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day.

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 ...

As memorial marks 100 years, Gerard Baker, park’s Native American ex-superintendent believes if Rushmore’s story is told the right way, ‘people are going to be leaving pissed’ ...