We weren't sure whether or not we would see Mount Rushmore at first. We figured it would look exactly as you would imagine; a bunch of faces on a big rock. But since we were so close, we decided to go ahead and take the hour-ish detour up the hill. In the end, we were glad we did. We first passed through this little faux frontier town in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was so cute, and if we had more time and money, we would have loved to stop here and enjoy it for a night.
This next picture is not the best picture of Mt. Rushmore, but it was exciting because it was our first sighting of the monument as we turned a corner.
Thankfully, it was very easy to find the parking garage, and we just followed these steps up towards the monument.
Before walking the around to see everything, we rented an audio tour (that I only partially used) to lead us through. This first passage way consisted of pillars which each of the fifty state flags hanging in alphabetical order. You can see California's on the left in the front.
Okay, so it was way more amazing in real life than you can see in the pictures. The faces were incredibly detailed, and I felt like George Washington was really there looking over us!
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