Crazy Horse, South Dakota - Chief Crazy Horse Memorial
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- Address:
- 202 Ave. of the Chiefs, Crazy Horse, SD [Show Map]
- Directions:
- Off of US 385/16, six miles north of Custer or 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore.
- Hours:
- Daily 7 AM - dark, 8-5 off-season (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 605-673-4681
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Crazy Horse, South Dakota - Chief Crazy Horse MemorialBigger than Mt. Rushmore. More than a head. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Crazy Horse, South Dakota - Chief Crazy Horse Memorial A replica of the giant sculpture of Chief Crazy Horse taking shape in the background. [Tim Bark, 12/25/2007][RA: Korczak Ziolkowski (KORE-chok Jool-KUFF-ski) began the sculpture on Thunderhead Mountain in 1948 and died in 1982. His wife and seven of his ten kids continue the work, which will be 641 feet long and 563 feet tall. The chief's face, now complete, was dedicated in 1998. Work continues on the horse's head, bigger than all of the Rushmore's White Men faces combined. Near the entrance is a box of free blast fragments of rock; visitors can choose one to take home.]
Nearby Offbeat Places
- Flintstone's Bedrock City, Custer, SD - 5 mi.
- Mini Dinosaur Park, Custer, SD - 5 mi.
- Black Hills Institute - Dinosaurs, Hill City, SD - 7 mi.
- Cosmos Mystery Area, Rapid City, SD - 12 mi.
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