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Mount Rushmore / Keystone

A road-trip stop through South Dakota.

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Things to do in Mount Rushmore / Keystone

Crazy Horse Memorial

Downtown Keystone stroll

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial (if time allows)

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Where travelers stay

Lodging 1

Historic hotel in Deadwood (e.g., The Lodge at Deadwood or Franklin Hotel)

Lodging 2

K Bar S Lodge or Best Western Rushmore Inn, Keystone SD (book via Hotels.com)

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