This town 20 mi/32 km southwest of Rapid City is the entrance to Mount Rushmore. Keystone was also the home of journalist Carrie Ingalls Swanzey, sister of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Shop for souvenirs, take a guided tour of Big Thunder Gold Mine or take a Mount Rushmore history lesson at the Gutzon Borglum Historical Center. Exhibits on Mount Rushmore include newsreels of the carving progress. You can also take an aerial tram for a bird's-eye view of the monument.
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