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By Black Hills Open-Top-Tours

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Overview

  • Experience Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills after dark on this immersive 4.5-hour evening expedition aboard our climate-controlled executive transit van.

    Leave the parking hassles and winding dark roads to your professional local guide.

    We begin with an unhurried visit to Mount Rushmore, exploring the Avenue of Flags and interpretive exhibits before settling into the amphitheatre for the moving Evening Lighting Ceremony and military veteran tribute. There is time to shop or dine before the Ceremony.

    As the monument illuminates and the ceremony ends, we board our comfortable high-roof van to traverse legendary Iron Mountain Road. Experience historic pigtail bridges and illuminated single-lane granite rock tunnels framing lighted monument vistas.

    Next, step out beneath pristine dark mountain skies for guided high-altitude stargazing, constellation lore, and Milky Way viewing, complete with warm drinks.

    May 21–August 9 Starts 9:00 PM
    August 10–September 30 Starts 8:00 PM

Activity location

  • Mount Rushmore National Memorial
    • 13000 Hwy 244
    • 57751-4403, Keystone, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • DoubleTree by Hilton Rapid City Downtown Convention Center
    • 505 North 5th Street
    • 57701, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Driver/guide
  • Inclusions
    Fees
  • Exclusions
    Service charge

Know before you book

    • Specialised infant seats are available
    • Service animals allowed
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Experience the grandeur and patriotic spirit of Mount Rushmore National Memorial during its most inspiring hours. As daylight fades over the Black Hills, stroll beneath the state flags along the Avenue of Flags to the Grand View Terrace, where the massive 60-foot granite carvings of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln tower against the evening twilight. Explore the Lincoln Borglum Visitor Centre exhibits and museum before making your way down to the outdoor amphitheatre. Here, the ranger-led Evening Lighting Ceremony brings American history to life through an interpretive talk and short documentary film, culminating in a poignant tribute honouring active-duty military and veterans on stage. The climax comes as the stage lights drop and the colossal monument is dramatically illuminated across the night sky, casting a radiant golden glow across the mountain faces. It is an unforgettable blend of artistry, heritage, and reverence.

Iron Mountain Road

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
When the patriotic Mt Rushmore Evening Lighting Ceremony concludes an exclusive added-value adventure begins along historic Iron Mountain Road. Board our comfortable, climate-controlled executive transit van to navigate Norbeck’s engineering marvel in peace and warmth. Experience the thrill of corkscrew timber pigtail bridges, curving gracefully over multi-level trestles built to slow traffic and highlight dramatic vistas. Peer ahead through narrow, hand-blasted single-lane granite rock tunnels specifically engineered to frame the illuminated faces of Mount Rushmore right in our vehicle headlights. We pause at scenic elevated overlooks for quiet night photography and stories from expert local guides detailing 1930s CCC craftsmanship. Next, step out beneath pristine dark skies for guided high-altitude stargazing (weather permitting), viewing distant galaxies, constellations, and planets with hot drinks in hand. It is an unforgettable late-night journey through the Black Hills.

Location

Activity location

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    Mount Rushmore National Memorial
    • 13000 Hwy 244
    • 57751-4403, Keystone, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    DoubleTree by Hilton Rapid City Downtown Convention Center
    • 505 North 5th Street
    • 57701, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
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    The National Presidential Wax Museum
    • 609 U.S. 16A
    • 57751, Keystone, South Dakota, United States

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