In 1933, the National Park Service took over jurisdiction ... It is free to visit the visitor center. The film, "Mount ...

March 5: The Governor of South Dakota signs the Mount ... Park Service records over 2.6 million annual visitors to Rushmore, including tourists to Borglum's sculpting studio, a visitors' center ...

Conceived as a way to draw tourism to South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial has certainly done that; it is the top tourist destination in the state. Over two million visitors make the ...