[rwest]

I think I spent about a half hour at Mt Rushmore. Huge carved rock, cool, but how long do you need to stare at it? There is a visitor center as well with displays.

I went many many years ago, right after I dropped a bunch of money on fixing the 911 and thought I better drive it to justify my spend and I also thought Rushmore is something a guy ought to see in his lifetime, so up early and drove all the way there, walked around for a half hour, figured I would get a hotel, but it was only 3 pm, so started driving back and then just decided to drive all the way back home. About a 24 trip!