A Patriotic Family Road Trip in South Dakota

2 real sites worth the drive — the state capitol, battlefields, monuments, and founding-era landmarks — each with why it actually matters, not just a pin on a map.

Monuments

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Keystone, SD

Sixty-foot faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt carved into the Black Hills.

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State Capitols

South Dakota State Capitol

Pierre, SD

Pierre's capitol features a "Whispering Gallery" and terrazzo floors laid by Italian artisans a century ago.

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