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When you are near the Crazy Horse Memorial
you will see a sign for a low power radio station describing what is going on there.
We tuned in, you can listen here. The drive up the Avenue of the Chiefs built our anticipation for a great visit!
Here is a short film giving an overview of this monumental project.
The project was began in 1948 by Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski and the legacy continues today by his children.
Admission is $28 for per vehicle with more than 2 people. That fee is waived during special events where food donations are accepted instead.
The grounds are beautiful with a great view of the carving-in-progress. There is a museum and the Laughing Water Restaurant where you can enjoy Indian Taco and other traditional Native American foods. We enjoyed a great dinner there! Pictured is the taco, Tatanka (Bison) Stew, and fry bread with wojapi (warm berry sauce) for a yummy dessert!
Begin your self-guided tour of the extensive museum at the information desk, the people there are happy to answer your questions!
There are a great many rooms to explore, you can make a day of it here! The main deck is a great viewpoint of Crazy Horse, you can see all the action when work is being done. There is also a scale model of what it will look like when complete on the deck. This model is in the display room behind me.
This room is the first one you see after coming off the main deck near the restaurant.
In this room is a bin of rocks from the monument that you can take for free!
The scale model showing what it will look like when finished. Al and I may not live long enough though to see that day unless they get a LARGE influx of money. This is being built entirely on donations.
Here are some other highlights in the rest of the building.
Inside of the teepee.