Heads on the Rocks

The first obvious attraction in South Dakota is a little mountain which was totally unknown just 70 years ago... Mt Rushmore. Today everybody around the world knows the astonishing 60 foot (18 m) stone monument of the four US presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln (seen from left).



Originally it was planned to carve the presidents from head to waist (like seen on the original work miniature on the right) but unsuitable stone and lack of funding finished the project 1941 in the stage as it is seen nowadays. An interesting fact is that the first plan was having Jefferson on the right and Lincoln on the left of Washington. After finishing half of Jefferson's head to the right of Washingtons it had to get blasted off due to unsuitable stone... that's how Teddy Roosevelt got his place onto the stone formation ;-)


And here are two more big heads... this time not made out of stone. Oh well... arguable made of wood ;-)

For this blog I made sure that there are no hidden treasures like in National Treasure 2 hidden behind the presidents heads. In fact you will be shocked to hear that there isn't even a lake! Is Hollywood lying to us? Find out in the following posts!