According to the Crazy Horse Memorial website, “The most well-known portion of the work of the Memorial is certainly the colossal Mountain Carving of Lakota hero Crazy Horse. But the Dream of preservation and celebration has overflowed into endeavors like The Indian Museum of North America® and Crazy Horse Memorial University™. People are drawn in by the largest Mountain Carving in Progress, but once they’re here, they’re able to discover the whole story of the Native American People.”

I have seen pictures of people on top of the Memorial (on the arm), with the giant Crazy Horse face behind them. However, I discovered upon arriving that only hikers were allowed to do that and only twice a year. The next time anyone could get on top of the Memorial is in September.

We entered the museum and started our tour with a video about how the idea of a Crazy Horse Memorial came to be. It helped us to understand and appreciate the Memorial.

That Native American Museum is impressive. There is so much to read and view. But I captured the moment Kim was admiring a Native American quilt. Kim got into quilting quite a few years ago, and discovered that it is something she loves.

The following picture was too cool not to capture. I had stepped outside and saw the scaled model of the Crazy Horse Memorial. I positioned myself behind the model so that it was pointing to the actual construction project a mile or so away.

Since we had visited Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse early in the day, we determined that we would take the 2 hour trek to another cool place. Next stop, Devils Tower.