Mount Rushmore Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

See one of America's most iconic landmarks up close and delve deep into its complicated history with an audio tour on your phone! You've seen Mount Rushmore in photos, but seeing it in person is something else entirely, as this towering monument to America's past is truly incredible to behold.

This self-guided audio tour begins at the Mount Rushmore Information Center. From here, you'll walk toward the mountain itself. Along the way, you'll stop at a memorial to Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor behind this incredible feat, and learn about his unusual history. Then you'll walk down the Avenue of Flags, draped with the flags of US states and territories.

After that, you'll arrive at the main viewing platform, where you'll have a perfectly clear view of Mount Rushmore. Here, you'll discover how this unlikely project got off the ground in the first place. Next, you'll head to a second, less-crowded viewing platform, where you'll hear how workers actually carved this rugged mountain into the presidential faces you see today.

Finally, you'll loop back around toward the main viewing platform and hear about the controversy that swirled around Alfred Hitchcock's filming of North by Northwest at this monument. Your tour concludes at the end of the Presidential Trail, just steps away from the main viewing platform.