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 Crazy Horse Memorial - Custer, SD Posted by:  Team 57
N 43° 50.193 W 103° 37.424
13T E 610643 N 4854639
The world's largest mountain sculpture. It is a memorial to the spirit of legendary Lakota leader Crazy Horse and his culture.
Waymark Code: WM8WA7
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2010
Views: 65
The world's largest mountain carving, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The Memorial's mission is to honor the culture, tradition and living heritage of North American Indians.
Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski and Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear officially started Crazy Horse Memorial June 3, 1948. The Memorial's mission is to honor the culture, tradition and living heritage of North American Indians.
Native American leaders chose Crazy Horse for the mountain carving because he was a great and patriotic hero. Crazy Horse's tenacity of purpose, his modest life, his unfailing courage, and his tragic death set him apart and above the others.
He is a hero not only because of his skill in battle, but also because of his character and his loyalty to his people. He is remembered for how he cared for the elderly, the ill, the widowed and the children. His dedication to his personal vision caused him to devote his life to serving his people and to preserving their valued culture.
Crazy Horse died young, his life tragically cut short. His spirit, however, remains as a role model of selfless dedication and service to others. Today, his values and his story serve as an inspiration for people of all races.
"My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know that the red man has great heroes, also." -- Henry Standing Bear, 1939
Admission also includes an orientation movie, entry into an Indian Museum of North America, the Black Hills Nature Gates, a Native American Cultural Center, the Sculptor's Log Studio-Home, 1/34th scale Crazy Horse Memorial model, a restaurant, snack bar and gift shop.
Admission Costs: $10 - Adults - Under 6-years of age FREE; $27 - Carload (whichever is better for you)
Name of Source Book: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die - USA/Canada
Page Location in Source Book: 657-658
Type of Waymark: Site, Museum
Location of Coordinates: Site
Cost of Admission (Parks, Museums, etc.): 10.00 (listed in local currency)
List Available Hours, Dates, Season:
During the winter season, from mid-October to mid-May, Crazy Horse Memorial's visitor complex is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. After 5 during the winter season, the mountain viewing area at the parking lot is open until dark, and the mountain is lighted for one hour.
From mid-May to the Memorial Day weekend, the Crazy Horse Memorial visitor complex opens at 8 a.m. and Laughing Water Restaurant extends dinner service to 7 p.m. The mountain carving is lighted for one hour after dark during this period.
From the Memorial Day weekend holiday in late May through mid-October, the Crazy Horse Memorial visitor complex is open from 8 a.m. until dark, when the Legends in Light laser-light show on the mountain carving begins. The restaurant serves dinner until 8 p.m.
On weekends from mid-October through mid-June, admission is free with three cans of food per person for the KOTA Care & Share Food Drive.
Official Tourism Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Because of the vastness of many of the "non-localized" sites (Gobi Desert, Great Wall of China), waymark owners are encouraged to allow visits that reflect different perspectives and experiences.
Localized waymark sites (Structures, Landmarks, Businesses) should reflect standard waymarking visit criteria (Logs & photos).
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