CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
We were told in advance of our trip to not waste our time and money visiting Crazy Horse. I am so glad we didn’t listen to that advice. This was one of the best spots we picked to tour on our RVing Black Hills vacation. We are fans of southwestern and Indian art, and the Crazy Horse Memorial and Museum didn’t disappoint. There are thousands of rare artifacts and beautiful works of art on display, and available for sale – not to mention the colossal rock and carving that is “CRAZY HORSE”. It is so massive; the Mount Rushmore Memorial could fit behind the head of Crazy Horse, with room to spare.
We took in the “Dynamite & Dreams” production in the on-site theatre, which provides an excellent history on Korczak Ziolkowski and his family, Crazy Horse, Chief Henry Standing Bear, and of course, the project and progress of the Crazy Horse Monument . The entire project which began in 1949 is still in full swing. Korczak, who died in 1982, refused government money for this project and his family stands on that principal today as they strive to continue his work. The project is a privately funded, nonprofit humanitarian, educational and cultural project built by the interested public – and not by the taxpayers. A must see and well worth the $10/pp admission.
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