Fireworks To Return To Mount Rushmore National Memorial After Five-Year Pause
Fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore National Memorial this year after a five-year pause.
- By NPT Staff - March 9th, 2026
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New Immersive Experience Highlights Culture, History At Mt. Rushmore
A new virtual experience of Mount Rushmore National Memorial weaves together engineering marvels and cultural heritage
- By Jan Wesner Childs - June 3rd, 2025
In Buffalo, A Celebration Of Theodore Roosevelt's Unusual Inauguration
As far as National Park Service passport cancellation stamps go, the one I'm given at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site is historically significant. “Sep 14, 2024,” it reads. “Buffalo, NY.”
- By Jennifer Bain - September 30th, 2024
8th Circuit Court Won't Stay Parks' Air Tour Bans For Helicopter Industry
With a one-sentence ruling the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to consider the helicopter industry's challenge to commercial overflight bans at Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Three Days In And Around Badlands National Park
You could be excused if you only chose to spend a couple of hours touring Badlands National Park from your car, since there aren’t many trails and most of what you can see is from the road and overlooks. That would be a shame, though, because there is plenty to do in and around Badlands for a good three-day stay.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #74: The Midwest Edition
South Dakota has its fair share of units within the National Park System, several of which are within a couple hours’ (or less) drive time of each other. So this latest quiz and trivia piece is about some of those Midwest park units.
Work Underway In Congress To Help, And Possibly Hurt, National Park System
With the year-end quickly approaching, there are efforts in Congress to help, and possibly hurt, the National Park Service.
Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Move To Ban Air Tours
Commercial air tours will be banned over Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial under plans completed by the National Park Service.
Special Independence Day Events Planned At Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on July 3rd and July 4th will have the opportunity to experience a variety of educational programs, patriotic tributes, and musical entertainment in celebration of Independence Day.
Helicopter Industry Lobbying Against Proposed Cuts In National Park Air Tours
National Park Service proposals to reduce, and even ban, air tours over four national parks are being fought by the Helicopter Association International, which has asked its members and supporters to file comments against the proposals.
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