Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A typical year brings about 1.9M visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The town has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 40 miles. There are a national memorial, a landmark and a mountain to choose from. Further out, Badlands National Park is 55 mi away.

Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Head to the northeast for most of the 9 on the list.
Orange: Argentine Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each of the 19 is within 60 miles.
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
Mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills.
National park in South Dakota, United States.
Tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
National park in South Dakota, USA.
Cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA.
Archaeological site in Nebraska, United States of America.
Archive organization in Rapid City, United States.
Museum in a former theatre building in Fort Robinson State Park, three miles west of Crawford, Nebraska.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Argentine Township → · Argentine Township’s history →
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crazy Horse Memorial: Jeffreylcooke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Badlands National Park: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Custer State Park: Guimir, Public domain · Wind Cave National Park: USGS/USGov, Public domain · Fort Robinson: Slothus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mammoth Site, Hot Springs: Jeff the quiet, CC0 · Black Hills National Forest: Vocaro at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bedrock City: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hills Central Railroad: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Dinosaur Park: Minnesota Jones at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Rushmore Plaza Civic Center: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL · Hudson-Meng Bison Kill: SkybirdForever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reptile Gardens: Mark Goebel from Taos, New Mexico, USA, CC BY 2.0 · The Journey Museum and Gardens: Tbennert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Borglum Museum: National Park Service, Public domain · Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2