Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
Attractions near Lead
Mount Rushmore National Memorial & 18 more attractions near Lead
19 notable places within 60 miles of Lead: 4 national park units, 2 ski areas, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
35 mi
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Terry Peak Ski Area
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Memorial · 35 mi southeast
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
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What’s around Lead
Orange: Lead. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
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Everything nearby
Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
2Devils Tower National Monument
Mountain near Moorcroft, Wyoming, United States.
3Crazy Horse Memorial
Mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills.
4Black Elk Peak
Tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
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6Wind Cave National Park
National park in South Dakota, USA.
Jewel Cave National Monument
Cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA.
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12Terry Peak Ski Area
Mountain in the Black Hills in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
14South Dakota Air and Space Museum
Aviation museum in South Dakota, United States.
The Journey Museum and Gardens
Archive organization in Rapid City, United States.
Parks and trails in Lead → · Lead’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devils Tower National Monument: Ealdgyth, CC BY 3.0 · Crazy Horse Memorial: Jeffreylcooke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Custer State Park: Guimir, Public domain · Wind Cave National Park: USGS/USGov, Public domain · 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 · South Dakota Air and Space Museum: User:Jaydec, 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
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