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

All of it lies outside: 7 places within 40 miles, none inside Vale Township. The mix takes in 3 museums, 2 ski areas and a stadium & arena. The Journey Museum and Gardens draws about 80K visitors a year. Drive 50 mi to reach Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Mountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents.
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The map stretches to Dinosaur Park, 38 mi away.
Orange: Vale Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 14 on the list lie 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.
Tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Mountain in the Black Hills in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
Aviation museum in South Dakota, United States.
Archive organization in Rapid City, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Vale Township → · Vale 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 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Black Hills National Forest: Vocaro at English Wikipedia, 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