Anyone who can travel to the Black Hills can view the faces on Mount Rushmore. Anyone who wants to pay the parking fee can get a closer view of them.
I'm not aware, nor could I find, any type of 'VIP' tour that only certain people can take part in.
No, it is a National Monument and climbing is not allowed. There are special tours for VIP's from the top, but only maintenance staff climb the face.
There are hiking trails anyone can take that go very close to the base of Mount Rushmore. Only maintenance staff are allowed access to the faces and VIP tours to the top of Mount Rushmore may be requested. Some areas of Mount Rushmore are open for climbing if you get permission and the proper permits.
No, that is only a legend.
First of all, there is no place to go "in the noses". There are only depressions in the rock which form the nostrils. The only ones allowed to be on the actual faces on Mount Rushmore are those who do the maintenance work. Those workers would be the only ones who climb the noses.
Lincoln. He was not only the tallest president on Mount Rushmore, he was the tallest president in history. He was 6'4".
There are only 4 US Presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th US President and Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th.
No, that is only an urban legend.
No. Building Rushmore is how the U.S. were able to steele that much land with only mild resistance.
Yes, the two are only about 15 miles apart.
Thomas Jefferson is depicted on the nickel, and he is also depicted on Mt. Rushmore. The only president on Mt. Rushmore not found on any currency is Theodore Roosevelt.
Thomas Jefferson is on the US nickel and Mount Rushmore. George Washington is on the quarter and $1 bill, while Abraham Lincoln is on the cent and $5 bill. Teddy Roosevelt is the only president depicted on Mount Rushmore who doesn't appear on a regularly-circulating coin or bill.
Mount Rushmore's Washington Inn and Suites offers several accommodations. Kids stay free, they offer meal discounts at three different restaurants, and it is only minutes away from the famed Mount!