At the request of Chief Henry Standing Bear, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began work on this colossal tribute to Lakota hero and leader Crazy Horse in 1948. The awe-inspiring work continues to this day, and you can keep up with the Crazy Horse Memorial® progress as more intricate features take shape. Once complete, it will be the largest mountain carving in South Dakota and the world — even bigger than Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is just 16 miles away.
See history in the making, and don’t miss the on-site Indian Museum of North America® and the Native American Educational & Cultural Center®’s educational and cultural programming. These unique venues help preserve the living heritage of Indigenous peoples in North America and round out any visit to the sculpture.
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