They really have a racket on this one. They scalp you $27 to get in. Once inside they have a fair movie that talks about how things got started on the site-not bad. Then? It is a high priced souvenir shop. It left me feeling down and taken. Skip it and go to Mt. Rushmore. In 100 years when things are further along, then consider stopping, until then, just keep driving.

We happened upon Crazy Horse before we got to Mount Rushmore (it was our planned destination). We paid the fee and went in - I don't even recall what the fee was. We were travelling by motorbikes and I know for sure we paid a discount because of this. Unlike some of the other posters I think it was well worth the price of admission. We have been there twice and we could see the difference between each trip. If you go be sure to watch the movie. I would also recommend stopping here first because they show the heads of Mount Rushmore super imposed on the head of the indian. This gives you an idea of the size of the sculpture.

We also stopped at Mount Rushmore but found a spot that we could park at for free instead of paying for parking and I was glad we found free parking. Mount Rushmore is cool but you could see it just as well from the road.

What a joke! First $20 for us to enter the site. Then if we wanted to go to the bottom of the monument it would have been an additional $8.

All you can see is the profile of Crazy Horse. At the rate they are going the monument will not be finished until 2102.

For best results, Park the car on the side of the road, take a picture and head on to your final destination.

You'll thanks me later (and save yourselves some money).

We happened upon Crazy Horse before Mt. Rushmore--not planned, but we decided to see it first anyway. We could see it from the side of the road, and if you don't wish to pay money or learn anything about it, then you could choose to do it that way.

But we drove in, paid the fee and took our 6, 7 & 8 year old into the museum, watched the film, and looked at all the Indian displays. The film is a must see--it brings you closer to the reason for the monument and to the man who sculpted it. It will take forever to complete because it is not gov't funded--our entrance fee goes to the creation of the monument and supports the museum.

It is tremendous and made Mt Rushmore look tiny in comparison. I do wonder how all this rock carving was ever allowed in the first place, but well, that's just my opinion (Mt Rushmore was created to draw visitors to SD). Personally I wouldn't "settle things" by building a "bigger monument than the other guys" but again, that's just me.

But it made me think about America before we were all born (at least before my family was born) and I suppose that's the reason it's there. Our kids got to see Indian artifacts up close, something they hadn't really done before, and it's part of South Dakota history, the purpose of our trip. It's still on my mind and I would like to return with my grandkids in 30 years to see the progression. It is a work of art, just like Rushmore, created by the hand of man.