Facilities and Contact Info

Crazy Horse Memorial and campus complex features the colossal carving-in-process of Crazy Horse, museums including American Indian art collections, educational center, the sculptor's original home, restaurant, gift shop and more.

  • Crazy Horse Memorial and Campus features museums, hands-on activities, food, gifts, and mountain sculpture.
  • Set up a Lakota tipi, tour the sculptor’s original home, hear tales by a story-teller, and view thousands of American Indian artifacts.
  • Open year-round; Laughing Water Restaurant open from May – November.
  • Call (605) 673 - 4681.

Location

Crazy Horse Memorial is located 4 miles north of Custer and 17 miles southwest of Mt. Rushmore, off HWY 16/385 in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Features and Facilities

Crazy Horse Monument

  • Mountain carving-in-progress of Chief Crazy Horse
  • Started in 1948, by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski
  • 88-ft tall face of Crazy Horse commemorated in 1998
  • Work currently being done on the horse’s head
  • Featuring an evening laser light show during summer
  • Dimensions of the completed monument will be 563-ft by 641-ft.

Welcome Center

  • Main entrance to Crazy Horse Memorial and Campus
  • Find information, paintings and a plains tipi inside this beautiful 40,000 square-foot building.

Indian Museum of Native American History

  • Museum designed and built by Korczak and his family.
  • Featuring a diverse collection of Native American paintings, art collections, and artifacts.
  • Over 100 tribal flags in the Crazy Horse Memorial Flag Collection
  • Exquisite wheel-turned pottery pieces in the Robert Big Elk Exhibit
  • Other exhibits include the Marcella Dupuis Carlin Collection, Dancey Collection, and Standing Soldier and Keith Exhibit.

The “Original Lobby”

  • Workers preserved the Ziolkowski's front porch, which served as the original welcome area.
  • Featuring a section of the original lobby floor, Korczak’s mural of Crazy Horse, and a “rock box” allowing visitors to take a rock from the mountain.

Native American Education and Cultural Center

  • Building constructed from rock blasts from mountain carving
  • Hands-on activities such as traditional Lakota games and a chance to set up a tipi
  • “Make and Take” crafts tables
  • Instruction in American Indian story-telling, songs and dance, and other arts.
  • Lecture area and Edward S. Curtis photograph collection

Korczak’s Studio and Home

  • Korczak’s original log home and studio
  • Furnishings include Louis XVI chairs, Marie Antoinette mirror, and many of Korczak’s works of art.

Laughing Water Restaurant

  • Open May – November
  • Specialties include: Tatanka Stew and The Native American Taco
  • Views of Crazy Horse Monument
  • For banquet/group rates, call (605) 673 - 4681

Gift Shop

Featuring:

  • Books
  • Herbal teas
  • Rock sculptures
  • T-shirts
  • American Indian-made items such as jewelry, soaps, and dolls
  • And more!

Contact Information

Crazy Horse Memorial
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
Crazy Horse, SD 57730-8900
Ph: (605) 673 - 4681

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Crazy Horse Memorial : Custer, SD
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