Reviews of Borglum Story (Museum)

Henri Groenewald

Very good!

Lotta Tidbits

We did the audio tour and movie. Just long enough and very interesting and informative.

Ashton King

must stop

Michael Long

Bio of artist remarkable

Wandern Leo

It’s a tourist trap. But if you are stupid enough to fall for the roadside advertisements it’s purely your fault. 5 stars to the museum for taking your money (to be honest it’s actually not that bad...)

Paul Sankey

Great stop before Rushmore!

Gemma Rovira

Bien nos gusto pasear y aprender al mismo tiempo.

rick bull

Closed during the Rally. Very disappointed to arrive and find the doors locked so they can rent their parking lot to bikers. Go to Crazy Horse instead.

Arthur Litman

My wife and I were plesantly surprised with our time visiting this private museum. The exhibits were interesting and informative and gave you a much better sense of the individual who is responsible for Mt. Rushmore. Borglum was a much more well established artist than I ever knew. It was interesting to learn about his experience at Stone Mountain, GA and that Rushmore was not his first encounter with sculptures this large. My wife (an art teacher) and I especially enjoyed Borglum's art works on display as well as the other pieces.

David Norby

It's great before seeing the president's.

Dave Waggoner

Interesting

Ronald Ramirez

The museum is okay! The service is fine!

Darlene Perkins

Wonderful place to shop and gain insight into the Borglum story

M JM

Excellent museum to understand how Mt Rushmore was done and why. See why their eyes sparkle in the sunshine and the expression on their face changes. I highly recommend it!

Bob Cobb

My wife and I visited this museum while in the Rapid City, SC area. It is heavily advertised all along the interstate as something you "must see" BEFORE visiting Mount Rushmore. We did and were not impressed. The lady at the front desk didn't act like she wanted to take the coupon we had and informed us that it would only apply if we took the more expensive tour. The coupon made no such designation but we opted for just the Borglum film and smaller tour. When we visited Mount Rushmore, we learned that they also have a film that in addition to being much longer and better than the one we paid to see at the museum, was also FREE. Save your money and see the free film at the Rushmore site.

Dave Den Adel

I would skip this altogether and just go straight to Mt. Rushmore.

Nichole Towns

Great history lesson!

Jonathan La Salle

After Touring Mt Rushmore on our trip from Massachusetts to Washington we came back down the road and these Carvings caught our eye. Magnificently Art Crafted wood carvings with impressive detail at Dahl's Chainsaw Art. All different type of objects. Worth stopping by to view them close up. You will be in Awe. I highly recommend the Stop. Learn about History.

Gayle Swanson

He is good

Janet Hernandez

Very informative, especially with Mt. Rushmore being under construction and we weren't able to fully explore the monument. Owner was a wealth of local info.

Cassidy Jimenez

So cool, great work

Fancy Baccon

Lots of effort put into theese.

Lucas Brendel

Nice museum to see the history of the sculptor of Rushmore before he did Rushmore. It is an audio guided tour. So it mostly sets the pace. If you don't have patience for it there is a shorter (cheaper) tour where you can look at some stuff at your own leisure. Both tours come with a movie to view, but I was not able to see it due to a fussy child.

David Clark

With a marketing campaign that mirrors Wall Drug it should be no surprise that this also doesn't live up to the hype. Just go see Rushmore.

Mike Sechler

If you like history and/ or art you will really appreciate this museum. Admittedly I am biased since I worked there 8 years, but I also really enjoyed telling people the story of Gutzon Borglum. Gutzon Borglum was a fascinating fellow and this museum will tell you all about his life before and during the Rushmore project. Without Borglum mount Rushmore simply would not have existed. I have 5 small kids now, and I probably won't take them through until they are a little older, but for anyone high school and up who enjoys a good story, Borglum's life provides it. I also noticed that one of the reviews mentions the wand sticks that were hard to use, and I agree they were hard to explain too. They are gone now, and a different and I believe better system is in place.

Bogdan Stepniak

No nose Jake told me nice story. Told me not to share it. Sorry. No cussin, no spittin , no pistols . Pick the s..t after you horse. Be nice to ladies. Sheriff's mean deputies trigger quick. Be happy in town.