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On the Crazy Horse Monument tour, you’ll learn how Chief Crazy Horse was instrumental in the victory over General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn, another stop on Caravan’s guided Mount Rushmore tour. When asked, “Where are your lands now?” Chief Crazy Horse replied, “My lands are where my dead lie buried.” Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski chose to symbolize this in the Crazy Horse Monument with the warrior’s outstretched left arm. On the invitation of Chief Henry Standing Bear and other Native American elders, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began carving the Crazy Horse monument in 1947 in the Black Hills, a place that remains sacred to the Lakota Indians.Ĭhief Crazy Horse, a Sioux Warrior, was chosen because of his values and the inspiration his story has left for people of all races.

The tour also includes a visit to Little Bighorn Montana and Yellowstone National Park!Ĭall 1-800-CARAVAN (227-2826) History of the Crazy Horse Monument Join us on our Caravan Mount Rushmore Tour and visit the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills, just 17 miles (27km) southwest of Mount Rushmore. Crazy Horse Monument Tour Part of Mt Rushmore TourĮnjoy a guided Crazy Horse Monument tour with Caravan Tours and see the largest sculpture in the world, which has been a work in progress since 1947!