Just slowing it down in ”Fast city”!

The Prairie Edge Gallery in Rapid City. Not only has this city the Mount
Rushmore to offer, it does also hold a lot of art and culture!

The public discovery of gold in 1874 by the Custer Expedition brought a mass influx of settlers into the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Although the Black Hills became a popular tourist destination some years later, it was mostly the popularity of the automobile and construction of improved highways that brought tourists to the Black Hills in large numbers after World War I. Tourists continued to visit the city throughout the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Besides the loads of historical and natural wonders, Rapid City has a number of beautiful museums and art galleries. So, this city is perfect for vacation and has a lot to offer! Two of the most remarkable homes of art in Rapid City are The Prairie Edge Gallery and The Art Alley Gallery. In fact, we went to an exhibition at The Prairie Edge Art Gallery because of its wide collection of both Native American and local art.

A photo found on Google that we thought was a little funny!!

Gutzon Borglum, already a famous sculptor, began the work on Mount Rushmore in 1927 and his son continued the carving of the presidents' faces in rock after his father died in 1941. The massive sculpture was completed the same year. The visitors increased because of this.