There...I said it.
This morning we took a lovely drive through the Black Hills of South Dakota and found ourselves on the path past the Crazy Horse National Memorial. Our guide book states that, although the memorial is incomplete, the face alone stands at 9 stories tall, and when complete will be the largest sculpture in the world. What a sight to see!
We take the left hand turn onto the road that leads up the memorial when something seems terribly wrong. The road leading up to the entrance gate is a one lane road which is decorated with a sign that reads:
NO U TURNS
We immediately had that feeling that your family dog gets when he is promised a playful car ride to the park but suddenly realizes that the trip to the park is really a trip to the vet's office. And there's nothing he can do...
We had no intention of spending a lot of money OR spending a lot of time. We paid $20 for a wrong turn.
Twenty dollars!
And moreover you had to pay MORE money in order to take a bus that will get you closer to the UNFINISHED memorial than the parking lot does.
This is ridiculous! Any other National Memorial wouldn't charge so much for so little! Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse.....well, maybe not Crazy Horse. I can still see the Black Hills are still full of jerks.
We stayed long enough to take one picture. Then we got the hell out of there.
Enjoy.
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