Dramatic, Historic, Scenic Heart of South Dakota
Just Ahead’s GPS-guided smartphone tour of South Dakota’s Black Hills and Mount Rushmore is a narrated experience of some of the country’s most scenic roads and historic landscapes. You simply turn on the app and drive. As you approach the area’s wonders, Just Ahead tells you all about what you’re seeing (or about to see).
Sample a few of the hundreds of stories that play automatically as you drive to and through the Black Hills:
MOUNT RUSHMORE • JEWEL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT • WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK • CUSTER STATE PARK • SPEARFISH CANYON • DEADWOOD • CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL • MAMMOTH SITE • HARNEY PEAK
As you wind your way through prairie grasslands, dense forests of ponderosa pines, and dramatic mountain canyons, Just Ahead shares stories about the people and events that have left their mark on the land, including…
General George Armstrong Custer • Crazy Horse • Wild Bill Hickok • Red Cloud • Sitting Bull • Calvin Coolidge • Gutzon Borglum • Calamity Jane • Black Elk
Of course, the centerpiece of the tour is the monumental carving of Mount Rushmore. As you approach, we anticipate your questions…
How was Mount Rushmore carved? • What tools were used? • How long did it take? • How were the four presidents chosen? • How tall are the carvings?
You’ll hear about the Lakota Sioux people and their sacred sites, the Indian wars, Wild West characters, the gold rush—and about the wild animals who still live here in amazing numbers. We’ll tell you where to watch for…
Bison • Bighorn Sheep • Pronghorn • Prairie Dogs • Wooly Mammoths (on display, that is) • Black Bears
As we steer you among the winding roads of the Black Hills, we suggest places where you can…
Eat • Sleep • Camp • Bike • Hike • Watch an Outdoor Play • Crawl Through Wild Caves • Visit Quirky Museums • See Prehistoric Creatures • Visit Where Dances With Wolves Was Filmed
We guide you to and through the area’s historic towns, including…
Rapid City • Keystone • Deadwood • Sturgis and its Motorcycle Museum • Lead • Custer
We narrate as you drive stunningly scenic roads, such as…
Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road • Needles Highway • Iron Mountain Road • Mount Coolidge Road
Few hills are as alive as the Black Hills of South Dakota. With Just Ahead, you’ll experience them as you never could on your own—and there’s no need to take your eyes off the scenery to thumb through maps and guidebooks.
And it’s the perfect companion to our guide to nearby Badlands National Park!