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Hail to the Chief
Nestled in the heart of the Black Hills of South Dakota , Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into a granite mountainside featuring the faces of four U . S . presidents : George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln . Mount Rushmore is a popular tourist attraction , but in early August it gets more than its fair share of motorcyclists because of the nearby Sturgis Rally . State Route 244 winds its way in front of and behind the southeastfacing sculpture , providing this unexpected peekaboo view of the first president . The Black Hills are chock-full of great motorcycling roads , but if you love riding more than you love crowds , head there well before or after Sturgis . Photo by Kevin Wing