Mount Rushmore, Black Hills & Badlands: Vanishing Trails
Unique learning programs for travelers age 50+
Mount Rushmore, Black Hills & Badlands: Vanishing Trails
Unique learning programs for travelers age 50+
The land now shadowed by Mount Rushmore was, up until the 1870s, called the “last great unknown.” Enrich your understanding of American growth in this vast wilderness as you immerse yourself in the discovery of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Badlands National Park and Deadwood. Study the lives of gold seekers, sod busters and discover the Old West before a handful of presidents made it famous.
Favorite Experiences
Field trips get you up close to Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial and Custer State Park’s bison and begging burros.
Experience Deadwood and its colorful history — Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok and The Homestake Gold Mine.
Ride a historic 1880 steam engine train to explore the beautiful back country of the Black Hills.
What's Included
- All lodgings & most meals
- Expert-led lectures & field trips
- All gratuities
- Road Scholar Assurance Plan
“This program met all expectations and went beyond. It opened our eyes and minds to so much of which we were previously unaware. We plan to return to the Black Hills.”
— Dale from Whitehall, Penn.
