Road trip for the fabulous four! The faces of George, Teddy, Thomas and Abe have wrapped up a majority of their road trips for the summer. The presidential mascots, depicting Mount Rushmore National Memorial, made stops in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Des Moines. They were able to meet and greet thousands and thousands of people and share the joys of South Dakota and Mount Rushmore with the masses.

The boys in gray posed for hundreds of photos with young and old, new and veteran visitors to South Dakota. It was great to hear the stories and memories from those who have visited our great state in the past, and it was even better to tell stories about what one might experience on their first vacation to South Dakota.

The presidents were able to hang out at a Twins game, throw the first pitch at an Iowa Cubs game, mingle around the Kansas City Zoo and Worlds of Fun; they took in the vibe of the community at farmers markets and even rode on a log flume. They sure were busy on their road trip!

Watch out, those four great faces might be coming to a great place near you soon. Stay in tune with our social media sites for details, you wouldn’t want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to get photos of Mount Rushmore somewhere other than the Black Hills!

These photos prove a great time was had by all.

Throwing a Pitch at the Iowa Cubs game

Enjoying the Kansas City Zoo with visitors

Presidents enjoying a carousel ride at Worlds of Fun

They’ve stood tall in the Black Hills of South Dakota for more than 70 years. It’s known as America’s Shrine of Democracy. They are just one part of South Dakota’s Great Faces and Great Places. It’s Mount Rushmore National Memorial. And soon, the presidents will be on the move, maybe you can meet them in person!

How? The mascots of Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt are on the move to multiple cities in the coming months. The mascots will be touring Kansas City, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Omaha. First stop, Kansas City over Memorial Day weekend. If you’re in the area, make sure you follow along on the twitter hashtag, #RushmoreMascots, this blog, or on Facebook.com/SouthDakotaTourism to see where you can meet up with the presidents from Mount Rushmore in person. It’s a once in a lifetime photo opportunity you don’t want to miss!

To top it off, you’ll be able to sign-up to win an exclusive vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota where you can start “Your American Journey.” To enter the vacation giveaway and see a full listing of where the mascots are going, visit www.TravelSD.com/RushmoreMascots.

“Your American Journey” through South Dakota doesn’t stop at Mount Rushmore. It’s the places along the way like reliving the pioneer spirit in De Smet at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead; it’s the quirky only in South Dakota stops like The World’s Only Corn Palace and Wall Drug. The experience of being surrounded by 1,300 bison and a band of begging burros at the second largest state park in the nation – Custer State Park. All of these stops and more is what will truly build your “American Journey” to be one that you will always remember.