June 4, 2022
Today is Keystone day. We have driven through Keystone and it looks like a quaint little town,. We decided to go back and spend some time walking around and visiting the local sites. Again our VIP card is allowing us to visit two museums today for free. Doesn't get much better. Our first stop is the Borglum Museum. It is dedicated to the man and his art. He is the designer and sculptor of Mount Rushmore. One of the most interesting facts I found was that Borglum had to convince Congress the Teddy Roosevelt should be on the mountain. Obviously, he did. Can you name the four presidents on Mount Rushmore?
We pulled into the museum and on the edge of the parking area is the Dahl’s Chainsaw Art. Absolutely gorgeous art with some prices that I can’t afford. We strolled around and admired the art before going into the museum.
We entered the museum and it is an audio self-guided tour. We were each given a remote control number pad with a headset attached. Each area has a number and when you get there you press the number on your pad and listen to the description of what you are viewing. Very cool. I only took one picture. It is an actual size granite eye. The detail shows a piece of stone projecting from the eye but that is what gives the eye a shadow or depth. Borglum figured this out. Very cool.
After the museum we wandered through the gift shop and then decided it was time for lunch. One young lady from the gift shop suggested Boss Burger’s and Cheesesteaks. Sounded great to us and we could easily walk there. Nancy had the Pineapple Express Burger. In addition to the burger it came with Provolone cheese (her choice), grilled pineapple, Teriyaki, ham and lettuce, tomato, and onion. The side is tater tots. I had the cheesesteak with the works (sautéed onions, green peppers) and tater tots as my side. Very good food.
After lunch we headed to the National Presidential Wax Museum. Again this was a self-guided audio tour,. Except this time you did not have any headset. You held the device up to your ear to listen about the facts of the President you were viewing. Each President was dressed as they would have been. Very interesting museum. Even some of the First Ladies were displayed. Again, we didn’t take any pictures except at the beginning of the tour. The very first exhibit is a mock up of the Press Room. It has quite the history. You can stand up and give your speech and it is even “televised” on a screen. At the end of this tour we headed home. It was quite the day.
