Aside from gawking at the faces of four U.S. presidents at nearby Mount Rushmore; guests of the Rushmore Inn & Suites on Highway 16 Bypass, in Rapid City, S.D., will find the unexpected and unusual. Area attractions include the Museum of Geology on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, the Sioux Indian Museum, Dinosaur Park, where life-size prehistoric reptiles of the area have been re-created in concrete; and Story Book Island, a community park for children. This 57-room motel has an on- site restaurant with a country-western theme and complimentary deluxe continental breakfasts. Other amenities are cable TV and in-room coffee makers.

MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, 21 MILESFORT HAYES CHUCK WAGON, 1 MILEREPTILE GARDENS, 3 MILESBEAR COUNTRY USA, 7 MILES