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As long as you're stopping at Rushmore, drive a few miles south and see the Crazy Horse memorial too. It already dwarfs Rushmore, and the visitor center is more elaborate.
Wall Drug, while kitschy, is good for a rest stop.
The first time I drove through Chicago, headed east to New York, I didn't stop but still got stuck in a traffic jam at 9pm. If you stop there, there's no shortage of things to do--lakeshore, Navy Pier, fantastic restaurants (Heaven on Seven: best pecan pie I have ever tasted), aquarium, museums (Museum of Science and Industry, on the World's Fair grounds, is my favorite), skyscrapers. Willis Tower installed glass-floored balconies on the 103rd floor a few years ago.
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