"Last Stand - what else is there to do here?" Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument by mrclay2000

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Travel Guide: 45 reviews and 99 photos

Windswept Memorial of Tall Grass

There is not much to do or see here. There is a national cemetery, a visitor center with limited gifts and nicknacks but a reasonable offering of books, an occasional ranger-lecture that alone lends a spark of life to this place, and the hill on which Federal Cavalry were buried after the slaughter.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Historic Place of more notoriety than importance
Cons:Nothing much to see or do
In a nutshell:Worth a visit if you wish to claim this hallowed ground

Last visit to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: Jul 1999
Intro Written Dec 11, 2002
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Custer's Headstone stands out - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

The General Is Absent from the assembly Favorites (1)

Visit Custer's FORMER gravesite on the hilltop beyond the visitor center. Custer's remains were disinterred within the... more travel advice

It Slithers in the Grass Warnings and Dangers (1)

This is rattlesnake country. Be especially aware when walking off the pavement that your visit might end abruptly with... more travel advice

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Bwana_Brown Oct 23, 2003 at 6:32 PM

Definitely a place that has been brought to my attention in reading accounts of the 'Wild West' ! There are two sides to every tale, but it was nice to see a photo of the actual burial area!
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Paul2001 Oct 23, 2003 at 5:19 PM

I visited the Little Bighorn when I was fifteen. I found the place engrossing.
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nigelw6443 Aug 21, 2003 at 6:02 AM

I drove from Cooke City to visit Little Bighorn. A long drive for so little!
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acemj Apr 9, 2003 at 9:49 AM

Famous place. Looks interesting.
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zrim Apr 8, 2003 at 8:16 PM

Always interesting to see the layout of the ground where important events occurred. The topography may not stand out--but the events were monumental in the history of the U.S.
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heplion Mar 25, 2003 at 10:20 AM

Not sure that Custer was so arrogant after the battle Redlats....But yes, the histroy of the Native Americans i certainly tragic, but interesting to read about nonetheless
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Redlats Feb 4, 2003 at 6:28 AM

We found the area very interesting. Custer was so arrogant. Do you know as many natives were killed as cavalry?
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TROOPERMC Jan 16, 2003 at 12:04 PM

at one time I was planning to make a horseback ride from Bismark to that site with full 1870's equipment.
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orlikins Jan 13, 2003 at 8:38 AM

v honest, not every single destination is going to be riveting!
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craic Jan 13, 2003 at 7:36 AM

It's history!