Sightseeing
FreeNorth Dakota State Capitol
FreeTour the 21-story Art Deco capitol called the Skyscraper on the Prairie and ride up to the 18th-floor observation deck.
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North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum is a museum in Bismarck, ND. Cost: free.
612 East Boulevard Ave · Bismarck, ND
Why you should go…
North Dakota's state museum sits on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck and is run by the State Historical Society. The Adaptation Gallery covers geologic time with dinosaur fossils, the Innovation Gallery shows more than 1,000 Native American artifacts, and the Inspiration Gallery follows the state's history through six themes. Kids get hands-on activities in the Treehouse. A cafe and museum store are on site, and a rare mummified Edmontosaurus is part of the paleontology collection.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, ordered by straight-line distance.
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North Dakota Tourism Division
FreeNorth Dakota's state tourism office in Bismarck, promoting travel and publishing the official state travel guide.
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Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
FreeEnter a reconstructed earthlodge and walk prairie trails past the lodge depressions of Hidatsa villages on the Knife River.
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