Sightseeing
Quirky FunEnchanted Highway
No admission feeDrive 32 miles of prairie road past seven giant scrap metal sculptures, from Geese in Flight at I-94 to the town of Regent.
Regent, ND
State guide · North Dakota, USA
Things to do across North Dakota
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Three to see first in North Dakota
Theater & Events
Date NightFargo Theatre
Under $25Catch an independent film, classic screening or live show inside a restored 1926 art deco movie house on Broadway.
Fargo, NDTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
History BuffFort Abraham Lincoln State Park
Under $25Walk a reconstructed Mandan earthlodge village and the rebuilt Custer House at a frontier fort site above the Missouri River.
Mandan, ND
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Sightseeing
Local GemNorth Dakota Tourism Division
No admission feeNorth Dakota's state tourism office in Bismarck, promoting travel and publishing the official state travel guide.
Bismarck, NDTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
Quirky FunEnchanted Highway
No admission feeDrive 32 miles of prairie road past seven giant scrap metal sculptures, from Geese in Flight at I-94 to the town of Regent.
Regent, ND
Theater & Events
Date NightFargo Theatre
Under $25Catch an independent film, classic screening or live show inside a restored 1926 art deco movie house on Broadway.
Fargo, NDTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
History BuffFort Abraham Lincoln State Park
Under $25Walk a reconstructed Mandan earthlodge village and the rebuilt Custer House at a frontier fort site above the Missouri River.
Mandan, ND
Sightseeing
History BuffFort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
No admission feeWalk through a partly rebuilt fur trading post on the upper Missouri, with a museum inside the red-roofed Bourgeois House.
Williston, ND
Sports & Outdoors
Family FavoriteInternational Peace Garden
Under $25Stroll formal flower gardens, a floral clock and a cactus conservatory in a park that straddles the North Dakota and Manitoba border.
Dunseith, ND
Sightseeing
History BuffKnife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
No admission feeEnter a reconstructed earthlodge and walk prairie trails past the lodge depressions of Hidatsa villages on the Knife River.
Stanton, ND
Theater & Events
Family FavoriteMedora Musical
$50+Summer western music show with live horses and fireworks in a Badlands amphitheatre. The next season opens in June 2027.
Medora, ND
Museums
Family FavoriteNorth American Bison Discovery Center
Under $25See two small bison herds, galleries on bison history and the 26-foot World's Largest Buffalo statue next door in Jamestown.
Jamestown, ND
Museums
History BuffNorth Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
No admission feeWalk four galleries of North Dakota history, from dinosaur fossils and early peoples to the present day, on the State Capitol grounds.
Bismarck, NDTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
History BuffNorth Dakota State Capitol
No admission feeTour the 21-story Art Deco capitol called the Skyscraper on the Prairie and ride up to the 18th-floor observation deck.
Bismarck, NDTransit: reachable by public transit
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor AdventureTheodore Roosevelt National Park
$25–$50Drive and hike through North Dakota badlands where bison and prairie dogs roam and Theodore Roosevelt once ranched.
Medora, ND
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Museums in North Dakota
- North American Bison Discovery Center, Jamestown
- North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck
- Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Medora
- Plains Art Museum, Fargo
- Fargo Air Museum, Fargo
- Bonanzaville, USA, West Fargo
- North American Game Warden Museum, Dunseith
- North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks
- Roger Maris Museum, Fargo
- Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot
- North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Medora
Sightseeing in North Dakota
- North Dakota Tourism Division, Bismarck
- Enchanted Highway, Regent
- Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Mandan
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Williston
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Stanton
- North Dakota State Capitol, Bismarck
- World's Largest Buffalo Monument, Jamestown
- Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, Cooperstown
- Fort Totten State Historic Site, Fort Totten
- Menoken Indian Village State Historic Site, Menoken
Sports & Outdoors in North Dakota
- International Peace Garden, Dunseith
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora
- Fort Stevenson State Park, Garrison
- Cross Ranch State Park, Center
- Fort Ransom State Park, Fort Ransom
- Icelandic State Park, Cavalier
- Beaver Lake State Park, Wishek
- Little Missouri State Park, Killdeer
- Turtle River State Park, Arvilla
- Rough Rider State Park, Medora
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Maps
Visitor maps for North Dakota
- North Dakota printable map
- I-94 in North Dakota printable map
- South Central North Dakota, ND printable map
- Southeast North Dakota, ND printable map
- I-29 in North Dakota printable map
- Fargo Metro Area, ND printable map
- Cass County, ND printable map
- Fargo, Cass County printable map
- All printable maps of North Dakota
About
About North Dakota
North Dakota lies in the northern Great Plains of the United States, bordering Canada. Its capital, Bismarck, sits along the Missouri River and is home to attractions such as the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum and the Dakota Zoo. The North Dakota Tourism Division, based in Bismarck, is the state's tourism marketing office, promoting the state's parks, historic sites and communities under its Be Legendary campaign.
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