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Uniquely Cool Things & Places To Visit In North Dakota.
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items From the great concrete pyramid of ND to the charming town of Medora, North Dakota has some unique and interesting places to visit! Come relax in one of the beautiful state parks, or relish historical artifacts, North Dakota has something for everyon...
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ND's Beautiful State Parks - So Scenic & Peaceful You Won't Want To Leave!
There's A WHAT in North Dakota? Surprising Things You Never Thought You'd Find.
Beware Of Giant Animals & Objects!
Unique Places To Visit, Bragging Rights Included.
ND's Beautiful State Parks - So Scenic & Peaceful You Won't Want To Leave!
Lush green woodlands, beautiful sunsets, and only the stillness to make you feel at peace.
Located in the heart of North Dakota’s Badlands, Medora is the gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and a destination filled with outdoor adventure, western heritage and unforgettable experiences.
Visitors can explore scenic trails and wildli...
Medora
To say this place is beautiful is a serious understatement—it’s 7,500 acres of pure perfection with views to die for. With hundreds of miles of hiking trails, several breathtaking lakes, and plenty of camping to be done, Turtle Mountain State Forest ...
Turtle Mountain State Forest
One incredible place in North Dakota that cannot be overstated. While it's well-loved among locals, folks from out-of-state don’t even realize it’s here.
The woods are seemingly endless, and the Pembina River meanders straight through, offering som...
Pembina Gorge
One of North Dakota’s 14 amazing state parks.
In the summer, the park comes alive with vibrant flora and fauna, turning emerald green from the forest floor to the canopy. Wildlife-watchers are in for a treat, and if you visit in the fall, the foliag...
Icelandic State Park
While North Dakota is largely known for its flatlands, Fort Ransom State Park is a great place to see diverse landscapes. Access to the park is, in itself, enchanting, with glorious vistas in all directions. Picturesque valleys were formed by the flo...
Fort Ransom State Park
A delightful park that sits alongside the Turtle River, Turtle River State Park is one of North Dakota’s lesser-visited parks. Located in a lush valley, the park is very scenic.
The park was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. A g...
Turtle River State Park
There's A WHAT in North Dakota? Surprising Things You Never Thought You'd Find.
Come find out the uniqueness of some North Dakota attractions!
In 1970, workers began building the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, a massive concrete pyramid with walls 25 feet thick. It took 5 years to complete, the pyramid alone cost $140 million (about $700 million today); total cost was approximately...
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Missile Site Radar (MSR) Complex
The Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility and the November-33 Launch Facility are all that remain of the 321st Missile Wing, a missile field activated in 1964 and managed by the Grand Forks Air Base. These two facilities were completed in 1965, and Minut...
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site
Just south of the city of Minot you’ll find the fascinating Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. Travel back through the years and discover how indigenous groups lived in times gone by.
The site was established in 1974 to conserve the...
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
"Velcome, Velcome, Velcome"
Lawrence Welk, aka "Mr. Wunnerful," was a musician, bandleader, accordionist, and host of the squarest musical variety show on television from 1955 to 1982. Welk was born in his parents' house which was built of an earthe...
Lawrence Welk Birthplace
On the remote prairie of North Dakota, surrounded by wheat fields, cattle pastures, and oil rigs, are the remains of the oldest still-existing mosque constructed in the United States. In 1929, immigrants from Syria and Lebanon erected the original mo...
Oldest Mosque in the USA
A large store in a small town, Edinburg General Store is more like a museum than a shop. Spread over three levels, it’s a terrific place to see first-hand what life was like in the past. Relatively unchanged since it opened, the store is packed with ...
Edinburg General Store
Easily one of the coolest places you can possibly go in the Midwest—at least for those of us who are strangely intrigued by earth sciences. The first thing you'll notice is that the entire structure comprises stones and granite, making it a big old r...
Paul Broste Rock Museum
A great place for anyone interested in railroad history and unusual attractions from times gone by, the McHenry Loop dates back to the end of the 19th century. Quite inventive, especially for its time, the loop removed the hassle of shunting and mane...
McHenry Railroad Loop and Hobo House
History buffs and curious tourists can take a step back in time to when Fort Union was an important trading post on the Missouri River and a bastion of peaceful coexistence between fur traders and Native Americans. Visitors will enjoy this reconstruc...
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Widely known as the Gateway to the Dakotas, Fort Abercrombie was once an important military supply point in the 1800s, Today, it remains to offer a peek into frontier life, specifically the US-Dakota War of 1862, with reconstructed buildings, interpr...
Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site
Covering more than 100,000 acres of land in Southeast North Dakota, the only National Grassland in the nation’s tallgrass prairie region is a vast expanse that beckons visitors with opportunities for recreation and solitude. Visitors can gaze upon a ...
Sheyenne National Grassland
Located in the capital city of Bismarck, this museum is one of the best places to soak up 600 million years of North Dakota history. Visitors can see everything from a T. rex skeleton to a spacesuit to rare pottery and beadwork and enjoy simulators a...
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
The unique hidden gem southwest of Medora memorializes the life of the Marquis de Mores, a frontier ranchman and businessman in the Badlands in the late 1880s. His home, a 26-room, two-story summer residence is open for public tours where visitors ca...
Chateau de Mores State Historic Site
Built between 1906 and 1909, this large privately owned fieldstone farmhouse is about five miles north of Rolla at the start of the Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway. The home once belonged to entrepreneur Maurice Coghlan and his family and is the only ca...
Coghlan Castle
Beware Of Giant Animals & Objects!
North Dakota may be mostly flat lands but these sculptures stand tall!
Former school principal Gary Greff , who had zero experience welding or creating art, began building the world's largest metal sculptures and placing them along the "Enchanted Highway".
Regent, a small town about 30 miles from Interstate 94 Located a...
Enchanted Highway
W'eel Turtle---A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.
In 1982, a local motel and thrift store owner, George Gottbreht, decided he needed to clean out his garage. For over 16 years, he had collected 2,000 old car rims, and was waiting for the perfect mo...
W'eel Turtle
Built in 1959 by Jamestown College art instructor Elmer Paul Peterson, the buffalo is made from gunnite—a type of sprayed cement—over 1/4 inch wire mesh framed with 8 inch steel beaming, and 3/8 inch reinforcing rod.
The first giant roadside sculptu...
World's Largest Buffalo Monument
The world's largest Holstein cow, Salem Sue. Built by the local Lions Club in 1974 for a mere $40,000, Sue is one town's tribute to its dairy-farming legacy.
Six tons of fiberglass form Sue's 38-foot high, 50-foot long, disturbingly anatomically-cor...
World's Largest Holstein Cow, Salem Sue
Unique Places To Visit, Bragging Rights Included.
From beautiful foliage and flowers to paintings and tiny things, there's always something new to discover!
The International Peace Garden is maintained by Americans and Canadians—hence the name. Folks from both nations work together to keep it as beautiful as it is. When it comes to hidden gems, this one is among the most purely North Dakotan I can think ...
International Peace Garden
Take a trip to Japan with a visit to the tasteful and charming Japanese Gardens in Grand Forks. Found within the large Sertoma Park, the exquisite gardens were given to the city by Japan’s city of Awano. The gardens weren’t a random gift—Awano and Gr...
Japanese Gardens
A small city with around 75 residents, Jud is the kind of place that you wouldn’t normally give a second glance to. Situated around 35 miles from Jamestown, it’s well worth a visit when in the area because of its fabulous street art.
The paintings e...
Village of Murals
Tiny Things is one of those spots that just makes you grin the second you walk in. Tucked inside Brewhalla, it’s a little shop filled with—you guessed it—tiny things.
Jewelry, prints, gift baskets, quirky miniatures… all sorts of clever treasures th...
Tiny Things at Brewhalla
If you need peace, quiet, or relaxation this neighborhood garden checks all the boxes, and admission is free. It takes its "Rainbow" title seriously, with brightly painted structures, colorful flowers, and stunning foliage on display no matter the ti...
Rainbow Garden