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Trips to Go
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Taking the 2 and 29
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Categories: Bodies in Motion, Highways and Byways
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Follow Highway 2 and Interstate 29 on a trek across the state. Experiences include but are not limited to fishing, picnicking, golfing, shopping and meandering through one of the most beautiful flower gardens and symbols of peace you’ll ever see!
Williston Area
LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK
- Situated on one of the upper bays of Lake Sakakawea. Full service state park with modern and primitive camp sites, cabins, a camp store, picnic shelters, nature trails, swim beach, fishing area, and much more. www.ndparks.com/parks/LCSP.htm
LINKS OF NORTH DAKOTA
- #1 Ranked Golf Course in North Dakota by Golf Week. #57 Ranked in Golf Week’s 100 Best Modern Courses. 13 sites for RV parking adjacent to the Links of North Dakota. www.thelinksofnorthdakota.com
MISSOURI – YELLOWSTONE CONFLUENCE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
- Center tells history of the area and the people who inhabited the area near where the two great rivers converge. Permanent and rotating exhibits, meeting rooms, gift store. Walking path, picnic area. www.nd.gov/hist
FORT BUFORD STATE HISTORIC SITE
- Established in 1866 at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, Fort Buford became a major supply depot for military field operations. Site of Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881. Walking trail on site. www.nd.gov/hist
FORT UNION TRADING POST NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
- Dominated the fur trade on the Upper Missouri River between 1829 and 1867. Built near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers. Home to John Jacob Astor’s powerful American Fur Company. Indians and the fur traders peacefully co-existed before the great Indian wars. The Bourgeois House contains the museum exhibits. Gift and souvenir shop is housed in the reconstructed Indian Trade House. You may purchase replicas of trade items that were bartered for in the days of the successful fur trading companies.
Minot Area
SCANDINAVIAN HERITAGE PARK
- Outdoor museum honors Nordic ancestors. Norwegian house, stabbur, Danish windmill, Swedish Dala Horse, stave church, statues, picnic pavilion and visitor center, Finnish sauna, map plaza. www.scandinavianheritage.org
UPPER SOURIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
- This is home to the Sprague’s Pipit, a rare North American bird.
J CLARK SALYER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
- The largest of North Dakota’s developed refuges. Has a 22-mile auto tour covering marshes, wooded river bottoms and sandhills.
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE
- Home to the 5th Bomb Wing. Offers drive-around tours of the facilities and the flight line. Step-on-guides are available. Reservations required four weeks in advance. 701-723-6212
Rugby
GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA
- The geographical center of North America is marked at this junction with a stone cairn.
NIEWOEHNER BELL TOWER
- The 34-foot tower features a collection of 15 bells acquired over the years by Dale Niewoehner.
NORTHERN LIGHTS TOWER
- The 110-foot, multi-colored tower with its steel pillars is illuminated to simulate the northern lights phenomenon so prominent in this part of the country.
PIERCE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
- On the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse has marble hallways and a dome rotunda with hand-painted scenes.
VICTORIAN DRESS MUSEUM
- Reproductions of Women’s garments representing years 1860-1907.
Dunseith
LOG HOUSE
- Tourist information center, crafts and gifts.
WEE’L TURTLE
- The giant turtle statue is made from more than 2,000 discarded tire rims.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN
- 2,339-acre botanical garden commemorating peace between the United States and Canada. 150,000 flowers, floral clock, 911 memorial, Peace Chapel, Peace Tower, water features, floral displays, hiking, camping, dining, birding, youh camps. www.peacegarden.com
TURTLE MOUNTAIN SCENIC BYWAY
- Here the visitor can enjoy beautiful lakes, lush foliage, wildflowers, and an abundance of wildlife.
Devils Lake Area
FORT TOTTEN HISTORIC SITE
- The only preserved military post of the Indian War period in the Trans-Mississippi West. www.nd.gov/hist
LAKE REGION PIONEER DAUGHTERS MUSEUM
- Located on the grounds of one of the best preserved military posts in the nation, this museum includes frontier, military, American Indian displays and artifacts and historical video presentations.
SULLY’S HILL NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE
- This 2 1/2-square-mile refuge is home to many species, including prairie dogs, elk, coyotes, beaver, white-tailed deer, bison and waterfowl. http://sullyshill.fws.gov
SPIRIT LAKE CASINO & RESORT
- 600-plus slots, table games, bingo, poker, live entertainment ,124 rooms, pool, fine dining buffet, full-service marina, RV camping, rental cabins. www.spiritlakecasino.com
Grand Forks Area
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA CENTER FOR AEROSPACE SCIENCES
- The UND Aerospace Center is a leader in aviation training and research development. Tours feature CAS Altitude Chamber, Atmospherium Planetarium, Severe Weather Analysis Center and Aeroheritage Room (mini museum). The Aerospace Training and Research Center tour includes Flight Training Room (simulators) and Computer Based Instruction Lab and Flight Operations. Group tours by appointment.
NORTH DAKOTA MUSEUM OF ART
- Exhibits of regional, national and international art housed in three galleries with an extensive gift shop and coffee shop. www.ndmoa.com
RIVERWALK CENTRE
- Across the street from Cabela’s, Riverwalk Center is filled with unique stores, restaurants, and specialty shops.
SIOUXLAND BUFFALO RANCH
- This Buffalo Ranch features herds of buffalo, a meat processing plant and a buffalo gift shop. Appointment required. 701-772-1594
KING’S WALK
- This golf course recreates the atmosphere found at the great links courses of Scotland and Ireland. Players of all abilities will enjoy a very playable and scenic golf course with all the amenities of the best public courses in the country. Great golf now in Grand Forks, North Dakota! The clubhouse includes a golf shop, dining room and lounge. www.kingswalk.org
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE
Fargo-West Fargo Area
FARGO THEATRE
- The Fargo Theatre is a vintage movie palace built in 1926 to showcase major silent films and vaudeville acts. Fully-restored art deco theater that seats 870, programming first-run independent films nightly with occasional live stage events. Its Wurlitzer pipe organ has been restored to its art modern décor. www.fargotheatre.com
PLAINS ART MUSEUM
- The largest art museum between Minneapolis and Seattle offers three galleries for your enjoyment. The museum galleries feature regional artists, a permanent collection and special exhibits. www.plainsart.org
HERITAGE-HJEMKOMST CENTER
- Exhibits and programs interpret the heritage of the Red River Valley. Attractions include Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Stave Church and floor map that allows visitors to "walk" region's early history. (Moorhead, MN). www.hjemkomst-center.com
SS RUBY PONTOON TOURS AND KAYAK RENTALS
- Narrated boat tours on the Red River of the North. Canoe and kayak rentals available. S. S. Ruby can be boarded on the Red River adjacent to the Hjemkomst Center. www.riverkeepers.org
BONANZAVILLE
- Bonanzaville is a 45-building restored pioneer village set on 15 acres. Visitors can enjoy browsing through a sod house, airplane museum, car museums, doll house, town hall, newspaper office, schoolhouse, hotel, church and drug store.
WEST ACRES SHOPPING CENTER
- The region’s largest shopping center with four department stores, 100 specialty stores and large food court. Also, located in West Acres is the Roger Maris Museum that traces the career of Fargo legend Roger Maris. www.rogermarismuseum.com
For a complete listing of accommodations, restaurants, events and attractions, please contact:
Fargo-Moorhead CVB
2001 44th Street SW
Fargo ND 58103
701-282-3653
800-235-7654
www.fargomoorhead.org
Minot CVB
1020 South Broadway
Minot ND 58702
701-857-8206
800-264-2626
http://www.visitminot.org
Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau
10 Main Street
Williston ND 58801
701-774-9041
800-615-9041
http://www.willistonndtourism.com
Greater Grand Forks CVB
4251 Gateway Drive
Grand Forks ND 58203
701-746-0444
800-866-4566
http://www.visitgrandforks.com
Devils Lake Tourism
PO Box 879
Devils Lake ND 58301
701-662-4903
http://www.devilslakend.com
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