Cowboy Up Tour

Named for the 26th President, it memorializes his contribution to conservation. North Dakota Badlands provide the scenic backdrop to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The loop drive provides a view of buffalo, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, wild horses, mule deer and prairie dog towns.

Built in 1883 the elegant 26-room home of the famous French nobleman who founded Medora. Tours conducted daily.

Interpretive center for the history of Native Americans, ranching, rodeo, and the Western lifestyle of the Plains and Badlands.

A unique Western steak meal served at the Tjaden Center on the bluffs overlooking Medora.

The North Unit Scenic Byway is a 28-mile loop with spectacular views of the Badlands, Oxbow Overlook, prairie dog towns and the CCC shelter at the River Bend Overlook.

The Long X Visitor Center and Museum is the central location for information on the area’s cultural, geological, historical and geographic attractions.

Pioneer museum has many artifacts exhibited in the historic classroom. Original trapper’s log cabin, homestead shack, one-room school and original 1915 Schafer Law Office. Mammoth fossil bones discovered in the area.

Experience life at the fort in 1875 at the Custer House. Tour the home of the Lt. Col. George and Libbie Custer. Walk the parade grounds to the barracks of the 7th Cavalry and the Commissary Store and visit the horses at the stables.

See the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders Hall of Fame and the 19th-floor observatory. At the State Museum at the Heritage Center, exhibits focus on North Dakota, covering prehistoric times, Native American artifacts and the cowboys and settlement of the state.

This is not a “dude ranch” or “guest ranch.” It is a working cattle ranch. As a welcomed guest, you will get the true cowboy experience. You will learn from the best cowboys with bloodlines dating back to the early 1600s.