Missouri River Valley and Beyond (Highway 83) Tour

Germans from Russia used ornate iron crosses to mark graves of their loved ones. The church and cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Boyhood home of “Champagne Music Maker” and big band leader Lawrence Welk.

This bee-keeping family offers honey in its liquid state or in a creamed variety. Check out the variety of lip balms, lotions and shower gels. Call for tours.

Walk the Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame on the ground floor and take in the view of the surrounding area from the top-floor observation area of the capitol building.

The explorers never had it so easy, but you can take a relaxing riverboat cruise on the Missouri River, departing from Bismarck.

Golf Digest-recognized course that contours to the rolling hills near the Missouri River. Dramatic elevation changes.

Stare down rare white tigers and brown bears at Dakota Zoo along the Missouri River. New primate exhibit.

State museum includes Geological Time Gallery, Early Peoples Gallery, Inspiration Gallery, high-tech interactive learning labs and a 60-seat digital Great Plains Theater.

Military post and home of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, plus commissary, barracks, granary, stables, On-A-Slant Mandan Indian Village and museum.

Visitor center and authentic reconstruction of fort where Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1804-05 along the Missouri River.   

Museum dedicated to the Corps of Discovery and the time it spent in the Washburn area. Exhibits include actual artifacts and Karl Bodmer prints.

Site of the Native American village that Sakakawea called home before leaving with the Corps of Discovery.

Tour the facility to learn about the amount of power created in the plant with water from Lake Sakakawea.

The perfect place to swim, boat, hike or camp. Lake Sakakawea is one of the three largest man-made lakes in the country.