North Dakota

Top 10 Places

(Pictures and places in bold are places I have been to.)

Sacagawea Statue
Sacagawea Statue, Bismarck

10. Northern Plains National Heritage Area

      • Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site
      • Camp Hancock State Historic Site
      • Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

9. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

      • Awatixa Village
      • Awatixa Xie Village
      • Hidatsa Village Ruin
Little Missouri River
Little Missouri River

8. Dakota Prairie Grasslands

      • Cedar River National Grassland (ND – USFS)
      • Little Missouri National Grassland (ND – USFS)
      • Sheyenne National Grassland (ND – USFS)
      • Grand River National Grassland (SD – USFS)

7. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

      • Fort Union Trading Post
      • Fort Buford State Historic Site
      • Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center
City of Medora
City of Medora

6. Medora (a small town gem)

      • Medora Musical
      • Pitchfork Steak Fondue
      • Rough Riders Hotel

5. White Horse Hill National Game Preserve (FWS) (formerly known as Sullys Hill National Game Preserve; previously Sullys Hill National Park)

      • White Horse Hill National Game Preserve
      • Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation
      • Fort Totten State Historic Site
North Dakota State Capitol
North Dakota State Capitol

4. Bismarck

      • North Dakota Heritage Center
      • North Dakota State Capitol
      • Former Governors’ Mansion State Historic Site

3. International Peace Garden

      • International Peace Garden Park
      • Interpretive Centre
      • North American Game Warden Museum

2. Fargo

      • Fargo Theatre
      • Plains Art Museum
      • Northern Pacific Railway Depot
      • Mario Mural
      • Greetings from Fargo Postcard Mural
      • Wood Chipper from “Fargo” at Visit Fargo-Moorhead
      • Cass County Courthouse
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

      • South Unit
        1. Maltese Cross Cabin
        2. Petrified Forest
        3. Scenic Loop Drive
        4. Scoria Point
        5. Painted Canyon
      • North Unit
      • Elkhorn Ranch Unit

State Info

A) State Nicknames+

      • The Peace Garden State
      • The Roughrider State
      • The Flickertail State
      • The Sioux State
      • Motto: Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit (Latin: One sows for the benefit of another age)

B) State Symbols

      • Bird: Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
      • Fish: Northern pike (Esox lucius)
      • Flower: Wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)
      • Tree: American elm (Ulmus americana)
      • Grass: Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii)
      • Fruit: Chokecherry

C) Major Metros

      1. Fargo
      2. Bismarck (state capital)
      3. Grand Forks

D) Honorable Mention

      • The former Verendrye National Monument
Sacagawea Statue
Sacagawea Statue, Bismarck

E) Famous People

      • Sacagawea
Salem Sue
Salem Sue

F) Just for Fun!

      • Salem Sue