North Dakota Attractions Guide

Central

Roosevelt Park Zoo - Minot's Roosevelt Park Zoo features a children's zoo, discovery barn and Zoo Educational Center for everyone to enjoy. The zoo features more than 200 mammals, birds and reptiles which come from all over the world.

National Buffalo Museum - This museum is dedicated to the history of the American Bison, commonly known as buffalo. Displays show the evolution of the buffalo and related native American artifacts enhanced by valuable artwork.

Wagon Train - Since 1969 Fort Seward, Inc. has held an annual family oriented (bring the kids!) covered wagon train adventure, history talks, camping, nature lore, saddle horses permitted. The wagon train is usually held during the month of June and starts at Jamestown, North Dakota USA.

International Peace Garden - Straddling the U.S. - Canadian border of North Dakota and Manitoba is one of the greatest symbols of peace - the International Peace Garden. Each year, more than a quarter-million people from around the world visit the park to enjoy its colorful gardens, landscapes and wilderness areas.

Emter Family Dinner Theater - Enjoy a fun-filled evening of superb food and award-winning entertainment at the Emter Family Dinner Theater. The Emter family has received national recognition for their musical talents and accomplishments. Their repertoire consists of heritage-rich polkas and waltzes, grass roots country and Gospel, as well as patriotic and Christmas songs.

Eastern

Plains Art Museum - Throughout its history the Museum has collected, preserved, exhibited and interpreted art. Today, its Permanent Collection contains more than 2,400 pieces including regional art, traditional American Indian art, contemporary art and traditional folk art.

Children's Museum At Yunker Farm - The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm is a nonprofit organization providing a unique, dynamic setting for children and families of Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo, and surrounding communities to learn and create through fun, interactive experiences.

North Dakota Museum Of Art - The North Dakota Museum of Art collects contemporary, international art in all media starting with the early 1970s (the founding of the Museum) onwards. It collects the visual history of the region. It is also assembling a survey collection of contemporary Native American art, starting with the early 1970s when the movement emerged.

Roger Maris Museum - The museum traces the career of legendary Fargo athlete Roger Maris. In addition to an endless loop video monitor of Roger?s feats, including video of the famed No. 61 in 1961, the museum displays items from every year and every aspect of Roger?s athletic career, from high school to the pros.

Fargo Theatre - The Fargo theater offers outstanding live theatre, great movies, and a first film festival.

Chester Fritz Auditorium - Located at the University of North Dakota, the Chester Fritz Auditorium is one of the finest and most unique buildings in the state and the surrounding area. All types of live entertainment from professional music groups, dance companies, and theater groups to local folk artists and singing groups perform on its stage.

Red River Zoo - The Red River Zoo offers a unique facility that features eight acres of fun and exotic animals native to the Earth's Northland. Each lives in an accurate re-creation of its natural habitat.

Dakota Science Center - At Dakota Science Center, science is for everyone. The center provides virtual and real environments where sciences come alive. Experience intriguing, hands-on science, innovative programs, and changing exhibits that involve your senses in interactive learning environments.

Western

Dakota Dinosaur Museum - The mission of the Dakota Dinosaur Museum is to promote tourism by providing a facility to display earth science specimens excavated from the area as a community educational and economic development project.

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - The new $1.5 million Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center at Washburn, North Dakota, opened in June of 1997. Among its many features are two remarkable exhibits: A cottonwood dugout canoe and a collection of watercolor prints by Karl Bodmer, the Swiss artist that visited the Knife River Indian villages with the German Prince Maximilian in 1833-34.

Bonanzaville Usa - Visit Bonanzaville, USA! Stroll through history in this unique, picturesque 12-acre village of museums with original historic structures from the North Dakota Prairie: a sod house, country school, church, log homes, antique cars, airplanes, farm machinery and more!

Lewis & Clark Riverboat - Cruise the fabulous Missouri River aboard the Lewis and Clark, 150 passenger riverboat. This all-weather paddlewheeler docks at the Port of Bismarck. Excursion cruises, dinner cruises, moonlight cruises, and pizza cruises are all available for your enjoyment Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Gateway To Science Center - At Gateway to Science, visitors of all ages experience science in a fun way that teaches them how the world actually works. Gateway to science is located at the Gateway Mall in North Bismarck, and offers hands-on exhibits which provide opportunities for all ages to learn about science.

Pioneer Trails National Museum - The Pioneer Trails National Museum is a museum that explores the rich history of the prairies of the Mid West, from Native American civilizations to early settler culture to dinosaur fossils.

The Dakota Zoo - - The Dakota Zoo is North Dakota's largest zoo, housing over 600 animals. There are prairie dogs, mountain lions, bison and other animals native to the region. The Zoo also offers a variety of other fun things to do while visiting, such as the Tribune Express or the Leach Express trains, the Land O'Lakes Ice Cream Parlor, a Children's Play Area, and the Antler Trading Post.