Turtle River State Park in North Dakota, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is situated in a wooded valley along the Turtle River and offers a variety of year-round activities such as camping, picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and sledding.
On-A-Slant Indian Village, part of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park near Mandan, North Dakota, is a reconstructed 400-year-old Mandan settlement occupied for over 200 years until a devastating 1781 smallpox epidemic, where around 1,000 residents lived in about 75 earthlodges as skilled hunters, gardeners, and traders along the Missouri and Heart Rivers.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in northwestern North Dakota, preserves the reconstructed remains of the most prominent fur trading post on the upper Missouri River, operating from 1828 to 1867 under the American Fur Company.
The World’s Largest Buffalo Monument, located in Jamestown, North Dakota, is a colossal sculpture of an American bison that has stood watch over the James River Valley since 1959.
Rumors Sports Bar, Grill & Casino in Grand Forks, North Dakota, at 1826 South Washington Street in the Grand Cities Mall, is a lively local spot famous as the home of the beer tower for sports viewing on multiple TVs.
The International Peace Garden straddles the U.S.-Canada border in North Dakota's Turtle Mountains near Dunseith, spanning about 2,400 acres donated by North Dakota and Manitoba, and was dedicated on July 14, 1932, as a symbol of enduring friendship between the two nations with a simple stone cairn inscribed with a peace pledge along the 49th parallel.
Blue Wolf Casino in Fargo, North Dakota, is located inside Cactus Jack's Saloon at West Acres Bowl, 3402 Interstate Blvd S, offering North Dakota-style gaming for those 21 and older with six blackjack tables featuring $3-$25 limits, a paddlewheel game paying up to $680 per spin, pull tabs, jars, and 10 electronic pull tab machines.
Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota covers 739 acres along the southern shore of massive Lake Sakakawea, the nation's third-largest man-made reservoir created by Garrison Dam, located just one mile north of Pick City near Riverdale.
Pembina Gorge State Park spans over 2,800 acres in Cavalier County, North Dakota, along the Pembina River six miles west of Walhalla, featuring North Dakota's largest continuous undisturbed forest amid steep valley cliffs, prairies, and wetlands.
Beaver Lake State Park covers 273 acres on the western shore of 968-acre Beaver Lake in Logan County, south-central North Dakota, about 17 miles southeast of Napoleon and equidistant from Wishek.
Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota and the seat of Cass County, located on the flat Red River Valley along the North Dakota–Minnesota border opposite Moorhead, Minnesota.
Cross Ranch State Park covers 569 acres along the Missouri River's west bank in Oliver County, North Dakota, nine miles south of Washburn, adjacent to a 6,000-acre nature preserve managed by The Nature Conservancy featuring roaming bison herds.
The Roger Maris Museum in Fargo, North Dakota, is a free, glass-enclosed 70-foot display inside West Acres Shopping Center honoring hometown hero Roger Maris, who hit a record 61 home runs in 1961 for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's mark.
Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is a state-of-the-art indoor facility primarily known as the home of the University of North Dakota men's hockey team, but it also hosts basketball, volleyball, concerts, and other large events.
