4.5North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum(634 reviews) - Exploring the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality & Gift Shops • History Museums
** We will be reopening on June 22. Four galleries tell the fascinating story of North Dakota through thousands of artifacts and specimens, high-tech displays, and interactive exhibits. Experience North Dakota’s heritage throughout the museum spaces. Along with the galleries, hallway exhibits located within the Corridor of History also help tell our unique story. The Northern Lights Atrium is a stunning combination of architecture and symbolism, and the outdoor Pembina River Plaza features specimens from our geologic past. Find treasures in the new Museum Store, and enjoy refreshments at the James River Cafe. From a life-size T. rex skeleton cast to a 1950s soda shop, you will find connections from your own life with your experience here. Our goal is “history for everyone."See more..
4.0Red River Zoo(326 reviews) - Small zoo Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Natural History Museums • Zoos • Farms
The Red River Zoo is a leading conservation organization for some of the world's rarest cold climate species. We feature world class exhibits on over 33 beautiful acres. Founded in 1999, we are constantly growing into a leading attraction in the Fargo Moorhead area. Our new interactive Children' Zoo Farm and Nature's Legendary Playground open in 2016! Come in and see for yourself!See more..
4.0Frontier Village(225 reviews) - Definite must visit for families on road trips with small kids History Museums
Fantastic stop for a 3 and 9 year old!!! So this is not just the HUGE buffalo! To reach the buffalo, you park and walk through the old frontier town of Jamestown. Countless individuals and community organizations have all poured into this FREE frontier town. It is the frontier town, small playground areas, cutouts for pic opts, the huge buffalo, all the model stores, clean restrooms, a small railroad track with two cars, etc. There is are also buffalo and …….a museum you can pay for. We saw the buffalo quickly and did not visit the museum for lack of time. We made sure to make a donation. Will return if we are ever back this direction!See more..
4.5Chateau de Mores State Historic Site(188 reviews) - Very good museum and home, but know the facts about the man it honors Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • History Museums
Summer Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm MST, Daily. Last tickets sold at 4:30pm MST. Covers entry to the Interpretive Center and Chateau de Morès. Off-Season Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm MST, Tuesday-Saturday. Last tickets sold at 4:00pm MST. Covers entry to Interpretive Center. Located SW of Medora, the site interprets the North Dakota ambitions of Antoine de Vallombrosa, the Marquis de Morès, who arrived in 1883. His enterprises included a beef packing plant, stagecoach line, freighting company, refrigerated railway cars, cattle, and sheep raising, land ownership, and a new town named Medora in honor of his wife.See more..
4.5Fargo Air Museum(188 reviews) - Interested in air plans this is a nice museum to visit Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Points of Interest & Landmarks • History Museums
Located just off I-29 interstate, The Fargo Air Museum is an easily accessed pet friendly, must-stop location. North Dakota's premiere aviation destination, the Fargo Air Museum's dual hangars are home to aircraft of all eras - from a modern unmanned reconnaissance drone to the "most accurate recreation of a Wright Brothers' flyer the Smithsonian Institute has ever seen." A "flying" museum, many of the airplanes occasionally take to the sky, a unique feature not found in the vast majority of the nation's static-display air museums. More than just a simple place to display its many aircraft, military memorabilia and exhibits, the Fargo Air Museum also houses one of the midwest's largest Aviation libraries. In addition, the museum hosts educational day-camps, speakers and seminars for flight fans of all ages to enjoy. The Fargo Air Museum is a fantastic choice for a unique venue for corporate & private events and has quickly become a local favorite for hosting wedding ceremonies and receptions. Please email for event rental information. Located across the street from the Fargodome, the museum is also surrounded with dining opportunities and is conveniently just moments away from the Fargo's Hector International Airport.See more..
The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center stands at the crossroads of culture and commerce on the Northern Plains. When Lewis & Clark arrived at the Mandan and Hidatsa villages in 1804, they simply became the most famous of many people who visited in search of knowledge and trade. Today's visitors will experience engaging exhibits, hundreds of period artifacts, world-class art collections and friendly interpreters who tell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition like never before. The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center highlights some of the area's most famous of countless travelers and residents over hundreds of years along this special stretch of the Missouri River. Each gallery tells the story of a different one of these groups. Self-guided tours, augmented by our nationally-certified interpretive staff, offer visitors a focused view of the incredible heritage of the Northern Plains.See more..
Here, where two great rivers meet, people have gathered for thousands of years. At the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, people still gather to understand a spot little changed since Lewis and Clark visited two centuries ago. The site, located about 22 miles southwest of Williston, features permanent and temporary exhibits, modern facilities, a picnic area and campgrounds, a walking trail, and bird watching.See more..
4.0Dakota Dinosaur Museum(44 reviews) - Mineral samples and fossils on display in Dickinson Museum Center campus. Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • Science Museums
The museum closed permanently on September 7, 2015. Close the listing.See more..
4.5Pioneer Trails Regional Museum(32 reviews) - Wow! Never expected this! Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums • History Museums
A museum exploring the rich history of the prairies of the Mid West, from Native American civilizations to early settler culture to dinosaur fossils. The first week of June, PTRM hosts an ATV tour, following the many historic trails that cross the area. Throughout the summer, the Paleontology Department offers Day Tours for individuals and groups that would like to experience a day in the life of a Paleontologist. PTRM also offers a week long opportunity to experience the nitty-gritty work during Field School. Call the museum to book your tours today!See more..
4.5Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site(27 reviews) - Following our Great Great Grandfather’s Journey. Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites • History Museums
When the Red River Valley was the western frontier, Fort Abercrombie was the gateway to the West and the spearpoint of the army’s advance into the northern plains. The original guardhouse and the reconstructed blockhouses and stockade attest to the bloody conflict that spilled into the Dakotas from Minnesota in 1862. During this conflict Fort Abercrombie was besieged by Dakota warriors for almost six weeks. After the fort was abandoned in 1877, fort buildings were sold and removed from the site. A Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in 1939-1940 reconstructed three blockhouses and the stockade and returned the original military guardhouse to the site. Major portions of the WPA project have been refurbished and the site reinterpreted.See more..
4.0Pembina State Museum(18 reviews) - very professional, superb staff Monday: Speciality & Gift Shops • Speciality Museums • History Museums
After the ocean drained and the glaciers left, people came to find a rich landscape in the Red River Valley. Bison hunters, fur traders, and farmers have all made this land their home. Visit the Pembina State Museum to see 100 million years of history. Get a stunning view of the Red River Valley from seven stories above the ground. On a clear day visitors to the observation tower have a 360-degree view for 10 miles. Shop the museum store for a unique selection of books and items related to museum exhibit themes.See more..
My husband and I arrived at the official closing of the museum, but we walked around the grounds for free. There are plenty of plaques that explain what you are looking at for each of the buildings. We tried to peer in some of the windows, without much luck. haha I'd like to go back when it was open. Note: It is free just to walk around, without the tour. One of the buildings is the oldest building in Grand Forks. It is a log building that once served as the Post Office. There are period homes, furnished from each particular time frame. Nicely kept grounds. Fantastic picture taking opportunities. Picnic area and gazebo in front of the buildings.See more..
The Lewis and Clark Trail Museum in Alexander ND just 20 miles south of Williston on Highway 85 is worth your stop. An hour is surely not enough. Make sure to schedule plenty of time. Also available is an RV park. See more..
We were delighted to discover this remarkable and expansive museum. Set on the Main Street, across from the whirligig cafe, this donation only (generosity is rewarded here) museum is jam-packed with treasures from a bygone era. Encompassing multiple buildings, you can observe the way of life in small town America as it used to be: family life, post office, church, farm, barbershop—to just name a few. Pleasant volunteer staff and careful curation throughout the museum makes this a true hidden gem. See more..
4.5McIntosh County Heritage Center(5 reviews) - History History Museums I am all about preserving the history of anything. It is a small town though and not much happening in the area.See more..
Great smaller local historical museum, with artifacts and exhibits from indigenous times through the lumber baron years and beyond through the eyes of local historians. Moderate entrance fees and interactive displays makes this stop a family favorite.See more..
5.0Pembina County Museum(4 reviews) - Local Museum Monday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
A very nice museum of very local artifacts. They also have a reference library and helpful employees if you’re looking for relatives from the area. There are a number of buildings that you can look through whenever they are open including a church, train depot, barn, farm house.There are several large buildings full of antique cars, tractors, trucks, machinery, a fire truck etc. There’s also a Veteran’s memorial out front. You can also visit their victory garden and community orchard. They also have events there like the pioneer machinery show with an antique tractor pull and antique tractor parade. See more..
4.5Lake Region Heritage Center(4 reviews) - History of Devils Lake... Monday: Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
Some of the best kept history of Devils Lake. Mail boxes, old Sheriffs records, information you can't get anywhere else. Without having your own local guide. A good family trip. Because it has things kids that live here might never know.. See more..
4.0Shimmin-Tveit Museum(2 reviews) - Hidden Storehouse Spent 1-2 hours History Museums It's not that the Shimmin-Tveit Museum itself is hidden--it's in plain sight on the main drag of Forbes ND, housed in a re-purposed church building. It's just that Shimmin itself is off the beaten path, at the end of the paved road, tucked under the east face of the Missouri Coteau. The museum is open by appointment, but worth the trouble, if you're into grassroots history. The collection seems to have originated largely with the families of its two namesake-founders. It has an extra layer of significance in that both Shimmin and Tveit were early settlers who acquired early interest in the events of the Dakota War, specifically the engagement at Whitestone Hill, on the Coteau nearby. The museum in Forbes became the unofficial headquarters for local interest in Whitestone Hill and offers quite a selection of images and artifacts devoted to its memory.See more..
5.0Sargent County Museum(1 review) - Wonderful side trip Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours History Museums
36,000 sq. ft. of everything from antique machines, horse drawn equipment, vintage car collection, one room school, log cabin,music, and general store to dentist office. It is handicapped accessible throughout with 4 large buildings enclosed.See more..
5.0Pioneer Village & Museum(1 review) - Outstanding History Display Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
Extensive collection of old buildings and farm equipment. I went during the annual "Threshing Show" that happens annually during the third week of July. This event is huge, has many activities, and the best time to go is during the "Threshing Show". People come here from most every State in the US to experience the past.See more..
There's a ton of stuff here, including a homestead shack, a train car and depot, and lots of old machinery. I think it's open from 1:00 to 4:00 on Sundays.See more..
So much history from days if living on the North Dakota prairie! Very nicely organized and friendly staff. My favorite is the old one room school house!!See more..
