You have a whole year ahead of you full of opportunity, and North Dakota may be the perfect place for you to use it. With its vast plains, friendly towns, and unique locations, there are seemingly endless possibilities of things to see. Here are 9 places you should go to in 2019 in North Dakota that’ll make you feel like your year was well spent:
- Assumption Abbey
Assumption Abbey/Facebook North Dakota has an absolutely beautiful monastery located in the town of Richardton. Not only is the grounds themselves absolutely stunning, the monks are more than happy to welcome guests for a stay. They also are famous for their fruit cakes and soaps handmade and available right at Assumption Abbey. For more information, click here.
- Dakota Nuts-N-Candy
Dakota Nuts-N-Candy/Facebook Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this awesome candy and nuts store has everything you need to satisfy your sweet tooth. The numerous candy and nut selections are displayed old-fashioned-style in jars and barrels. They have a huge variety and are perfect for snacking at. For more information, click here.
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum
Lewis and Clark Trail Museum/Facebook The tiny town of Alexander, North Dakota is home to this amazing museum. With multiple historic buildings loaded with artifacts, information, and exhibits, you’ll find it to be the perfect one stop shop for tons of North Dakota history. There’s simply too many things to list here. For more information, click here.
- Dakota Zoo
Dakota Zoo/Facebook The gorgeous Dakota Zoo in Bismarck is a totally underrated attraction. People of all ages can enjoy the amazing animals, wonderful facilities, and fun experiences the zoo has to offer. For more information, click here.
- Big Boy
Bismarck Big Boy/Facebook While you’re in Bismarck, if you get hungry you’ll definitely want to stop by the most unique and unusual Big Boy restaurant in the world. This one is unlike any other and has everything from pizza burgers to an entire pound of fries available on the menu. For more information, click here.
- Jamestown
Jasperdo/Flickr Jamestown is one of the most quintessential “North Dakota” towns you’ll ever visit. With bison-centric attractions, history, great food, lovely prairie scenery, and so much more, it doesn’t get much more Peace Garden State than this. For more information, click here.
- Dinosaurs on the Prairie
Isern1952/Tripadvisor Just outside of the town of Napoleon is a graveyard of sorts. North Dakota’s history is steeped in agriculture and while you can find remnants here and there, this is one of the biggest collections of it. These “dinosaurs,” old threshing machines, are long since broken down and have found a resting place on a scenic hill you can visit. For more information, click here.
- Napoleon
Jimmy Emerson/Flickr While visiting the Dinosaurs on the Prairie you’ll definitely want to stop by the nearby town, too. Napoleon is a picture-perfect small farm town out in rural ND. It has some great restaurants, local businesses, and even a state park just around the corner that is gorgeous to visit. For more information, click here.
- Dakota Drug Co.
Dakota Drug Co./Facebook No matter how far you may have to travel to get to Stanley, North Dakota, it’s worth it and people do it all the time to visit one specific drug store. The Dakota Drug Co. isn’t known for filling prescriptions - it’s known for the old fashion soda fountain hiding inside. More specifically, it’s known for the world-famous Whirla-Whip ice cream concoctions it makes. For more information, click here.
What are your 2019 North Dakota destinations? There are so many possibilities!
Assumption Abbey/Facebook
North Dakota has an absolutely beautiful monastery located in the town of Richardton. Not only is the grounds themselves absolutely stunning, the monks are more than happy to welcome guests for a stay. They also are famous for their fruit cakes and soaps handmade and available right at Assumption Abbey. For more information, click here.
Dakota Nuts-N-Candy/Facebook
Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this awesome candy and nuts store has everything you need to satisfy your sweet tooth. The numerous candy and nut selections are displayed old-fashioned-style in jars and barrels. They have a huge variety and are perfect for snacking at. For more information, click here.
Lewis and Clark Trail Museum/Facebook
The tiny town of Alexander, North Dakota is home to this amazing museum. With multiple historic buildings loaded with artifacts, information, and exhibits, you’ll find it to be the perfect one stop shop for tons of North Dakota history. There’s simply too many things to list here. For more information, click here.
Dakota Zoo/Facebook
The gorgeous Dakota Zoo in Bismarck is a totally underrated attraction. People of all ages can enjoy the amazing animals, wonderful facilities, and fun experiences the zoo has to offer. For more information, click here.
Bismarck Big Boy/Facebook
While you’re in Bismarck, if you get hungry you’ll definitely want to stop by the most unique and unusual Big Boy restaurant in the world. This one is unlike any other and has everything from pizza burgers to an entire pound of fries available on the menu. For more information, click here.
Jasperdo/Flickr
Jamestown is one of the most quintessential “North Dakota” towns you’ll ever visit. With bison-centric attractions, history, great food, lovely prairie scenery, and so much more, it doesn’t get much more Peace Garden State than this. For more information, click here.
Isern1952/Tripadvisor
Just outside of the town of Napoleon is a graveyard of sorts. North Dakota’s history is steeped in agriculture and while you can find remnants here and there, this is one of the biggest collections of it. These “dinosaurs,” old threshing machines, are long since broken down and have found a resting place on a scenic hill you can visit. For more information, click here.
Jimmy Emerson/Flickr
While visiting the Dinosaurs on the Prairie you’ll definitely want to stop by the nearby town, too. Napoleon is a picture-perfect small farm town out in rural ND. It has some great restaurants, local businesses, and even a state park just around the corner that is gorgeous to visit. For more information, click here.
Dakota Drug Co./Facebook
No matter how far you may have to travel to get to Stanley, North Dakota, it’s worth it and people do it all the time to visit one specific drug store. The Dakota Drug Co. isn’t known for filling prescriptions - it’s known for the old fashion soda fountain hiding inside. More specifically, it’s known for the world-famous Whirla-Whip ice cream concoctions it makes. For more information, click here.
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