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North Dakota Vacation and Trip Information

Best hotels, facts and information in North Dakota, United States.

This sculpture ‘Geese In Flight’ is one of several sculptures along North Dakota’s Enchanted Highway.

This sculpture ‘Geese In Flight’ is one of several sculptures along North Dakota’s Enchanted Highway.

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With more than 70,000 sq. miles of area and a population smaller than Memphis, North Dakota is a destination for those seeking a vacation off the beaten path. From the notoriously rugged Badlands in the east to the hilly Great Plains in the west, the state abounds with outdoor activities and natural beauty for everyone to enjoy, if they’re willing to venture into the unknown. Outdoor lovers will salavate over the sheer number of activities to do in the Rough Rider State. Hiking, camping, mountain biking, boating, cross-country skiing and birding are just of the ways to take in the state’s natural beauty.

Want to experience activities as offbeat as the state itself? There are plenty of unique attractions and activities for visitors to enjoy. For the amateur paleontologists, a number of groups and organizations offer tours of paleontological sites throughout the Badlands. You can even help on the dig. There are also 12 regulation disc golf courses throughout the state for visitors to enjoy. See the International Peace Garden, which lies on the United States-Canada border. Or enjoy driving the Enchanted Highway, where over a 30 mile span, the world’s largest scrap metal sculptures adorn the roadside amidst picturesque farmland and occasional buttes.

Make sure to make your way to Fargo, the ‘state’s largest city and home to one-sixth of all North Dakotans. Although it’s the name of the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-winning movie, the film wasn’t actually filmed in the city. In the state’s capital of Bismarck, learn about the state’s diverse history at the North Dakota Heritage Center, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame or Ft. Abraham Lincoln State Park.