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• Bonanzaville Museum and Historic Village
Cass County Historical Society, 1351 Main Ave. W, West Fargo, ND, (701) 282-2822, <www.bonanzaville.org>: The sprawling Bonanzaville showcases farm machinery demonstrations and other living history events year-round. Don’t miss the annual Pioneer Days weekend, when interpreters make rugs, churn butter, carve wood and show their blacksmithing skills.
• Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
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4480 Fort Lincoln Road, Mandan, ND 58554, (701) 667-6340, <www.ndparks.com/Parks/flsp.htm>: One of North Dakotans’ favorite state parks, Fort Abraham Lincoln is south of Mandan on the Missouri River. There, you can visit Gen. George Custer’s command post — faithfully restored to its pre-Battle of Little Big Horn appearance. Plus, see reconstructed military posts and an Indian village.
• Fort Buford State Historic Site
15349 39th Lane NW, Williston, ND 58801, (701) 572-9034, <www.state.nd.us/hist/buford/buford.htm>: Best remembered as the place where the legendary Sitting Bull surrendered in 1881, Fort Buford now encompasses three original structures and the fort’s cemetery.
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• Fort Totten State Historic Site
Building 14, Military Square, Fort Totten, ND 58335, (701) 766-4441, <www.state.nd.us/hist/totten/totten.htm>: Fort Totten, located southwest of Devil’s Lake, once protected mail routes and supplied men and material for Custer on his last mission. It’s the most complete cavalry-era fort west of the Mississippi River, with a square surrounded by original buildings.
• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
15550 Highway 1804, Williston, ND 58801, (701) 572 9083, <nps.gov/fous>: The reconstructed Fort Union Trading Post once was a center of fur trade in the upper Missouri River region. Attend living history programs in the summer and visit the site where your American Indian ancestors might have exchanged furs, guns, blankets and knives.
• Medora
301 Fifth St., Medora, ND 58645, (800) 633-6721, <www.medora.com>: An authentic Old West town with modern shopping and “rootin’ tootin’ entertainment,” Medora began as the dream of a French aristocrat. Later, this gateway to North Dakota’s famous Badlands region captured the imagination of Teddy Roosevelt.
Visitor Information
• North Dakota Department of Commerce
Tourism Division
Box 2057
Bismarck, ND 58502
(800) 435-5663
Timeline
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