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North Dakota
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Overview
Fields of grain 鈥 green in spring and summer, bronze in fall and white in winter 鈥 stretch beyond every horizon in much of desolate North Dakota. Except for the rugged 'badlands' of the far west, geographic relief is subtle; often it's the collapsing remains of a failed homestead that break up the vista.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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A tortured region known as the 'badlands' whose colors seem to change with the moods of nature, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the state's natural鈥
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Straddling the Montana鈥揘orth Dakota border, the pearl-white Fort Union Trading Post is a reconstruction of the American Fur Company post built in 1828. It鈥
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Behind a statue of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition in 1804, the state's history museum has details on鈥
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
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Here you can still see the mounds left by three earthen villages of the Hidatsas, who lived on the Knife River, a narrow tributary of the nearby Missouri,鈥
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site
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This historic site is in two parts. The main site is a deactivated underground command center from where missiles would have been launched. Visits are by鈥
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
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At this modern center you can learn about the duo's epic expedition and the Native Americans who helped them. There are also rotating exhibits of Western鈥
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
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The highlight at this attractive rural park on the west bank of the Missouri is On-a-Slant Indian Village, which has five re-created Mandan earth lodges鈥
Fort Buford State Historic Site
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Twenty-two miles southwest of Williston, Fort Buford is close to Fort Union Trading Post and is located near Missouri River. It's the bleak army outpost鈥
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This unconventional presidential library will be connected to a national parkSep 25, 2020 鈥 2 min read
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