Tag: North Dakota

Best Time to Visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park + Wildlife You Can See (Bison, Bighorns, and Bird Mating Dances)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (or some as some people call “Teddy Roosevelt National Park”) is arguably the best destination in North Dakota.  With amazing rock formations and wildlife, it’s one of my new favorite national parks and on my early May weekend visit, found it was easy to get away from it all. This post …

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Weird Things to See in North Dakota (World’s Largest “fill in the blank” and a Famous Woodchipper)

Weird Things to See in North Dakota

North Dakota is not packed with traditional attractions.  There’s one national park, a bunch of recreation lakes and reservoirs, and historical sites from the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition and the western expansion.  To bring tourists, various towns created their own attractions and claims to fame.  Luckily for travelers of Interstate 94, all …

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The Enchanted Highway Regent North Dakota (World’s Largest Scrap Metal Sculptures)

The Enchanted Highway Regent North Dakota

If driving across I-94 in North Dakota, you MUST take exit 72 and do the 64-mile round trip down to Regent, so you can see all the art work of the Enchanted Highway.  The Enchanted Highway Regent North Dakota is the world’s largest collection of scrap metal sculptures and one of the top reasons why …

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Amtrak Across America (I’m Going to WIN!)

I like train trips.  My some of my favorites were the Transsiberian trip across Russia and the Canadian Via Rail to Churchill – the Polar Bear Capital of the world.  This year I got to take Amtrak Across America – at least half way.  My trip on the Amtrak Empire Builder started at one of …

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