Popular Tourist Attractions

Chahinkapa Zoo
Red River Zoo
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

National Parks

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

State Parks

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

Population

779,094

State Fish

Northern pike

Popular Tourist Attractions

Popular Iconic North Dakota Foods That Require Clean Water

North Dakota is famous for the following foods:

Knoephla

Hotdish

Kuchen

Lefse

Cheese Buttons

Lutefisk

Fun Facts

    • Dakota is the Sioux word for “friend” or “ally.” The Dakota Territory was divided into North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
    • The geographical center of North America is in Rugby, North Dakota.
    • North Dakota holds the Guinness World Record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in one place. On February 17, 2007, 8,962 people made snow angels at the state capitol grounds.
    • In North Dakota, it is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon.
    • North Dakota is the only state in the country with a state-owned bank, the Bank of North Dakota.
    • North Dakota’s Jamestown, also known as Buffalo City, houses the “World’s Largest Buffalo.” The statue is 26 feet tall and 46 feet long.
    • North Dakota’s state capitol is 242 feet high. It is the tallest building in North Dakota.
    • North Dakota is the coldest state in the contiguous United States.
    • North Dakota is one of two states with an official State March: Flickertail March.

     

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