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, Willis<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Day 1<br />

Prairie Knights Casino, Fort<br />

Yates<br />

Big-name entertainment, fine<br />

dining and Vegas-style gaming.<br />

Sitting Bull Burial Site State<br />

His<strong>to</strong>ric Site, Fort Yates<br />

Memorial site <strong>to</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great<br />

American Indian leaders.<br />

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park,<br />

Mandan<br />

Military command post and home<br />

<strong>of</strong> General George Custer and his<br />

wife, Libbie.<br />

On-A-Slant Indian Village,<br />

Mandan<br />

Mandan Indian earthlodge village<br />

within Fort Abraham Lincoln State<br />

Park.<br />

<strong>North</strong> Dakota Capi<strong>to</strong>l Building,<br />

Bismarck<br />

Unique 19-s<strong>to</strong>ry art deco<br />

“Skyscraper on <strong>the</strong> Prairie.”<br />

<strong>North</strong> Dakota Heritage Center,<br />

Bismarck<br />

Largest state museum features<br />

exhibits on his<strong>to</strong>ry, immigration,<br />

early native people, dinosaurs,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lewis & Clark Expedition and<br />

Indian War period.<br />

Lewis and Clark <strong>River</strong>boat,<br />

Bismarck<br />

150-passenger riverboat <strong>of</strong>fering<br />

cruises on <strong>the</strong> mighty Missouri<br />

<strong>River</strong>.<br />

On-A-Slant Indian Village,<br />

Mandan<br />

Day 2<br />

Lewis & Clark Interpretive<br />

Center, Washburn<br />

Exhibits and interpretive programs<br />

on native people, Karl Bodmer’s<br />

art and <strong>the</strong> Lewis & Clark<br />

Expedition.<br />

Fort Mandan Visi<strong>to</strong>r’s Center,<br />

Washburn<br />

Lewis and Clark’s reconstructed<br />

winter fort <strong>of</strong> 1804-1805.<br />

Lake Sakakawea and Garrison<br />

Dam, Pick City<br />

Giant hydroelectric dam and one<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nation’s largest manmade<br />

lakes.<br />

Paul Broste Rock Museum,<br />

Parshall<br />

Private collec<strong>to</strong>r’s large rock<br />

exhibit, featuring rocks from all<br />

over <strong>the</strong> world.<br />

Three Tribes Museum, New Town<br />

Features native culture and<br />

heritage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mandan, Hidatsa<br />

and Arikara people.<br />

Four Bears Casino & Resort,<br />

New Town<br />

Vegas-style gaming on <strong>the</strong> shores<br />

<strong>of</strong> beautiful Lake Sakakawea.<br />

Five renowned casinos<br />

Killdeer Mountains<br />

Day 3<br />

Missouri-Yellows<strong>to</strong>ne Confluence<br />

Interpretive Center, Willis<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Where two great American rivers<br />

meet.<br />

Fort Buford State His<strong>to</strong>ric Site,<br />

Willis<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Site where legendary Lakota chief<br />

Sitting Bull surrendered <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S. Army.<br />

Fort Union Trading Post National<br />

His<strong>to</strong>ric Site, Willis<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ric early<br />

American fur trade. Part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

National Park System.<br />

Long X Visi<strong>to</strong>r Center and<br />

Museum, Watford City<br />

The area’s cultural, geological,<br />

his<strong>to</strong>rical and geographic<br />

attractions.<br />

<strong>North</strong> Unit Theodore Roosevelt<br />

National Park, Watford City<br />

<strong>North</strong> unit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> national park<br />

with popular vistas, prairie dogs,<br />

buffalo and wildlife viewing.<br />

Day 4<br />

Killdeer Mountain Battlefield<br />

State His<strong>to</strong>ric Site, Killdeer<br />

Battlefield where 2,200 troops<br />

commanded by General Alfred<br />

Sully fought 6,000 Sioux Indians.<br />

Pfennig Wildlife Museum, Beulah<br />

Hosts <strong>the</strong> largest individual wildlife<br />

collection on display in <strong>North</strong><br />

Dakota.<br />

Knife <strong>River</strong> Indian Villages<br />

National His<strong>to</strong>ric Site, Stan<strong>to</strong>n<br />

The meeting place <strong>of</strong> Lewis and<br />

Clark and Sakakawea, and her<br />

husband, Charbonneau.<br />

Lake Sakakawea<br />

<strong>North</strong> Dakota Group Travel Guide 16 ND<strong>to</strong>urism.com 800-435-5663

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