Minot

Minot is a city in the Lakes and Gardens region of North Dakota with an estimated 48,000 inhabitants in 2020. Known as the Magic City, it's a significant rail hub (for freight, anyway). However, its location deep within North America and off the Interstate System generally means you don't see Minot if you don't plan on it.

See: 7
Do: 2
Eat: 6
Drink: 2
Buy: 3

20 places

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Budget Music and Video

A locally owned record shop with a large collection of new and used CDs, body jewelry, incense, lighters, posters, and paintings amongst other odds and ends.

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China Star

Chinese buffet and Mongolian barbecue. Open lunch and dinner. Local delivery.

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Dakota Square Mall

former Arrowhead Mall

Target, Sears, Herbergers, J C Penney, and Scheels Sports. Numerous specialty shops. The mall is in the middle of a shopping district that grew around it, including Hobby Lobby, Super Wal-Mart, and Best Buy.

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Dakota Territory Air Museum

More than 60 airplanes on display, both military and civilian ones from both world wars to the modern day. The collections include a large number of airworthy WWII airplanes.

adults $10, children (6-17 y.o.) $5, family $25 (two parents and their kids), 25% discount with a valid military ID

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Lillian and Coleman Taube Museum of Art

This venue has over 1600 square feet (150 m2) of gallery space, for emerging and established talent locally, regionally, and internationally. Showcase guest artists and member’s work, as well as maintaining a permanent collection. The gallery's Museum Gift Shop sells ND artists' work. Tours are welcome anytime.

Tue-Fri 10:30AM - 5:30PM, Sat 11AM - 4PMAdmission is by suggested contribution

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Minot Railroad Museum

The museum has provided its guests with a glimpse at the fascinating history of the westward railroad expansion since its opening in 1986.

Sat 11AM-3 PM, closed Sun, by appointment other days

Norsk Høstfest

The Norsk Høstfest (Norwegian autumn festival) is North America's largest Scandinavian heritage festival, running more than 25 years. The Høstfest, like the State Fair, brings in big-name entertainers to Minot, along with a lot of other folks! The Norsk Høstfest runs 4 days, in late September or early October. See Nordic migration to North America for context.

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Planet Pizza

Pizza and video games! The place to take your children. Party room available. Local delivery.

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Primo

Italian and American cuisine. Biggest list of wines, scotches, and cognacs in town. If there is a place to wine and dine in Minot, this is it. Open 24 hours. Private rooms available. This restaurant does not take reservations.

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Roosevelt Park and Zoo

Roosevelt Park is the city's largest park. Features include a zoo, a swimming pool, and a 2/5ths scale railroad you can take a ride on around the park, in addition to gardens, walking paths, picnic shelters, tennis courts, and a band shell. Be sure to check out the sundial near the train station and the statue of Theodore Roosevelt in the southwest part of the park.

May: 10AM-6PM; June–August: 10AM-8PM; September: 10AM-6PM; October: Weekdays 10AM-5PM (Weather Permitting)

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Scandinavian Heritage Park

A 14-acre (6 hectares) park highlighting the Scandinavian roots of the region. Feature of the park include a 230-year-old house from Norway and a stave church.

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St. Leo the Great Catholic Church

Red brick church with two towers, sticking out among the otherwise mostly box-shaped buildings of the town.

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The Blue Rider

Dive bar, in business since 1994. 16 beers on tap, a selection of cocktails and snacks. Sometimes live music, Trivia night on Wednesdays, free nachos on Thursdays.

The North Dakota State Fair

The North Dakota State Fair is one of the biggest entertainment events of the year, bringing big name concerts, carnival rides, and fairway fare. The fair runs 9 days, from the second-to-last Friday in July to the last Saturday in July.

Next event July 19-27, 2024

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