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Bismarck Mandan Tourist Attractions
Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota. It is known as the Skyscraper of the Prairie. Tours of the capital grounds are available.
The Bismarck Mandan Visitor Center is located off I-94 exit 157. The address is 1600 Burnt Boat Drive. Here you will find exhibits, a gift shop and people who can answer your questions about traveling in the area.
Bismarck and Mandan are sister cities.
Popular recreation and tourist activities in the Bismarck Mandan area are golfing, fishing and/or hunting.
4 Bears casino has slots, craps, roulette, blackjack, gaming, a marina and more.
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park was the home of General Custer and his wife in 1875. There is an ancient Mandan Indian Village that is thought to date back to 1500 on the grounds. There are exhibits. Tours are available. A visitor's center exhibits artifacts and features information on the history of the area. You can go horseback riding with Custer Trail Rides that take you to some nearby bluffs that overlook the Missouri River. You can catch a trolley in Mandan that travels to and from Fort Lincoln.
Five Nations Arts Depot is located in Mandan on Main Street. Here you will find arts and crafts from Native American Indian artists. These are available for purchase.
North Dakota Heritage Center is located on the Capitol grounds. Here you will find the state archives. It is also the state's history museum. There is a large collection of Indian artifacts housed by the center.
Camp Hancock State Historic Site was the location of a 1872 military camp that was used to protect the Northern Pacific railroad workers from hostile Indians. It is located in Bismarck at 101 E. Main and First Street. On the grounds you will find an old steam locomotive and a museum which has exhibits on the history of the site.
Former governor's Mansion State Historic Site is located in Bismarck at Avenue B and Fourth Street. Exhibits.
Other nearby attractions
- Bismark Arts and Galleries - regional and national artists
- Buckstop Junction - reconstructed 1800 village, mine camp
- Chief Looking's Village Historic Site
- Dakota Speedway
- Dakota Zoo
- Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site - archeological site
- Eagle Sculptures
- Game and Fish Lobby Wildlife Museum - live fish aquarium
- Gateway to Science Center - hands on exhibits
- Fort Clark State Historic Site
- Fort Mandan - visitor center, artifacts, children's discovery center, picnic grounds, gift shop, trails, historic sculptures
- Fort Yates - Standing Rock Sioux Tribe live here. The tribe is a part of the Lakotah nation. Located here is the Standing Rock monument, the original Sitting Bull Burial Historic Site and the Sitting Bull college. Lake Oahe offers picnic grounds and outdoor recreation.
- Hillside Park - waterslides, ice skating rink
- Keelboat Park
- Kimball Bottoms - camping, boat ramp, fishing.
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site - visitor center, nature trails
- Lewis And Clark Interpretive Center
- Lewis and Clark Riverboat- cruise the Missouri
- On A Slant Indian village - reconstruction Mandan earth lodges
- Prairie Knights Casino and Resort - 46 miles south of Mandan - reel slots, video keno, craps and more gaming
- Raging Rivers Waterpark and Speedworld Golf and Games
- Railroad Museum
- Superslide Amusement Park - located in Sertoma Park next to the Dakota Zoo. Park has a 140 ft. 6 lane slide, ferris wheel, carousel and more rides.
- Steamboat Park
- Theodore Roosevelt rough Rider Hall of Fame
- United Tribes International Powwow - annual event
- UTTC Cultural Arts Interpretive Center - American Indian Artwork
Outdoor Recreation
- Camping - there are several campgrounds in the area.
- Fishing - Walleye fishing on the Missouri river. There are several marina and boat ramps in both Mandan and Bismark.
- Golfing - there are over 9 golf courses in the area.
- Hiking - there are over 40 miles of trails in Bismarck-Mandan area.
- Hunting - best hunting grounds for waterfowl, upland game and more.
- Other outdoor recreational activities: sledding, snow skiing cross country, downhill skiing
For lodging see
Bismarck hotels