Points of Interest
Assumption Abbey Assumption Abbey is home to 60 Benedictine monks, with 30 residing at the Abbey. The Abbey Church, a Barvarian Romanesque structure was completed in 1909 and recently renewed. The impressive interior is delineated by lofty arches. Noteworthy also are 52 stained glass windows, 24 paintings of saints on canvas above the arches, and a huge carved crucifix. The outside steeple design, comprised of four diamond shapes, is very rare in the United States. Visit the gift shop with unique gift ideas.
Richardton, ND 58652
Phone: 701-974-3315
Enchanted Highway Travel down the Enchanted Highway and discover the huge metal sculptures that draw visitors from all across the United States. Six different sculptures line the county highway, each one unique. Local artist, Gary Greff, has welded, sandblasted and painted the enormous figures. Relax in the Enchanted Highway gift shop and enjoy the sixteen flavored ice cream flavors while shopping for that perfect metal magic gift.
I-94 to Regent, ND
Phone: 701-563-6400
Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Byway Beginning north of Manning, ND, to Highway 22 through Killdeer to Highway 23, then east of New Town, ND. From the Killdeer Mountains to the deeply entrenched Little Missouri River Breaks and Badlands, this byway provides a unique and enchanting landscape in one of the most scenic areas of western North Dakota. The rich culture and history of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes paired with the recreation opportunities of the Little Missouri State Park provide visitors an enthralling adventure in western North Dakota.
Manning, Killdeer, Newtown, ND 58640
Phone: 701-764-5805 or 701-328-5357
Killdeer Mountains Called TAH-KAH-O-KUTY, "the place where we kill deer", by Native Americans, rise above the plains north of Killdeer. See majestic oak and birch trees, abundant wildlife.
Killdeer, ND 58640
Phone: 701-764-6092
Knife River Flint Quarries Located east of Dunn Center, on 95th Ave., the Knife River Flint Quarries have historical value as it is where the Native Americans camped and harvested flint for their tools and weapons. This type of flint has been traded througout the continent for centuries. There is not a business web site, however we have listed the city of Killdeer, ND, web site for you to click on.
Dunn Center, ND 58626
Phone: 701-548-8111
Medora Musical The Medora Musical is a high-energy western musical extravaganza that offers clean family entertainment. Each night from June 3rd to September 4th, 2005, at 8:30 pm, MDT, the musical is performed in the 2,900 seat Burning Hills Amphitheatre overlooking the scenic badlands.
Medora , ND 58645
Phone: 800-MEDORA1
Mystic Theatre The Mystic Theatre was built in 1914, and is now owned by the Marmarth Historical Society. In 1999 the Society obtained a grant to restore the building; the theatre is now listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Society still operates the theatre and hosts a cowboy poetry gathering in September of every year, along with vaudeville plays starring local talent.
Marmarth, ND 58643
Phone: 701-279-6996
North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame is the interpretive center for the history of Native Americans, ranching, rodeo, and the western lifestyle of the plains and Badlands. Here, the culture and legacy that is the character of the Great American West will be saved for future generations.
Medora, ND
Phone: 701-623-2000
Prairie Fire Pottery Prairie Fire Pottery is the perfect side trip for the interstate traveler, nestled just one mile off I-94 in the quiet town of Beach, ND. There you'll discover the working studio and showroom of North Dakota potter, Tama Smith.
127 East Main Street
Beach, ND 58621
Phone: 888-229-9496
Sacred Heart Monastery The Sacred Heart Monastery is a rural midwest community of 31 Benedictine women. Dedicated to the Church, these women provide spiriuality seminars and are owners of a Llama Ranch. They invite to visit them and discover their world of peace and their unique animals. Richardton, ND 58652
8969 Highway 10
Richardton, ND 58652
Phone: 701-974-2121
Taylor Horsefest & Musical Founded to honor the animal that played such a major part in Taylor, North Dakota's heritage, this twelve-year-old event takes a step back in time with a non-motorized parade, horse and pony pull competitions, crafts and food vendors, exhibitors, pony rides, other children's activities, and music. It is held in July and draws anywhere from 3,000 to 6,000 people.
Taylor, ND 58656
Phone: 701-974-2171
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the colorful North Dakota badlands and is home to a variety of plants and animals, including bison,wild horses, prairie dogs, and elk.
Medora, ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4466
White Butte - Highest Point in ND At 3,506 feet above sea level, White Butte is the highest point in North Dakota. The name is descriptive of the white rock and soil containing bentonite which constitute strata of the buttes in the region.
Amidon, ND 58629
Phone: 701-879-6310
Museums
1929 Restored Country School
North of Gladstone, ND 58630
Phone: 701-225-3708
Billings County Courthouse Museum
Medora , ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4829
Chateau de Mores State Historical Site
Medora , ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4355
Dakota Buttes Museum There is not a business web site, however we have listed the city of Hettinger, ND, web site for you to click on.
Hettinger, ND 58639
Phone: 701-567-4429 or 701-567-2531
Dory's Antique Auto Museum There is not a business web site, however we have listed the city of Marmarth, ND, web site for you to click on.
Marmarth, ND 58643
Phone: 701-279-5904
Dunn County Historical Museum
Dunn Center, ND 58626
Phone: 701-548-8111
Golden Valley County Museum There is not a business web site, however we have listed the city of Beach, ND, web site for you to click on.
Beach, ND 58621
Phone: 701-872-3938
Harold Schafer Heritage Center
Medora , ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4444
Hebron Historical & Art Society Museum
Hebron, ND 58638
Phone: 701-878-4644
Hettinger County Museum There is not a business web site, however we have listed the county of Hettinger, ND, web site for you to click on.
Regent, ND 58650
Phone: 701-563-4547
Medora Doll House
Medora , ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4444
North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame
Medora, ND
Phone: 701-623-2000
Old Grassy Butte Post Office/Museum
Grassy Butte, ND
Phone: 701-863-6769
Pioneer Trails Regional Museum
Bowman, ND 58623
Phone: 701-523-3600
Historical Sites
Chateau De Mores State Historical Site The Chateau de Mores State Historic Site interprets the life of the Marquis de Mores. A French aristocrat with an entrepreneurial spirit common during this era, the Marquis came to Dakota Territory in 1883 to find fortune in the cattle industry. When the Marquis’s meat-packing scheme collapsed in 1886, his commercial empire did as well. His dreams, however, created a romantic legacy that lives on in western North Dakota.
Medora , ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4355
Fort Dilts Battlefield Historic Site Fort Dilts State Historic Site -- Located about three miles northeast of Rhame, this site marks the location of a sod-wall protective enclosure hastily constructed by an 80-wagon party and their cavalry escort. They were attacked by Sioux Indians while en route to Montana gold fields in September 1864 and stayed corralled within the six-feet-high and two-feet-thick walls for fourteen days until rescued by a column of troops from Fort Rice. There is a marker on the site.
North of Rhame 2.5 miles, west 1.5 miles, ND 58651
Phone: 701-328-2666 or 701-523-3600
www.state.nd.us/hist/sites/sitelist.htm#dilts
Ft. Saurerkraut In November of 1890, telegraph messages warned pioneers that hostile Sioux had escaped from the Standing Rock Reservation and were raiding towns as they fled to Canada. To protect themselves, the German settlers around Hebron constructed a fort made of native sod grass and dirt. The attack never happened and the settlers returned to their homes in December. The fort has been historically reconstructed on the exact site on the NW corner of Hebron.
Hebron, ND 58638
Phone: 701-878-4056
Initial Rock In 1876, while on their way to the Little Big Horn, two soliders with the 7th Cavalry chiseled their names into soft sandstone rocks in the rugged ND Badlands. Privates Frank Neely and William C. Williams were riding the Custer Trail that began at Ft. Abraham Lincoln on their way to what would later be called the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The date was May 28, 1876, twelve days into a campaign that would end in disaster for Lt. Col George Armstong Custer and his troops. Both privates survived the battle.
8 miles SE of Medora, ND 58645
Phone: 701-328-2666
Killdeer Battlefield Historic Site Located ten and one-half miles northwest of Killdeer, this site commemorates a battle fought on July 28, 1864, between troops commanded by General Alfred Sully and Sioux Indians. Sully's 2,200 troops, with the aid of artillery batteries, scattered the encamped village reported to contain 6,000 warriors, with losses of 5 soldiers and perhaps 100-150 Indians. There is a marker on the site.
Killdeer, ND 58640
Phone: 701-328-2666 or 701-764-6092
Knife River Flint Quarries Located east of Dunn Center, on 95th Ave., the Knife River Flint Quarries have historical value as it is where the Native Americans camped and harvested flint for their tools and weapons. This type of flint has been traded througout the continent for centuries. There is not a business web site, however we have listed the city of Killdeer, ND, web site for you to click on.
Dunn Center, ND 58626
Phone: 701-548-8111
Last Great Buffalo Hunt Site By 1883 only 10,000 buffalo remained in this last herd, still ranging the butte country around Hiddenwood Creek (now the communities of Hettinger, Lodgepole and Reeder). Under constant pressure from both Indian and white hunters, their numbers dwindled. The end came in October 1883, when Sitting Bull and a thousand Sioux from Standing Rock killed the last 1,100 buffalo about 15 to 20 miles southeast of what is now Hettinger. The American buffalo had made their last stand as free-ranging herds. There is not a business web site, however we have listed the city of Hettinger, ND, web site for you to click on.
Hettinger, ND 58639
Phone: 701-567-2646 or 701-567-2531
Medicine Hole According to Indian legend, the opening from which the first buffalo emerged onto the plains. According to more recent lore, it was an escape route for the Sioux who survived the battle with General Sully. The site is a short walk (1/2 mile) up the mountain.
Killdeer, ND 58640
Phone: 701-764-5805 or 701-764-6092
Old Grassy Butte Post Office The Grassy Butte Post Office takes us back to the days when construction materials were scarce on the plains. Built in 1912 of logs and sod, this structure, which is listed in the National Register, as a historic site, housed the Grassy Butte Post Office from 1914 to 1964. It now serves as a free admission museum housing antiques and relics from the 1800s and 1900s.
Grassy Butte, ND 58634
Phone: 701-863-6769 or 701-863-6570
Sully's Heart River Corral State Historic Site Sully's Heart River Corral State Historic Site -- Located about fourteen miles southeast of Richardton, this site marks a base camp established by General Alfred Sully during his 1864 campaign. Rifle pits were dug around the circled wagons but the camp was never attacked; many of the rifle pits are still visible. There is a marker on the site.
14 miles SE of Richardton, ND 58652
Phone: 701-328-2666
Theodore Roosevelt Elkhorn Ranch Roosevelt selected the location for a second ranch, naming it the Elkhorn. He purchased the rights to the site, located thirty-five miles north of Medora, from the previous occupant for $400.00. Roosevelt describing the Elkhorn Ranch: "The story-high house of hewn logs is clean and neat, with many rooms, so that one can be alone if one wishes to. Rough board shelves hold a number of books, without which some of the evenings would be long indeed."
N of Medora, ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4466
Theodore Roosevelt Maltese Cross Ranch The Maltese Cross Ranch cabin was originally located about seven miles south of Medora in the wooded bottom-lands of the Little Missouri River. Constructed of durable ponderosa pine logs that had been cut and floated down the Little Missouri River, the cabin was considered somewhat of a "mansion" in its day, with wooden floors and three separate rooms. The steeply pitched roof, an oddity on the northern plains, created an upstairs sleeping loft for the ranch hands.
Medora, ND 58645
Phone: 701-623-4466