Minot Sights and Landmarks Guide, North Dakota

The city of Minot is one of the famous tourist hot spots in the state of North Dakota. It is a great mixture of natural tourist hot spots either created by man or by nature. The city of Minot also has a huge museum and a heritage park thus those who love history will also find something worth visiting in this city. The city is also an important hub which organizes various fairs thus helping the economy of Minot to gain some strength. If you are lucky, you will also be able to enjoy some of the games which are held at college level in this city.

Two important tourist hot spots in the city of Minot are Roosevelt Park Zoo and Roosevelt Park. These two were separated from each other in the year 1970 and since then they act as two different tourist hot spots for local as well as foreign tourists who come to this city. The first animal in this zoo was the American Bison which was brought in the year 1920 when this zoo was opened. Roosevelt Park is situated in the proximity of Souris River and hence its location becomes another important reason why you must visit this park. This famous park offers recreational opportunities like biking, hiking, swimming, a band shelter, water slide, a picnic shelter, a skate park, and tennis court.

Pioneer Village is situated on the famous state fairgrounds and happens to be a huge collection of monuments which were built in the pioneer era. These monuments reflect the awesome architecture of this region during the pioneer era.

Dakota Territory Air Museum is an aircraft museum which stores a huge number of civilian and war aircrafts from historical years. This museum is located in the proximity of the City Airport which is the best location for an Aircraft Museum. This is a must visit place if you love aircrafts.

Scandinavian Heritage Park has many monuments that are built in Scandinavian style. This place also contains the visitor centre of this city.

The city is also famous for North Dakota State Fair Centre which regularly organizes multiple fairs which are held in this state of North Dakota.