Il Dakota del Nord (North Dakota in Inglese) [1] è uno stato americano nella regione delle Grandi Pianure.

Regioni

• Badlands: Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, McKenzie, and Slope counties.

• Coteaus & Plains: Barnes, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Griggs, Kidder, La Moure, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent, Stutsman counties. Map

• Lakes & Gardens: Benson, Eddy, McHenry, McLean, Pierce, Ramsey, Renville, Sheridan, Towner, Ward, Wells counties. Map

• Red River Valley: Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Richland, Steele, Traill, Walsh counties. Map

• Turtle Mountains: Bottineau, Rolette counties. Info

• Western North Dakota: Adams, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Sioux, Stark, Williams counties. Map

Città

• Fargo - North Dakota's largest city, and home of North Dakota State University.
• Bismarck - State Capital and growing every day.
• Grand Forks - A College town atmosphere.
• Minot - The Magic City, the primary city in northwest North Dakota.
• Dickinson - The crown of the Southwest, gateway to the Badlands.
• Williston - The biggest city on the upper Missouri.
• Regent - Terminus of the Enchanted Highway.
• Rugby - the geographical center of North America.
• Jamestown - The Buffalo City, pride of the Prairie.
• Devils Lake - The heart of North Dakota lake country.

Da sapere

Come arrivare

In aereo

Scheduled airline service is available in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, and Williston.

Northwest Airlines offers daily flights to all destinations except Dickinson.

United Express serves Williston, Dickinson, Bismarck, and Fargo.

Allegiant Air serves Bismarck and Fargo.

In auto

Interstate 94 runs east-west through the southern side of the state. Interstate 29 runs north-south on the eastern edge of the state.

US Highway 2 runs east-west through the northern side of the state. US Highways 85, 83, 281, and 81 run north-south through the state. US Highway 52 runs northwest-southeast through the state.

For those of you arriving from Canada, 24-hour customs stations are available at SK 39 (US 52) in Portal, MB 10 (US 281) at the Peace Gardens, and MB 75 (I-29) near Pembina.

In treno

Amtrak's Empire Builder line serves Fargo, Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Rugby, Minot, Stanley, and Williston.

Come spostarsi

Da vedere

• The Geographical Center of North America in Rugby.
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park, in two units near Dickinson and Watford City, and the Little Missouri National Grasslands between them.
• KVLY-TV Tower 2 miles west of Blanchard, is the tallest man-made structure on earth at 629 meters, or 2063 feet.
• The International Peace Garden in the Turtle Mountains, a 930 hectare park located on the Manitoba border. Simply gorgeous in the summer.
• The State Capitol grounds in Bismarck, which feature the 20 story Capitol, the State Historical Society Museum, and plenty of open park.
• The Enchanted Highway between the Gladstone exit on I-94 and the small town of Regent on the Cannonball River in southwest ND.
• The Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail which runs through Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington (state)

Attività ricreative

• Rocking the Hills, near Bottineau, usually in late June or early July.
• Norsk Høstfest in Minot in early October.
• The Turtle Mountains and Badlands are worth driving through. See also: Lewis and Clark Trail
• Birding: nearly four hundred species of birds inhabit or visit North Dakota. ND Birding Society

Cibi

• Totten Trail, US 83 at Lake Audubon, rural McLean County. Reasonably priced food in a unique location.

Bevande

Sicurezza personale

Uscire

If you're leaving North Dakota by car, you may wish to take Interstate 29 north to Winnipeg, or Interstate 94 east to Minneapolis. The adventurous might choose to drive US 85 straight through the Badlands south to Sturgis, either to see the motorcycle rally, or en route to Mount Rushmore National Memorial and other attractions of the Badlands and Black Hills.