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North Dakota Heritage Center and Sakakawea Statue


category : Museums
State's largest museum has an outstanding collection of Plains Indian artifacts and interpretive exhibits that feature North Dakota's varied American Indian, military and agricultural history and prehistory.


Admission: Free
Hours: May 16-September 15, open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; September 16-May 15 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; archive
Address: 612 East Boulevard
Phone: 701-328-2666
Fax: 701-328-3710
Our Email: histsoc@state.nd.us
Our Website:www.nd.gov/hist

Come visit us in Bismarck, North Dakota

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Palmer's Spring State Historic Site

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