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City in North Dakota, United States
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Minot is a city in the Lakes and Gardens region of North Dakota with an estimated 48,000 inhabitants in 2020. Known as the Magic City, it's a significant rail hub (for freight, anyway). However, its location deep within North America and off the Interstate System generally means you don't see Minot if you don't plan on it.
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The museum has provided its guests with a glimpse at the fascinating history of the westward railroad expansion since its opening in 1986.
A 2.5-mile (4 km) walking and biking trail along the Souris River, which is accessible from a number of Minot attractions including the Railroad Museum and Roosevelt Park.
Roosevelt Park is the city's largest park. Features include a zoo, a swimming pool, and a 2/5ths scale railroad you can take a ride on around the park, in addition to gardens, walking paths, picnic shelters, tennis courts, and a band shell. Be sure to check out the sundial near the train station and the statue of Theodore Roosevelt in the southwest part of the park.
A 14-acre (6 hectares) park highlighting the Scandinavian roots of the region. Feature of the park include a 230-year-old house from Norway and a stave church.
More than 60 airplanes on display, both military and civilian ones from both world wars to the modern day. The collections include a large number of airworthy WWII airplanes.
This venue has over 1600 square feet (150 m2) of gallery space, for emerging and established talent locally, regionally, and internationally. Showcase guest artists and member’s work, as well as maintaining a permanent collection. The gallery's Museum Gift Shop sells ND artists' work. Tours are welcome anytime.
Red brick church with two towers, sticking out among the otherwise mostly box-shaped buildings of the town.
The North Dakota State Fair is one of the biggest entertainment events of the year, bringing big name concerts, carnival rides, and fairway fare. The fair runs 9 days, from the second-to-last Friday in July to the last Saturday in July.
The Norsk Høstfest (Norwegian autumn festival) is North America's largest Scandinavian heritage festival, running more than 25 years. The Høstfest, like the State Fair, brings in big-name entertainers to Minot, along with a lot of other folks! The Norsk Høstfest runs 4 days, in late September or early October. See Nordic migration to North America for context.
American fare. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Downhome cooking.
Chinese buffet and Mongolian barbecue. Open lunch and dinner. Local delivery.
Pizza and video games! The place to take your children. Party room available. Local delivery.
Italian cuisine. Local delivery.
Italian and American cuisine. Biggest list of wines, scotches, and cognacs in town. If there is a place to wine and dine in Minot, this is it. Open 24 hours. Private rooms available. This restaurant does not take reservations.
Dive bar, in business since 1994. 16 beers on tap, a selection of cocktails and snacks. Sometimes live music, Trivia night on Wednesdays, free nachos on Thursdays.
Sports bar.
Motel with well equipped rooms, free Wi-Fi and a light breakfast included in the room rate.
Budget hotel. Free Wi-Fi. Rooms have AC, private bathrooms and cable TV. Food and drink available from vending machines. May accept Canadian dollars at par.
Wi-Fi, TV, mini-refrigerator and private bathrooms in the rooms. Rates include breakfast. Bar, arcade game room and business center.
Indoor pool and hot tub.
TV and private bathroom in the rooms. Indoor pool, free parking, light breakfast and Wi-Fi included in the room rate.
Grand International
The Grand International rivals the Holiday Inn as the best in town. Wi-Fi, business center, restaurant, fitness center.
former Kelly Inn
Restaurant, bar, pool.
former Arrowhead Mall
Target, Sears, Herbergers, J C Penney, and Scheels Sports. Numerous specialty shops. The mall is in the middle of a shopping district that grew around it, including Hobby Lobby, Super Wal-Mart, and Best Buy.
A strip mall. Much of it is office space but there is a drugstore, a variety store, and a travel agency.
A locally owned record shop with a large collection of new and used CDs, body jewelry, incense, lighters, posters, and paintings amongst other odds and ends.
By car
Minot's location towards the center of the continent places it well off the beaten path for travelers. Most commonly, visitors are passing by.
By train
By bus
Car rental
Avis (+1 701 838-7665), Hertz (+1 701 852-0104), and National (+1 701 852-5115) are at the airport.
By public transit
Minot City Transit provides service. There is no bus stop at the Amtrak station. Also, there is no common transfer stop between routes. Buses run every hour between 9AM and 5PM, Monday through Friday.
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