• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
  Located in Williston, North Dakota, it was the principal fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River, 1828-1867. This American Fur Company post was the longest lasting fur trading post in the continental United States. Fort Union was the center of a vast trade empire that exchanged goods for hides with the Assiniboin, Crow, Blackfeet, Cree, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes.
  
  
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
  Home of Sakakawea, the park contains remnants of historic and prehistoric American Indian villages, last occupied in 1845 by the Hidatsa and Mandan. The site contains an array of artifacts of the Plains Indian culture, Visitor Center, museum and a full- scale furnished earthlodge. Located in Stanton, North Dakota.
  
  
• North Dakota State Historic Sites
  The 56 State Historic Sites administered by the State Historical Society of North Dakota are listed alphabetically.
  
  
• North Dakota State Parks A-Z
  Home page for the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
  
  
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park
  Today, the colorful North Dakota badlands provides the scenic backdrop to the park which memorializes the 26th president for his enduring contributions to the conservation of our nation's resources. The area was first established as a Memorial Park in 1947. It gained National Park status in 1978. The Little Missouri River has shaped this 70,448-acre park which is home to a variety of plants and animals.
  
  

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