Very cool museum with impressive replica Viking ship and Scandinavian church! Will return whenever…read morewe're in the F/M area!

"Wooden ships on the water, very free and easy Easy, you…read moreknow the way it's supposed to be" (Crosby, Stills & Nash) In May 1982, the Hjemkomst a massive full-size replica of a 78-foot long and 63-foot high Viking ship left Duluth Minnesota, sailed from Lake Superior across the Great Lakes into the Erie Canal, down the Hudson River to New York City and around the Statue of Liberty, then crossed the Atlantic Ocean and sailed to reach Oslo, Norway on August 9, 1982. When they arrived, Norwegian sailors gifted a keg of Norwegian beer to their visitors! After the ship returned to the US, it became the centerpiece of this beautiful museum run by the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County. There are plenty of other exhibits to see, but the sheer scale of the Hjemkomst will captivate your attention during your stay.

5 minutes. That's…read moreall it takes to visit the woodchipper. Take the 5 minutes. Outside is a replica, inside is the real woodchipper. Great for a funny photo. Plenty of parking right outside the building. Inside some great little souvenirs. Well worth the 5 minutes.

Are you a 'Fargo' and/or a Coen brothers fan?…read more If you ever find yourself in the Fargo area, be sure to stop by to check out the woodchipper! It's literally set outside of the Visitors Center off the 94, and you can take as many pictures and selfies to your heart's desire. The woodchipper itself is signed by the Coen brothers, and you can actually see other memorabilia from the movie inside the center, such as a signed copy of the original script. Definitely a fun spot to stop by. Plenty of parking in the plaza. +woodchipper from 'Fargo'! +photo ops! +located outside of the Visitors Center +plenty of parking

The museum is not on the regular path, but the nearby city is cute, and has good dining options,…read moreeven for vegetarians. It really is worth the time to stop in, enjoy a meal, and take in the tour. Jay Johnson, who was the last owner of the property before it was donated to non-profit company that owns it now, was our tour guide. He does a very good job of it. He covers a lot of history through the history of his family that lived in the house beginning in 1882. The house was built, and expanded by his family, who used it both as a residence, and as a hotel. When Johnson inherited the property as the last, surviving member of the family, he inherited a jumbled mess of boxes stored for many years with items dating back beyond the Civil War. The really interesting part of it all is that he has all the provenance - the pictures, the letters home, and the legal documents - to go with the story. And, there's something for everyone to see there including toys, clothes, furniture, family paintings, antique and obscure pieces of dining implements, and a complete room devoted just to the Civil War. The house/museum is so complete, and so interesting, it has been licensed by local schools as part of their education program, and students are brought here to learn not only about the history of the town and family, but of the country as well. For $8.00, the price can't be beat. Children under the age of five are admitted free with a parent, and students are only $5.00. Of course, they take donations on top of the admission price, and we were so impressed, we left $50.00. It was that good!

First of all the Prospect House is the name of the Hotel that used to be run out of this house…read more One of the owners was a Civil war soldier that took some bullets and traveled around defeating the confederate soldiers. He was good at documenting things and writing letter so the history is well preserved. This is a great grandson telling the stories of the first house in town, they were first for a lot of things, electricity, phone etc. I thought the way that it was organized into different person's items or time frames of history. The basement is the Civil war area with some fascinating things to see. The tour is only $8 and they last about an hour and a half. There are structured times for the tours. Check out my photos. Of course, times may change. The older i get, the more I appreciate the history and the people that made this country great. I enjoyed the tour, the many items and Jay's weird sense of humor. It was a fun lesson and trip back in time. Jay's family didn't get rid of anything. Maybe someone needs to tell American Pickers. He has a LOT of stuff not even on display, just in storage. Lots of history for sure. Very fascinating.

One of the prettiest parks in Minnesota. This is a summer must visit! I'm so glad we made a visit!read more

What a beautiful park. Got to visit this beautiful park…read moretoday. There is a preserved flour mill. You can go in and learn about how they used to make flour. The mill sits on the river which is powerful and beautiful. The whole park is lovely taken care of. A play area, fishing, picnic area, and bathrooms.

"Let's have a hand for that young cowboy And wish him…read morebetter luck next time I hope we'll see him up in Fargo Or somewhere farther down the line" (Willie Nelson) Do you remember that great 1996 movie "Fargo"? It was a seven-time Academy Award nominee and prominently featured a scene with a woodchipper to dispose of a murder victim's body. Well, the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center has not one, but two woodchippers on site for some interesting photo ops. The original woodchipper that appeared in the movie is outside the building and a replica is inside for some wonderful family photos. A fact sheet I saw in the Visitor's Center revealed the "recipe" used in the movie to simulate the blood in that famous (but very gory) scene. So, for the benefit of the curious Yelper community, here it is: 1 large jug of RV Anti-Freeze 2 packages of red Kool-Aid 1 box of Strawberry Jello 1 garbage bag of butcher shop leftovers OK, so now that you've stopped gagging, let me share what else you'll find at the visitor center. Outside the building is a very cool and very large Buffalo statue painted in a crazy quilt color pattern, and the Fargo Walk of Fame where "movie stars, musicians, authors, athletes, religious leaders and celebrities" carved their names and pressed their handprints into wet concrete sidewalk squares. Some of the squares I saw were from the bands Alabama, Jethro Tull, and Def Leppard. Inside the center are an eclectic mix of displays -crop seeds of North Dakota, a wood puzzle map of North Dakota counties, hundreds of tourism brochures and books, post cards, posters from the Fargo movie and TV show, T shirts, a sports display (North Dakota is crazily mad about hockey), and free coffee. My favorite T-shirt proclaimed, "A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere". The building itself is gorgeous with a pretty mural on the second floor, a very high ceiling, a four-story high peak, and ornate wood trusses tied together with iron rods. Most definitely worth your while to drop by and spend a half hour or so cruising around and thinking up fun ways to get that woodchipper into a cherished family portrait.

I'm so glad I stopped here. I actually walked from the zoo! The lady working really helped me out…read more I stayed for a while and looked at the Fargo visitor and mural map. I then came up with a game plan for the rest of the day. Since it was pretty chilly outside I enjoyed a complimentary cup of coffee while looking over the maps as well. Definitely a spot to stop while visiting!

Excellent stop. This outdoor museum includes historic buildings that were moved to this site…read moreincluding the first house (cabin) in Fargo, a German immigrants home, newspaper office with printing presses, barber shop, dry goods store, apothicary, fire station, sherifff office, saloon, and so much more. They also have an 80-ton train engine, caboose, pullman carriage and train snownplow in their train shed. It's a bit dark in there but absolutely worth a visit. You can walk through the caboose and the pullman. The airplane display also includes an ambulance and a snow vehicle. The helicopter is retired from service in Vietnam. You can walk through the C-47. Gliders, bi-plane, jet. It's a really good collection. Then you have the antique car cillection, agricultural machine collection, Telephone museum, and on and on. So much history in one place. There are picnic tables on site under full sun. Do be sure to bring water and wear sunscreen and a hat in summer as you will be walking between buildings. Public restrooms are in the main building and the church basement. The gift shop sells soda and water aside from toys and gifts, etc. Private parking lot. They have a variety of discounted entries so check out their website for information and add this to your list of places to visit.

What is there to do in Fargo ND? Not much...but highly recommend checking out this spot…read more The team working there did a great job putting this place together. Lots of history in one spot. It's pretty neat to see the evolution of farming equipment and the homes the folks back then lived in.

One of the more interesting things to do in the Sisseton area. The tower is not a difficult climb…read moreand offers great views of the surrounding areas. The interpretative center is very well done. There you can watch a video describing the history of the area, view local artwork, and peruse their collection of books. Well worth a stop.