ROAD TRIP IDEA: MINOT TO TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO RUGBY Minot to Turtle Mountains • Take the Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway to Mystical Horizons, the "Stonehenge of the Prairie" • See Tommy the Turtle riding his snowmobile in Bottineau • Eat at LT’s Dockside Bar & Grill, Bottineau • Kayak at Lake Metigoshe State Park • Stroll the International Peace Gardens • Visit the giant turtle made of wheel rims in Dunseith • Spend the night at Lake Metigoshe State Park or Bottineau Turtle Mountains to Rugby Area • Pose for a sel e in Rugby at the Geographical Center of North America • Grab lunch at 3rd Street Station, Rugby • Hike a completed section of the North Country National Scenic Trail • Take a self-guided auto tour of the Lonetree Wildlife Management Area in Harvey • Eat at Calacas Cocina & Tequila, Harvey • Camp at Lonetree Wildlife Management Area Scenic Return to Minot • Stop at the Denbigh Experimental Forest near Towner • Fuel up for the drive back at Magic Bean Brewing in Velva • Eat at The Starving Rooster in downtown Minot upon your return Mystical Horizons, Bottineau International Peace Garden, Dunseith Tommy the Turtle, Bottineau Tommy the Turtle is 30 feet tall and is the tallest turtle in the world. Visitors can climb on his snowmobile for a photo op! Geographical Center of North America, Rugby Velva Fort Stevenson State Park near Garrison combines history and water recreation on Lake Sakakawea. Starving Rooster, Minot EXTEND YOUR TRIP WITH MORE IDEAS NDtourism.com 25
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