DAY 1: MINOT
Coffee & a trip to the zoo
Start the day with delicious coffee and a fresh-baked scone or caramel roll at Prairie Sky Breads. A downtown bakery where the bread is baked daily with unique local flavors to delight your tastebuds. Trek just a few blocks to visit Roosevelt Park Zoo, where your family can feed giraffes or stand under the tigers as they roam on their catwalk.
Tasty sandwiches & sweet treats
Magic City Hoagies in Downtown Minot is known for stuffing its sandwiches to the brim! Customize your sub-style sandwich with in-house-cut deli meats, cheese, and veggies on freshly baked bread. Sweeten the deal with a scoop of ice cream from Magic City Sweets. Tip: Add unique toppings like candies, sour worms, and even cereal to your cone or bowl of ice cream.
A picnic in the park
Grab lunch, then drive to the nearby Scandinavian Heritage Park for a picnic! There, you can explore buildings and statues that celebrate the heritage of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. This beautiful park spans 14 acres and will spark your imagination; it is also FREE to walk through.
Play at the children’s museum
Children can climb the 37-ft-tall Magic Climber to a B-52 perched at the top and see a bird’s eye view of Minot at Magic City Discovery Center. This must-see attraction in Minot is a hybrid between a children’s museum and science center and features over 150 interactive experiences in 12 galleries.
Get in a round of golf for kids
Kids can take a swing at golf at these kids-only golf spots. You’ll love Wee Links, a fun junior golf course for the whole family. Swing by the Putt District for a round of glow-in-the-dark mini golf. Practice your putting indoors at The Bunker, a new indoor golf practice facility for kids.
DAY 2: DEVILS LAKE
Breakfast in downtown Devils Lake at The Old Main Street café.
Enjoy a delicious seemingly home-cooked breakfast featuring pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, bacon and so much more. This café has a homey small-town vibe to it to ensure a great start to your visit to Devils Lake. After your breakfast, explore downtown and look for the murals painted alongside the buildings!
Take an early afternoon hike at White Horse Hill.
Take the scenic drive out to White Horse Hill National Game Reserve to watch animals such as bison, elk, and deer in their natural habitat, and hike well-kept and breathtaking trails that lead you all throughout the refuge.
Grab a refreshing drink and sandwich at the Liquid Bean.
As you venture back into town stop at the Liquid Bean for an Italian soda, frozen drink, or espresso. Grab a bite to eat with their amazing panini-pressed sandwiches with several options to choose from.
Explore the lake from the water.
The Creel Bay Golf Course offers rentals for paddleboards and kayaks with a great patio view of the lake. You can also head on over to Woodland Resort and rent a pontoon to take on the water and spend the rest of your day relaxing and swimming in the lake.
Dinner at one of the fantastic places Devils Lake offers.
If you are in the mood for some good authentic Mexican food Charras and Tequila is the place for you! For the family that can’t get enough of warm, gooey pizza, Coyote Pizza is right up your alley, and for a good down-home cooling and family-friendly atmosphere head on over to Cedar Inn Family Restaurant.
DAY 3: GRAND FORKS
Enjoy a delicious breakfast at Darcy’s Café
This legendary diner serves homemade Midwestern classics like cinnamon roll pancakes, corned beef hash, knoephla soup, fleischkuekle, and a variety of hotdish specials.
Stop by Widman’s Candy Shop for a sweet treat
Chocolate-covered potato chips, better known as Chippers, Widman’s most popular item, are regularly shipped all over the world! But the legendary candy makers here have been dipping all kinds of things in chocolate – including toffee, blueberries, marshmallows, sunflower seeds, bacon, and even olives – since 1949.
Grab a Grinder for lunch at the Red Pepper
Word has it if you’re looking for the best grinder ever, Red Pepper is the place. Take a sub bun, add salami, turkey or ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce, hot sauce, and taco meat, and then top it off with a secret creamy white sauce. See why people all over the country order grinder kits via overnight delivery. But that’s not all – the Red Pepper also serves delish Mexican fare off a menu so popular it hasn’t changed in over three decades.
Put Your Jumping Skills to the Test at Northern Air Family Fun Center
See how high you can fly at this exciting trampoline park! Jump and flip in the open jump area, or bounce over to the trampoline foam pit. Challenge your friends to a game of dodgeball in the trampoline dodgeball area. Have you always wanted to dunk a basketball but never could? Give it a try at the trampoline dunking station! Northern Air also offers an arcade, laser tag, virtual reality games, and axe throwing
Pizza and fun at the Canad Inns Destination Center’s Splashers of the South Seas Waterpark
Stay in one of the kids’ themed rooms for the night for your next getaway you can feel right at home at Canad Inns Destination Center Grand Forks. Choose from rooms that include themes like Deluxe Queen, King Leisure, kids’ themed rooms, jacuzzi theme- suites, business suites, and penthouse king rooms. Canad Inns offers diverse restaurants, a two-level gaming lounge, and inside access to the Alerus Center. Plus, the whole family will enjoy the 40,000-square-foot Splasher’s of the South Seas Indoor Waterpark and Garbonzo’s Pizza and Arcade.
