Plan the perfect day to keep your teens from asking “Can I go home now?”
Start your day off right with a fresh-pressed juice combo and refreshing smoothie bowl from Blissful Bee Juicery. If fruit is not your passion, enjoy food and drink from Minot’s Daily Bread, one of the local coffee shops with picture-worthy scenery and all of the European-style baked goods you could ask for, along with the most delectable crepes with never-ending sweet and savory flavor combinations.
Discover more street art in downtown Minot, with many bright and colorful murals to inspire! Pose in front of the angle wings along Central Avenue, there are over 25 murals by local artists and more to come! Head inside for more art and fun at The Putt District, an 18-hole glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course fun for all ages.
Go on a shopping adventure at downtown Minot‘s specialty shops, boutiques, and thrift stores to search for unique finds. For the artsy teen, stop by the Taube Museum of Art. This free-will donation art gallery is open during the week and 11am-4pm on Saturdays. View the local art, and pop into the gift shop.
Just a few blocks away, Create your own hoagie sandwich at Magic City Hoagies, a restaurant in Downtown Minot known for stuffing their sandwiches to the brim! Inside, you’ll find arcade games and the most wacky and fun seating perfect for capturing the enjoyment on your teen’s face when they receive their filled-to-the-brim sandwich. Make your own ice cream creation at Magic City Sweets, the attached ice cream shop.
Explore the wonderment of the Scandinavian Heritage Park, where you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into a fantasyland. With the beautiful wooden Gol Stave Church, charming cascading waterfall with a stream that flows into ponds with walkable bridges. This free to stroll park celebrates the Nordic heritage of many who settled in North Dakota. This Minot attraction is open all year round, with the historic buildings available for tours from May 17th through September.
Everyone loves pizza, but not everyone has tried brick oven pizza. Take your crew to The Starving Rooster, a casual eatery set in an industrial building. Bit into a slice of their wood-fired pizza with a doughy top and crisp bottom, they also bake flatbreads and pastas in this oven. Try some of their unique topping options from the Hercules an amped up Canadian bacon, to the Cuban, complete with pork and pickles.
Test your wits and teamwork with a reservation at Escape Point, Minot’s only escape room. Here they can solve a live-action-adventure game with various clues and puzzles (while locked in a room). The Clock is ticking as you try to escape from rooms like an Inventor’s Workshop, an Artist’s Studio, or a Bank in the midst of a heist.