An Uncommon City In The Wild Western Continent

By Larry Kelly


You have finally been given the chance to travel from work. You were given the privilege to travel in the United States of America. Your tourist visa has all been prepared for you by the company and all set to go. But you cannot help wonder where they are planning to send you. They just tell you that you are going to visit the center of America, a certain city in the west. That is named Wahpeton.

This is a city in North Dakota. Compared to Bismarck, this place is not very well known especially for travelers. But it is always good to have an idea what the city offers. There is nothing wrong with being knowledgeable in other cities in America. If not the type who likes to visit places that are crowded because everybody knows about it, then this might be one. Of course, there are many more cities that you can venture off but it is where your company is sending you for the time being.

A main attraction in that place is for the outdoor types. They offer fishing and camping sites and the place is called Kidder Recreation Area. Wahpper, the biggest catfish in the whole world, lives here. This park has twenty six acres and offers other recreational activities other than the two.

There is also huge golf course. And when we say huge, this means that is actually being shared to another state. That state is Minnesota. There are nine holes in North Dakota and the other nine is in that other state. Maybe it is also time to learn a new sport through golf.

A restored carousel with twenty horses, two chariots and a calliope bring back your inner childhood. It may not be as fun as a roller coaster or those other daredevil rides but at least it has this. This is enough to bring back your child like self. When we were little, carousels may have been the first rides we have ever ridden. The name of this carousel is the Prairie Rose Carousel.

If you like seeing animals then the Chahinkapa Zoo could be your next destination. They have more than three hundred animals from different continents. Seeing an animal that is not in your country always make your eyes widen for you have never seen such a creature. This zoo even offers a petting area where you get to experience petting those animals as well.

Art is also an attraction in the city. Not all places appreciate art and yet this city has two buildings that conserve the beauty of art. It has the Richland County Historical Museum and the Red Door Art Gallery. This is not the only red door art gallery though but for the historical museum, it displays artifacts of the Native Americans in the state.

History is also preserved in this city. The Bagg Bonanza Farm Historic site and the Ringling Brothers Circus monument are the historical attraction of the city. They both share their own specific story and are kept alive as new generations come. A history of a certain place usually brings the past living in present days all the way to the future.

These are just a few information of what is there. You may want to venture their restaurants if you are a food lover. They could have exquisite food that you may have never tasted before or go to the restaurants that is popular everywhere in America. And if sooner or later, you might want to really have a vacation in the area and try the hotels and motels.




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