Most people relate Fargo to the eponymous 1996 Coen Brothers movie starring Oscar-winner Frances McDormand and William H. Macy. Fargo, North Dakota is a modern city of 90,000 on the Red River in the southeast corner of North Dakota. Neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota is across the river from Fargo and the area is generally referred to as Fargo-Moorhead. Fargo is the seat of Cass County.

Suburbs
 • Moorhead - East of Fargo, a suburb paralleling the area as a whole.
 • West Fargo - West of Fargo, a fast-growing town with much of the shopping in the area.
 • Dilworth - A somewhat industrial town east of Moorhead.

Get in

Fargo is accessible by plane, train, bus or car.
 • By plane - Fargo's Hector International Airport is served by Northwest and United with multiple daily flights to Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, and Las Vegas.
 • By train - Amtrak serves the city with its Empire Builder line, with one train east and one train west every day. The station has several restaurants, and during the summer you may eat outside overlooking the train tracks. The Empire Builder goes from Seattle to Chicago.
 • By bus - Greyhound  and Jefferson Lines  serve Fargo. The bus station is at 402 Northern Pacific Ave, phone 701-293-1222. It is one of the few stations in the system that actually has Greyhound maps and model buses for sale. Next door, in the same complex, are connections for Fargo-Moorhead Public Transit buses.
Although still serving Fargo, Greyhound recently cut services to smaller North Dakota cities; Rimrock Stages provides service along I-94 to Billings, while Jefferson Lines serves I-29 north to Winnipeg and south to Kansas City.
 • By car - Fargo is located at the intersection of I-29 and I-94. It is about 3 hours WNW of Minneapolis, MN on I-94.

Get around

Bus transportation is available to most parts of the city. They are phasing out the tokens, so if you want a souvenir, get one now. Parking is plentiful, even on the main thoroughfares in downtown areas.

Attractions & Activities

 • FargoDome, 1800 N. University Drive, 701-241-9100. Offers athletic events, Broadway shows, music concerts.
 • Roger Maris Museum, at the West Acres Shopping Center, 3902 13th Avenue (at I-29). Open year-round. Admission is free.
 • Fargo Theater, 314 Broadway, 701-239-8385.
 • North Dakota State University
 • Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue, 701-232-3821.
 • Fargo Air Museum, 1609 19th Ave N, 701-293-8043. Open year round.
 • Children's Museum at Yunker Farm, 1201 28th Ave. N, Fargo.
 • Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway, Fargo. Open year-round.
 • Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks. minor league baseball. Newman Outdoor Field, NDSU campus.
 • Maury Wills Museum.
 • Horse Racing at North Dakota Horse Park. 5180 19th Ave N, Fargo, ND 58102. Tel: (701) 277-8027 or (701) 371-3373 Season is from early August to mid-September.
 • Red River Zoo, 4220 21st Ave. SW, Fargo. Open May to October.
 • Trollwood Performing Arts School, 200 Kandi Lane (37th Ave N & Broadway), Trollwood Park, Fargo. Tel: (701) 241-4799.
 • Celebrity Walk of Fame, 2001 44th St. SW, exit 348 Interstate 94. Tel: (701) 282-3653. No fee. The walk where more than 100 celebrity have left their marks in cement. Stars from music, the arts, politics, and sports, like: Garth Brooks, Neil Diamond, KISS, Maury Wills, Debbie Reynolds, and Governor Jesse Ventura, have left their signatures, handprints and footprints.
 • Fargo Thunder Road, Go-kart racing, batting cages, adventure golf. Open May-September.
 • Fargo Events
 • Vietnam Week (4/30-5/8) dedicated to Vietnam era. 1609 19th Avenue North, Fargo *Life's Options(5/6-5/7) Entertainment for mature adults. Fargodome, Fargo *Scheels Fargo Marathon (5/14) Civic Center, Fargo.
 • Two interesting landmarks in the surrounding are the KVLY-TV mast and the KXJB-TV mast, the tallest towers on earth.

Shopping

Fargo shopping means the million square foot West Acres Shopping Center, featuring Sears, J C Penney and Marshall Fields plus a hundred other stores. Fargo also has many interesting boutique and specialty style shops downtown.

Dining

Budget
Babb's Seattle Coffee House is a fantastic independent coffee shop located across the street from the Fargo Theater downtown. Credit cards are accepted for a $0.25 surcharge.

Mid-range
 • Monte's Downtown is a fantastic and modern upscale restaurant with fairly moderate prices.

Splurge
 • HoDo Restaurant  is an elegant but unpretentious restaurant at the Hotel Donaldson .
 • Sarello's, across the river in Moorhead, is a fantastic restaurant with a first-class menu, although the ambience nowhere near matches the quality of food, wine, and service Sarello's has to offer.

Drink

 • HoDo is the Hotel Donaldson bar featuring pub food and tapas-style dishes as well as beers and ales on tap.

Lodging

Great variety of hotels and motels ranging from budget to luxury. Major national chains like Motel 6, Comfort Inn, Best Western, Howard Johnson's, Ramada, Radisson, Courtyard by Marriott, and Travelodge all have Fargo locations. In addition, you may rent rooms from $300 per month or less. There are signs everywhere and some interesting residential hotels scattered about.

Budget
 • Airport/Dome Days Inn. Tel: (701) 232-0000, Toll-free: (800) 329-7466
 • Chez Susanne . Tel: (701) 293-9023, Toll-free: (866) 787-2663
 • C'Mon Inn. Tel: (701) 277-9944, Toll-free: (800) 334-1570
 • Flying J Inn. Tel: (701) 282-8473, Toll-free: (800) 845-1311
 • Lindenwood Park Campground. Tel: (701) 232-3987 or 701-741-1398
 • Motel 75. Tel: (701) 232-1321, Toll-free: (800) 828-5962

Mid-range
 • AmericInn Lodge and Suites. Tel: (701) 234-9946
 • Best Western Doublewood Inn. Tel: (701) 235-3333, Toll-free: (800) 433-3235
 • Best Western Kelly Inn. Tel: (701) 282-2146, Toll-free: (800) 635-3559
 • Comfort Inn East. Tel: (701) 280-9666, Toll-free: (800) 228-5150
 • Comfort Inn West. Tel: (701) 282-9596, Toll-free: (800) 228-5150
 • Comfort Suites. Tel: (701) 237-5911
 • Country Inn & Suites. Tel: (701) 234-0565
 • Econo Lodge. Tel: (701) 232-3412, Toll-free: (800) 553-2666
 • Expressway Inn. Tel: (701) 235-3141, Toll-free: (800) 437-0044
 • Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Tel: (701) 281-0494, Toll-free: (800) 228-2800
 • Hampton Inn. Tel: (701) 235-5566
 • Holiday Inn Express. Tel: (701) 282-2000
 • Holiday Inn. Tel: (701) 282-2700, Toll-free: (877) 282-2700
 • Howard Johnson Inn Downtown. Tel: (701) 232-8850, Toll-free: (888) 232-8850
 • Kelly Inn. Tel: (701) 277-8821, Toll-free: (800) 635-3559
 • MainStay Suites. Tel: (701) 277-4627
 • Microtel Inn & Suites. Tel: (701) 281-2109, Toll-free: (888) 771-7171
 • Motel 6. Tel: (701) 232-9251, Toll-free: (800) 466-8356
 • Quality Inn & Suites. Tel: (701) 232-8850
 • Red River Lodge. Tel: (701) 282-9100, Toll-free: (800) 843-7663
 • Rheault Farm. Tel: (701) 241-1350
 • Rodeway Inn. Tel: (701) 239-8022
 • Scandia Hotel. Tel: (701) 232-2661, Toll-free: (800) 223-2913
 • Select Inn. Tel: (701) 282-6300, Toll-free: (800) 641-1000
 • Sleep Inn. Tel: (701) 281-8240, Toll-free: (800) 905-7533
 • Super 8 Motel & Suites. Tel: (701) 232-9202
 • Wingate Inn. Tel: (701) 281-9133, Toll-free: (800) 228-1000

Splurge
 • Hotel Donaldson, 101 Broadway 701-478-1000 is a beautiful experience. The Donaldson has only 17 rooms, each featuring original works by a Plains artist. It was immaculately renovated in 2003. Room decor is modern. Amenities include flat screen cable TV, rooftop spa and high speed internet access. Outstanding personal service includes complimentary gourmet breakfast bar in the morning and wine and cheese bar in the early evening.
 • La Maison des Papillons B&B. Tel: (701) 232-2041, Toll-free: (888) 273-3380
 • Radisson Hotel Fargo. Tel: (701) 232-7363, 800-333-3333
 • Ramada Plaza Suites & Conference Center. Tel: (701) 277-9000

Internet

There is free wireless internet access in the food court at the West Acres Shopping Center.

Links

 • City of Fargo visitor information 
 • Fargo-Moorhead visitor's web site