International Peace Garden
Botanical Garden · Dunseith, North Dakota
A formal garden of about 2,300 acres laid across the Canada-United States border in the Turtle Mountains, dedicated on 14 July 1932 as a monument to a boundary neither country has ever fortified. Half of it is in Manitoba and half in North Dakota, the flower beds run straight through the line, and the cairn at the centre carries a pledge that the two peoples will not take up arms against one another. North Dakota takes its nickname, the Peace Garden State, from this place, and has carried it on its number plates since 1956.
10939 Highway 281, Dunseith, North Dakota, 58329, United States
Open daily, generally dawn to dusk, with the Interpretive Centre, Conservatory and gift shop keeping shorter and seasonal hours - fullest from late spring to early autumn and much reduced in winter. A modest per-vehicle entry fee applies in season. ⚠ THE GARDEN LIES BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONAL CUSTOMS POSTS: you may enter from either country without clearing customs, but LEAVING IN EITHER DIRECTION IS A BORDER CROSSING and every person needs valid travel documents. The Dunseith and Boissevain ports do not keep 24-hour service year round, so check both the garden's hours and the border hours before travelling.
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