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Due to a road closure, the Killdeer Mountain Battlefield State Historic Site is temporarily closed.
Situated just off Interstate 29, Exit 215, in Pembina, ND.
Tuesday After Labor Day–
Memorial Weekend Friday
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tues.–Sat.
Memorial Weekend Saturday–
Labor Day
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Daily
We are closed the following holidays:
New Year's Eve & Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidents Day
Good Friday
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday
Christmas Eve & Day
Features permanent & temporary exhibits
Travel information
Museum store
Observation tower
Meeting room/facility rental
Modern facilities
On-site parking
ADA-accessible
The Pembina State Museum features a modern meeting room with an adjacent kitchen that is available to rent. After hours use of the lobby area and back lawn are also available for groups. Contact the museum at least two weeks in advance of the gathering for reservations.
Adult: $10
Child (6-17): $5
School Group: $1/person
Bus Tour: $7/person
Admission is free for children 0-5 years old and State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation members.
Permanent Exhibit Gallery
Follow the river graphic in the sidewalk inside to discover 100 million years of the region’s history. See fossils from a time before glacial Lake Agassiz as well as stone and bone tools of the first peoples. Examine the Red River oxcart and other objects of Pembina’s fur trade industry. Investigate the history of frontier military forts and the U.S. and Canadian border survey. Learn about the diverse peoples who call Pembina home, including Native American peoples and Euro-American settlers. Find out about agriculture and transportation industries that continue to play a role in the economics of the Pembina region today.
Temporary Exhibit Gallery
This 1000-square-foot gallery hosts changing exhibits that highlight specific topics in the state’s history, featuring the diverse collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Power of the People
Sponsored by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of North Dakota, this exhibit about the process of bringing electricity to rural communities and farmers in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s includes reflections of people who experienced this revolution in technology first hand and features artifacts representing rural life both with and without electricity.
Address:
805 State Highway 59,
Pembina, ND 58271
Get Directions
Tuesday After Labor Day–Memorial Weekend Friday:
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tues.–Sat.
Memorial Weekend Saturday–Labor Day:
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Daily
Contact Pembina State Museum:
phone: 701.825.6840
email: shspembina@nd.gov
Contact SHSND:
phone: 701.328.2666
email: history@nd.gov
