About this city
Also known as: Boomtown USA
Williston is a historic, industrially robust and highly energetic metropolis flatly positioned along the upper Missouri River reservoir within the extreme northwestern quadrant of North Dakota. Founded meticulously in 1887 during the construction boom of the Great Northern Railway, the city's identity was completely dynamicized in the 21st century by the massive Bakken shale oil boom. Today, Williston thrives as a booming global white-collar energy giant, seamlessly pairing its high-tech petroleum refining complexes with world-class indoor athletic coliseums and extensive frontier military and fur trade historic parks.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Tour early frontier stone barracks and fur warehouses at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, let children play at the massive Williston Arc indoor sports complex, and explore regional history museums.
