Bismarck

Bismarck sits on the east bank of the Missouri River in central North Dakota, where the river corridor breaks the broad, open sweep of the northern Great Plains. As the state capital, it is anchored by the North Dakota State Capitol, an Art Deco tower built after a 1930 fire destroyed the earlier capitol. The city began in 1872 as Edwinton and was soon renamed for German chancellor Otto von Bismarck; its early growth was closely tied to the Northern Pacific Railroad. Riverfront parks and trails follow the waterway, while the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum interprets the state’s geology, Indigenous heritage and settlement history. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Bismarck and central North Dakota.

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