Visit This Tiny North Dakota Town To See The Most Bizarre Roadside Attraction Up Close
Few people know this unusual little roadside attraction is in North Dakota. You’ll have to visit a tiny town that’s a little out of the way, but it’s worth it to see this bizarre spectacle. Not only is it a kind of weird yet neat attraction, but there are some theories about the origin behind it as well. Take a look for yourself:
Head on out to the positively lovely town of Fort Ransom, North Dakota. This teeny place has a population of only 77 residents but attracts many more than that throughout the year.
The town only has a handful of businesses, a local museum, and some charming homes, and comes across as a typical small town at first. However, it has a feature no other North Dakota small town can say it has.
On the eastern edge of town along Sorby Hill Road is a hill that forms a near-perfect pyramid, and atop it sits a towering Viking statue. This strange combination results in a truly unique, even somewhat weird, yet totally fascinating roadside attraction.
The Viking statue, sometimes referred to as the Black Viking, was added in 1972 to sit on top of the 100-foot hill as if guarding it and the town. It is meant to represent the Norwegian heritage of many local folks.
The "pyramid" is a whole other matter. Scientists suggest that it is a naturally formed hill that just happens to be pyramid-shaped. Others, however, believe it may be one of the oldest man-made pyramids in the world. Some think it may be an ancient burial mound built by Native Americans over 5,000 years ago. Whichever may be the case, it is a very interesting spot to visit!
Have you ever seen the pyramid hill and hilltop Viking? Which theory do you believe, that it’s a naturally formed hill or that there is some hidden history to it?
While the origin of this one may be up for debate, there is another pyramid-like structure in North Dakota that has a history set in concrete. Read more about it by clicking here.
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Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
