If you are looking for things to do in Minot, North Dakota when travelling with the family, you definitely have to visit the Roosevelt Park Zoo. The Minot zoo was opened in 1920 and its first animal had been a male bison taken from Montana. Afterwards, a bear den as well as a zoological building had been added to the site.

In the 1970?s, the Greater Minot Zoological Society, a non-profit organization, had begun supporting the Minot ND zoo. With their help, Roosevelt Park Zoo is steadily becoming one of the finest Minot attractions. Animals featured in the zoo include Japanese serows, snow and Amur leopards, Kirk?s Dik-Dik, and llamas. There are also Egyptian and African Spurred tortoises as well as Caledonia Giant and Mediterranean geckos.