international peace garden

was here when i was younger. this place is really pretty. nice gardens. has a nice area with poems. look forward to going back.

The Park itself is beautiful with so much to see! I went several times while in the area. There are visitors centers and museums with activities for childrenThe cactus garden is incredible!

My husband and I were traveling in North Dakota and I was curious about a garden which needed us to bring a U.S. passport. (Requirements may have changed recently so check first.) Traveling in September and in a northern area, I wasn't sure what would be there for viewing. I shouldn't have worried because the gardens were wonderful. We had to force ourselves from the cactus and succulent building--so many kinds, so many blooms, so many colors of leaves. The design of the actual garden was interesting--half with flower gardens (yes, there were many kinds blooming) and half more of a lawn/mall. Looking down at the border between the U.S. and Canada was impressive. The feeling of peace was well-captured in the architecture of the Peace Chapel. Splendid place for flower photos and we even managed to catch ones of hummingbirds.

The International Peace Garden is a really nice spot to visit for a picnic on a sunny day. The flowers are very pretty during summer. The Peace Chapel is nice inside. I really liked the 9/11 monument with actual steel girders from the towers on display. Very sombre feeling seeing them up close.

Such a wonderful place to go! We got to visit here in in the fall,the trees were all in beautiful color ! Can't believe how big this place is. I will definitely go back !!

In my childhood I lived close to the International Peace Garden and during the summer every year I would visit there nearly every month. I moved away and haven't been back for almost 30 years. I saw many changes since my last visit 30 years ago, and the gardens have only gotten better with age. Since my last visit there is a memorial to the Twin Towers with wreckage from the 911 memorial. There is also several buildings with cacti from both North and South America that is absolutely stunning. The American side is very well developed and the Canadian side is left for the most part natural. Whether one visits in the spring, summer or dead of winter, one will be in awe of the beauty both inside buildings and in the gardens. I am definitely not waiting another 30 years to visit.

Loved it. The scenery was beautiful and it was very serene. Got a late start so didn't spend as much time as I would have liked to. Plan on going again next summer.

Life long resident of North Dakota and just paid my first visit to the peace gardens. I wish that I would have done it earlier. Beautiful in August can just imagine what it would be like in the spring or later in the fall.

So glad I made the effort to stop here because I was rewarded with viewing a stunning tribute to a long lasting peaceful relationship between two great nations. Everything from the drive around the many acre setting, to the lay of the gardens and choice of plants amongst the many water features and striking architect, speak of beauty and peace. Plan on lunch too in the nice café as well as making time to explore the new interior cactus display...amazing. Time well spent.

The International Peace Garden is absolutely wonderful. I waited 6 years to visit and it did not disappoint. The flowers in August were beautiful and the Peace Chapel was beautiful. The 9/11 monument was well done with steel from the towers. We did find areas that needed weeding and some attention. I suspect money played a part in some of the neglect. All in all the garden is amazing and well worth going out of your way to visit. We came from Canada and left for the United States. The border has become very tedious.

This is an international disgrace. Normally when one visits a botanical installation of any kind it is constantly crawling with gardeners weeding, mowing, pruning and so on to the point of it getting annoying. Not here! They are doing the absolute bare minimum on every level. Sidewalks are cracking. The peace tower has orange guard fence around it because pieces are falling off of it. Gardens have numerous dead plants and weeds. Many areas where there had been lush flower plantings in years past (from pictures) are now just lawn. Some water features are dry or just a trickle. Compared to photos from the past, more exotic and beautiful annuals and be replaced by lack luster perennials. It is a real shame.We went 500 miles out of our way to see this assuming it would be one of the finest botanical displays in North America. Boy were we wrong! When I toured the building with the history and the concept of the garden it almost made me cry. At the dedication in the 1930's, 1000s of people and dignitaries were there at the beautiful gardens to celebrate peace and share in the joy of this international effort. Even through the 1950s it looked as thought there was interest in keeping the garden looking respectable. Now it obviously suffers from lack of budget and commitment from either country. Very sad.Don't bother going out of your way to see this.

What an interesting site this is to visit - really enjoyed our visit and would recommend it to our friends.

I'd heard about these gardens for several years and wanted to see them. I would have been much more impressed if I just happened upon them as they are not really grand enough to be a "destination." So, if you are ever near Rugby, North Dakota, the Peace Gardens on the Canadian border would make a delightful side trip. They are centered on the international border with half in Canada and half in the US. The gardens are very nice, although not as large as I had imagined. There is a monument to 9/11, a small museum, a decent restaurant and a gift shop along with a large indoor cactus garden. Due to the geographic location, these gardens are not exotic - mostly annuals and cold hardy perennials. Even in August, the annuals had not fully matured. Really, it is a nice place, albeit in the middle of nowhere. From the US you can enter and exit without a passport, but watch out for international cell phone roaming charges!

The gardens are peaceful and colorful in early August. Some areas are well maintained and others could uses some weed pulling. The cafeteria is very slow. Waited an hour for a hamburger and Gyro to be served. The new conservatory with cacti and succulents is world class and the highlight of our visit. We drove 3 hours both ways to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon. It was just a fun trip and worth the drive for the conservatory. Getting out of the garden was tedious. The right lane was for U.S. customs but a few Canadians accidentally were in the U.S. customs line and blocked the entire line which otherwise would have moved quickly. Glad I was not returning to Canada as it was backed up for literally hours. U.S. customs went very fast with our passports.

Hadn't been here in 20 years. The flowers and trees are well maintained and beautiful to look at and be among. The newest addition is the pieces from the twin towers from New York City on 9-11. It is so hard to imagine that these huge girders just collapsed. A very peaceful place to walk through and enjoy.