# International Peace Garden  (ND/Canada) Has anyone been there?

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**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-peace-garden-nd-canada-has-anyone-been-there/538448 "2010-05-05T21:35:17Z")\
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I’ve been thinking of heading up to see the [International Peace Garden](http://www.peacegarden.com/), and I was wondering if anyone has been there?

It straddles the US/Canadian border, in North Dakota/Manitoba.

Has anyone been there? Was it worth going? How long is a reasonable time to spend there (1/2 day, multi-day?) Are bicycles allowed?

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-peace-garden-nd-canada-has-anyone-been-there/538448/2 "2010-05-05T21:56:16Z")

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Well, I’ve been there. It’s been years and years though, so it might have changed.

It’s a huge flower garden in the middle of a big park, so if you like camping it’s a good place for that. But the focus is on peace themed stuff, with massive, unnatural arrangements of flowers. I much prefer the forest.

So I’d say If you’re just going for the flowers and stuff, 1/2 day is plenty. It’s better if you like camping and spend some time in the area. Bikes are allowed.

Is it worth going? I wouldn’t bother unless I was right there.

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**Author:** ![Ispolkom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@Ispolkom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ispolkom)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-peace-garden-nd-canada-has-anyone-been-there/538448/3 "2010-05-06T02:33:19Z")

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I also haven’t been there in years, but my memory is also that it’s a large formal garden. Very nice, if you like that kind of thing. I’d call ahead to make sure how much is in bloom.

Also, note the travel notice: “U.S. citizens traveling south upon exit from the Peace Garden who satisfactorily establish to a CBP officer that they entered the Peace Garden from the U.S. are not required to present a WHTI-compliant document.  
While WHTI-compliant documents are not required of U.S. citizens visiting the Peace Garden, the approved-travel documents are highly recommended for all travelers, as they greatly facilitate inspection and reduce wait times at the border.”

I take that to mean that you don’t **need** a passport to get back in the U.S., but it would probably be a very good idea to have one. Quite a change from how things were when I visited the Peace Garden with my family when I was a child.