Hjemkomst Center

The Hjemkomst Center is a multi-use facility in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. Hjemkomst Center first opened in 1985 and serves as a home to Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Hopperstad Stave Church replica, quarterly museum exhibits, and county archives.

Photo: Myotus, CC BY 4.0.

Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: ethnographic museum in Minnesota, United States
Also known as: “Hjemkomst Viking Ship”
Address: Moorhead, MN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fargo station and Rourke Art Museum.

Fargo station

Railway station

Fargo Station is a train station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder. It is the only railway station in use in the Fargo-Moorhead area and is the third-busiest in North Dakota. Fargo station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Hjemkomst Center.

Rourke Art Museum

Museum

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum is a fine arts museum in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States, founded by James O'Rourke. The art museum can be found at 521 Main Avenue in a historic Federal Courthouse and Post Office, erected in 1915. Rourke Art Museum is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Hjemkomst Center.

Fargo Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0.

The Fargo Theatre is an art deco movie theater in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Construction on the building began in the fall of 1925 and the theatre opened on March 15, 1926. Fargo Theatre is situated 2,500 feet west of Hjemkomst Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fargo and Moorhead.

Fargo

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Fargo is a charming western city of just over 100,000 in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. As the biggest city for more than 200 miles in any direction, it's a cultural hub for the region, and its lively, walkable downtown is full of old-fashioned architecture and friendly cafes.

Moorhead

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Moorhead is a city in Minnesota of about 35,000. Moorhead is sometimes referred to as the "twin city" of the larger Fargo, North Dakota, its neighbor across the Red River in North Dakota.

Dilworth

Photo: WhiteWriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dilworth is in Minnesota. It began as a somewhat industrial railroad town, and has developed into a quaint small suburb to the east of Moorhead, MN and Fargo, ND.

Hjemkomst Center

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Moorhead, Clay, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.87787° or 46° 52′ 40″ north

Longitude

-96.77828° or 96° 46′ 42″ west

Operator

Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County

Open location code

86R5V6HC+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 68668662

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5873242

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Highlights include Moorhead Farmers Market and Hopperstad Stave Church.

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