Fargo: between the Red River and the Coen brothers' cinema

On the Red River at the border with Minnesota, Fargo remains the largest and most populated city in the entire North Dakota, made famous also by cinema.

The center, between the Red River and cinematic fame given by the Coen Brothers, is visited comfortably on foot.

The Fargo Theatre, a historic cinema with original neon signage from the 1920s, remains a symbol of the downtown area now fully restored.

A short walk away, the Plains Art Museum displays contemporary art and traditional crafts of the native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.

Walking along the river, you stroll on the Red River Trail, a green path that follows the natural border between North Dakota and Minnesota for several kilometers.

In the evening, Broadway district comes alive with restaurants and craft breweries in the restored historic center.

Fargo gained worldwide fame thanks to the 1996 film by the Coen Brothers with the same name, set in the city although shot mostly elsewhere, which won two Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay.

The Red River, which unusually flows northward to Lake Winnipeg in Canada, causes periodic spring flooding that the city has learned to manage over time with permanent levees and water control systems.