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Hitching Post Motel

Forest Lake · United States  ·  Police catch Jerry at motel

Fargo filmed at Hitching Post Motel, Forest Lake. This motel, which still exists, is where police finally track down the fugitive. On screen it's Motel outside Bismarck.

Where to go

45.294554, -92.985904
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Fargo (1996)
On screen
Motel outside Bismarck
In real life
Hitching Post Motel, Forest Lake
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Fargo film at Hitching Post Motel?
At 45.294554, -92.985904 in Forest Lake. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Hitching Post Motel?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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