On their trek west, Lewis and Clark crossed the Missouri River via North Dakota; General George Custer was based at Fort Abraham Lincoln; and the fabled Sitting Bull spent his last years in the state. A portion of the Badlands, which are renowned for their abundant fossil beds and herds of bison, make up Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks are the state's most populated cities and where the largest number of North Dakota banks are located. We've done the legwork and compared the banks to narrow it down to the best banks in the state. US Bank and Wells Fargo are the national banks and have over 50 branches throughout the state, while Gate City Bank, VisionBank, and BNC National Bank round up the regional North Dakota banks.