A Little-Known Detail About the North Dakota Capitol Building

We drive past the Capitol building all of the time. It's pretty majestic, especially this time of year, when the windows are lit with Christmas colors. You've probably been inside the Capitol building a few times, but I bet you never noticed this strange detail.

If you're even the tiniest bit superstitious, you might find this a little unsettling.

One Strange Thing About the ND Capitol You’ve Probably Missed

The North Dakota State Capitol building has a thirteenth floor. I'm sure you've gone to hotels and noticed some of them skip right to the fourteenth floor. Or maybe you've been on an airplane and noticed a thirteenth aisle missing.

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Many places leave out the number thirteen because it's often thought of as an unlucky number. Many people think it's creepy and linked to the supernatural.

I mean, there's tons of movies that are about this: Nightmare on the 13th Floor (1990), The Thirteenth Floor (1998).

Now, I've never seen the thirteenth floor in person, but I know it's there. People go to it every day to work.

Check out this video; you can clearly see the number 13.

It does seem a little silly to change the design of a building or number your floors in a wonky way because of a superstition, but hey, it's better to be safe than sorry, right?

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