
Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center
The Platte River Valley has long been home to the spring migration of sandhill ...

Rose Colored Glass
Many interesting businesses make their homes in Stromsburg, and a bunch are on that ...

Calamus Outfitters
Near the northwestern edge of the lake is another local attraction. Calamus Outfitters sets ...

Knight Museum and Sandhills Center
Exhibits at the expansive Knight Museum and Sandhills Center span many aspects of Western ...

Little House Museum
The Little House Museum in Stratton’s Pitner Park is located inside a historic ...

Trenton Golf Course
Trenton Golf Course, a mile north of town on Highway 25, touts its nine-hole public ...

Lincoln Children’s Museum
More than 23,000 square feet of interactive exhibits and educational adventures await young learners at ...

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
More than 220 bird species have been spotted at the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center ...

Carney Park
Carney Park is on the south side of O’Neill, east of Highway 281 and ...

South Omaha
South Omaha is home to diverse ethnic cultures. Once a meat-packing hub, Polish, Czech, ...

Fort Robinson State Park
Fort Robinson State Park encompasses 22,000 acres of the scenic Pine Ridge escarpment near Crawford. ...

Papio Fun Park
Papio Fun Park in Papillion's Halleck Park offers fun and games for families all ...

Omaha Parks and Recreation
Omaha’s 230 parks are just part of the reason it was named one of ...

Imperial Theatre
With about 4,000 residents, Imperial is the county seat and largest town in Chase County. ...

The Scarecrow Patch
Thousands of people head to St. Libory each autumn for a Halloween-ish good time ...

Wayne Chicken Show
Thousands of chickens raised in Wayne County and surrounding communities lay millions of eggs ...

Cody Park and Railroad Museum
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is memorialized at Cody Park in North Platte. In 1998, ...

Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary
Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary hosts sandhill cranes each March and April on the densest ...

Cody Go-Karts
Cody Go-Karts near I-80 has water slides, mini golf, bumper boats and go-karts mid-March ...

Madison Sesquicentennial Celebration
The year 2017 is the 150th anniversary of Nebraska. It also marks 150 years for the ...

Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center
The Hudson-Meng Education Center is located within the Oglala National Grassland near Crawford. The ...

Arapahoe City Park
Arapahoe City Park is the site of fun events like Prairie Pioneer Days each ...

Pioneers Park Nature Center
Pioneers Park Nature Center is a wildlife sanctuary within minutes of downtown Lincoln. The ...

Stromsburg Civic Center
The Stromsburg Civic Center is a community gathering place located in the restored 1929 former ...

El Museo Latino
El Museo Latino is a cultural fixture in South Omaha housed in the former ...

Lied Platte River Bridge
The Lied Platte River Bridge spans the Platte River between South Bend and Louisville ...

Ta-Ha-Zouka Park
In more linguistic idiosyncrasies, Ta-Ha-Zouka Park is on the north bank of the Elkhorn ...

Fontenelle Forest
Two thousand acres of "quiet wild" are nestled inside the longest Oxbow along the ...

Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center
The Guinness Book of World Records recognized the Bailey Yard in 1995 as the world’...

Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park at the northeast edge of North Platte showcases ...

Grain Bin Antique Town
Putting Nebraska agricultural ingenuity to work, Grain Bin Antique Town offers high quality collectibles ...

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park
Fort Atkinson State Historical Park includes reconstructed barracks, an armorer’s shop and a ...

Sandhills Boot Co.
Big feet or small, resident bootmaker Kyle Rosfeld from Sandhills Boot Co. could put ...

Old Man River Days
Old Man River Days traces its origins back to 1943 when Peru's residents banded together ...

Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area boasts 20 sandpit lakes. Most provide habitat for largemouth bass, ...

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
The rich pioneer history of Grand Island and Hall County is preserved on an ...

The Archway
The Archway, built in 1999, pays tribute to the pioneers who trekked across the country ...

Vala’s Pumpkin Patch
From mid-September through the end of October, Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Gretna delights ...

Arbor State Park
Arbor State Park in Wymore offers a wide range of recreational opportunities. An aquatic ...

Yorkshire Playhouse
The Yorkshire Playhouse is a hub for the performing arts in York. This community ...

Sandstone Grill
The Sandstone Grill is one of the most popular restaurants in a wide radius ...

Dowding Municipal Pool
The Dowding Municipal Pool in Seward is an aquatic stage so spacious that it ...

Plainsman Museum
The Plainsman Museum in Aurora, pop. 4,500, has an authentic log cabin originally built north ...

The Sandhills Motel
In addition to providing lodging, the Sandhills Motel is headquarters for floating the Dismal ...

Downtown Norfolk
Downtown Norfolk, called Riverpoint, is an up-and-coming part of the city, with recent cityscape ...

Junction Motor Speedway
Junction Motor Speedway is a 3/8-mile dirt oval track in McCool Junction, 10 miles south ...

Lincoln Children’s Zoo
The Lincoln Children’s Zoo features more than 350 animals, including some endangered species seen ...

Didier Log Cabin
The Didier Log Cabin offers the chance to step inside pioneer history in Brownville's ...

Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park
Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park is a restored 1870s frontier fortress built when settlers ...

Halleck Park
Halleck Park is a mecca for family-friendly recreation in Papillion. You can bike along ...

Battle Creek Fun Days
Battle Creek Fun Days takes place each year the third weekend in June and ...

Swedish Midsommar Festival
Swedish heritage comes alive for three days in June with Stromsburg’s Swedish Midsommar ...

Niobrara River
The Niobrara River winds through tree-filled canyons near Valentine. Canoeists and kayakers prove their ...

Norfolk Arts Center
The Norfolk Arts Center serves as an important cultural resource for the northeast corner ...

Fort Cody Trading Post
From the outside, Fort Cody Trading Post looks like a frontier log stockade with ...

Prairie Arts Center
The Prairie Arts Center opened its first exhibition in the renovated 1913 federal building during ...

Smith Falls State Park
Smith Falls State Park east of Valentine is named for its 70-foot tall cascading ...

The Durham Museum
The Durham Museum, located in the former Union Station, preserves Omaha’s prosperous railroad ...

Lee’s Legendary Marbles
Lee’s Legendary Marbles in York is filled with 1,300 quart-sized Mason jars of marbles. ...

Mansion on the Hill Museum
L.A. Brandhoefer used locally-produced red bricks to build a mansion overlooking Ogallala in 1887. ...

Phelps Hotel
The Phelps Hotel was built in 1885, but this place is no museum. All these ...

Sumtur Amphitheater
Sumtur Amphitheater in Papillion is an amazing place to catch a summer concert under ...

Kearney Water Trail
The Kearney Water Trail is making waves with kayakers, canoers and inner tube adventurers. ...

First National Sculpture Parks
The First National Sculpture Parks stretch across six blocks of downtown Omaha near the ...

Red Willow County Fair
A variety of equine events draw 30,000 to 40,000 horse lovers to the Kiplinger Arena at ...

Pawnee Plunge Water Park
The Pawnee Plunge Water Park is located on the south side of Columbus, west ...

Lake McConaughy Visitors Center and Water Interpretive Center
The Lake McConaughy Visitors Center and Water Interpretive Center has been called a water ...

Heartland of America Park
Heartland of America Park is located across the street from the Old Market in ...

Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge began as a military post. Its mission today is ...

Grand Theatre
Another grand feature of Grand Island is the Grand Theatre. Fires and economic downturns ...

Big Mac Parasailing
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Star City Shores Aquatic Center
Star City Shores Aquatic Center boasts the biggest swimming pool in Lincoln. Try your ...

Mill Race Park
Mill Race Park is one mile west of downtown Atkinson. Birdwatchers flock to this 50...

Bark Boutique & Paw Spa
Bark Boutique & Paw Spa pampers canines in Blair. Caring companions can also treat ...

Groundhog Day
The village of Unadilla is famed for its annual Groundhog Day celebration. The event ...

Papio Bay Aquatic Center
Papio Bay Aquatic Center in Papillion's Halleck Park is open Memorial Day through Labor ...

Great American Comedy Festival
The Great American Comedy Festival was founded in 2008 to honor hometown comedy hero Johnny ...

Boys Town
Boys Town is a community of its own within Omaha with its own police ...

White Horse Museum and Heritage Village
A team of 24 pure white horses from north of Stuart performed across the United ...

South Park
Does naming your community park South Park only make sense if you have a ...

Schilling Wildlife Management Area
The Schilling Wildlife Management Area allows public access to the confluence of the Platte ...

Riverside Discovery Center
More than 200 animals roar, howl, climb, dig and jump at the Riverside Discovery Center ...

Florence Mill
Brigham Young oversaw the building of Florence Mill in 1846 for the Mormon's Winter Quarters ...

Sallows Military Museum
The Sallows Military Museum features artifacts from the Alliance Army Air Base and Box ...

Steamboat Trace Trail
Mountain bikers, hikers and parents with strollers seek out the Steamboat Trace Trail for ...

Children’s Museum of Central Nebraska
The Children’s Museum of Central Nebraska in Hastings stimulates young brains with interactive ...

DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge
DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge is located six miles east of Blair on the ...

Johnson’s Father’s Day Chicken BBQ
Every June for more than 50 years, Johnson has hosted a Father’s Day Chicken ...

Wessels Living History Farm
A red timber-frame barn and windmill welcome visitors to the Wessels Living History Farm ...

Legacy of the Plains Museum
The Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering is located adjacent to Scotts Bluff ...

Branched Oak State Recreation Area
The largest lake in eastern Nebraska can be found at Branched Oak State Recreation ...

Nebraska Life Magazine
The publishing headquarters of Nebraska Life Magazine can be found in downtown Norfolk. Located ...

St. Paul Waterpark
The St. Paul Waterpark is complete with slides, diving platforms and fountains. This location ...

Washington County Historical Museum
Staff at the Washington County Historical Museum in Fort Calhoun proudly proclaim it as ...

Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park
Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park celebrates the town's German Mennonite roots and features a replica ...

Dobby’s Frontier Town
Dobby’s Frontier Town is a historic village in Alliance with 26 buildings from the 1890...

AkSarBen Aquarium Outdoor Education Center
The AkSarBen Aquarium Outdoor Education Center is located near Schramm State Recreation Area in ...

Spirit of Brownville
The Spirit of Brownville offers Missouri River cruises Memorial Day through September near historic ...

DeGroot Orchard
The DeGroot family has been growing apples near Madison for nearly 80 years. Their 40 acres ...

Rivoli 3 Theatre
The Rivoli 3 Theatre is a classic movie house in the heart of downtown Hastings. ...

Chase County Historical Museum
The Chase County Historical Museum has more than 1,800 artifacts from as far back as ...

Stone Church
The Stone Church, on Highway 17 and County Road 710, nine miles south of Culbertson, is ...

Ralston Arena
The Ralston Arena hosts 150 events annually. When the 4,400-seat complex is not decked out ...

Museum of Missouri River History
The Museum of Missouri River History in Brownville is located just south of U....

Hall County Park
Tent and RV camping spots are available at Hall County Park mid-April through mid-October. ...

America’s Small Town Fourth of July Celebration
Seward gets loud each summer when “America’s Small Town Fourth of July City” ...

Cherry County Historical Society Museum
The Cherry County Historical Society Museum showcases exhibits on the history of ranching, the ...

La Vista Kite Fly
La Vista hosts kite festivals every April and October. Kite enthusiasts come from far ...

Chappell Golf Club
Right next to Chappell Interstate Lake where fishermen hook lunkers, bunkers challenge golfers at ...

Poppy’s Pumpkin Patch
Poppy’s Pumpkin Patch south of Norfolk includes myriad avenues for fun. You can ...

Heartland Shooting Park
The Heartland Shooting Park near Alda gives outdoorsy types of all calibers a variety ...

Rose Theater
The Rose Theater is the premier place for children and families to experience performing ...

Lewis & Clark Missouri River Visitors Center
Nebraska City was terra incognita when explorers Lewis and Clark camped along the Missouri ...

Toadstool Geological Park
Toadstool Geological Park resembles the moon for its landscape and remote location. Located in ...

Lincoln County Historical Museum
The North Platte Canteen is commemorated at the Lincoln County Historical Museum. The World ...

Gifford Farm
Glimpses of present-day agriculture abound at the 400-acre Gifford Farm in Bellevue. The farm ...

Sutherland Reservoir
Sutherland Reservoir offers swimming, camping and fishing. The area has good wildlife habitat, and ...

Midwest Theater
The historic Midwest Theater in Scottsbluff is home to more than 250 events each year. ...

Fort Kearney Museum
The Fort Kearney Museum spells Kearney like the city does, unlike the name of ...

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area south of Lexington is a gateway to recreational opportunities ...

Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area
Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area is an all-season destination for anglers. Trophy-size pike lurk ...

Big Springs Depot Museum
The Big Springs Depot Museum will reopen in 2017 following repairs and renovations. Be among ...

Filley Stone Barn
The Filley Stone Barn is quite a sight to see 12 miles east of Beatrice. ...

Lake Ogallala
The spillway leaving Lake McConaughy sends water through Kingsley Dam and cascading 160 feet to ...

Furnas-Gosper Museum
The Furnas-Gosper Museum in Arapahoe preserves area history and makes history of its own ...

Fun-Plex
Fun-Plex offers 16 acres of amusement Memorial Day through Labor Day in Omaha. Nebraska’s ...

Carhenge
Carhenge, three miles north of Alliance, is one of the strangest attractions in Nebraska. ...

Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball
Baseball buffs score with visits to the Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball in ...

Centennial Hall Museum
Centennial Hall, erected in 1897, is the oldest standing high school building in Nebraska. It ...

The Old Market
The Old Market is the heart of Omaha's downtown arts and entertainment scene. Bordered ...

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters is located inside the National Park Service’...

Raising Nebraska
The Raising Nebraska exhibit at Fonner Park showcases agriculture in interactive displays and activities ...

Fred G. Dale Planetarium
The Fred G. Dale Planetarium at Wayne State College in Wayne has had students ...

Cass County Fair
The Cass County Fair in Weeping Water each August is a classic county fair ...

Madison County Historical Society
The Madison County Historical Society formed in 1928. The current museum opened in 1998 in a ...

Saint Benedict Conference Center
Schuyler is well known for the Saint Benedict Conference Center, a nonprofit conference center ...

Oregon Trail Museum and Visitor Center
The Oregon Trail Museum and Visitor Center is located at the base of Scotts ...

Nemaha County Fair
The Nemaha County Fair draws visitors to downtown Auburn in mid-July for two parades ...

Theatre West Summer Repertory
The Theatre West Summer Repertory at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff puts professional ...

Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area
Angler hook yellow perch, channel catfish and largemouth bass at Rock Creek Lake State ...

Fairbury’s Historic District
Nearly 100 architecturally interesting buildings make up Fairbury’s historic district. You’ll find fine ...

Joslyn Art Museum
The Joslyn Art Museum houses more than 11,000 works spanning from ancient to present times ...

Skyview Park
Skyview Park is in the northwest part of Norfolk. The park’s 50-acre Skyview ...

Feather River Vineyards
The area’s geological history is part of the flavor of Feather River Vineyards, ...

General Crook House Museum
Fort Omaha’s former commanding officer quarters have been preserved as the General Crook ...

Dusty Trails Outdoor Specialists
Just down the road from the Scout’s Rest Ranch is Dusty Trails Outdoor ...

Omaha Children’s Museum
The Omaha Children’s Museum boasts two floors of imaginative and interactive exhibits spread ...

Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center
The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center on the Chadron State College campus immerses ...

Trails and Rails Museum
The Trails and Rails Museum in Kearney is located on the old Mormon Trail. ...

Sunken Gardens
Lincoln’s Sunken Gardens bloom with more than 30,000 annuals planted to represent a different ...

Sturdevant-McKee Museum
Brantly and Ellen Sturdevant built their Queen Anne style home in Atkinson in 1887. Today ...

Fremont’s Splash Station
Fremont’s Splash Station is an amusement park that’s all wet. With a ...

Island Oasis
The Island Oasis waterpark is within sight of State Fair Park and offers six ...

Hastings Aquacourt
The Hastings Aquacourt is open Memorial Day through mid-August. It offers Lazy River rides, ...

Ash Hollow State Historical Park
Ash Hollow State Historical Park preserves pioneer history three miles southeast of Lewellen on ...

Holland Performing Arts Center
The Holland Performing Arts Center is the home of the Omaha Symphony, but it ...

Haymarket Farmer’s Market
From early May through mid-October, Lincoln returns to its agricultural roots with vendors selling ...

Family Aquatic Center
The Family Aquatic Center is a popular summertime hangout in York. In addition to ...

Steinhart Aquatic Center
The Steinhart Aquatic Center in Nebraska City provides summer fun with a zero-depth entry ...

Merritt Reservoir
The nearly 3,000 acres of sky-blue Merritt Reservoir water surrounded by sand hills is a ...

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is consistently ranked as one of the ...

Classic Car Collection
One of Kearney’s newest attractions is the Classic Car Collection, and the name ...

Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area
The jewel of Chase County is Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, southeast of Imperial ...

Tighe It With A Bow
Tighe It With A Bow features handmade jewelry and repurposed furniture in downtown Blair. ...

Fort Kearny State Historical Park and Recreation Area
Fort Kearny State Historical Park (spelled with one less “e” than the name of ...

Calamus State Recreation Area
The Calamus State Recreation Area is an oasis in the Sandhills near Burwell. Windsurf ...

St. Paul City Park
A historical marker dedicated to Grover Cleveland Alexander, a hall of fame pitcher born ...

Kearney Area Children’s Museum
Kearney has a museum that is just for kids! Every display in the Kearney ...

Big Blue Ranch
The Big Blue Ranch is a working ranch with real cowboys and cattle in ...