The Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney is home to the state’s official art collection. The facility occupies the stately 1911 former Kearney post office in the trendy downtown “onRead More
Kearney Area Children’s Museum
Kearney has a museum that is just for kids! Every display in the Kearney Area Children’s Museum is meant to be touched, pushed, pulled and played with. Each one isRead More
Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center
The Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center is another Kearney hot spot. Just west on First Street from The Archway, antique fire trucks and other emergency vehicles and equipment areRead More
The Archway
The Archway, built in 1999, pays tribute to the pioneers who trekked across the country on Nebraska’s Great Platte River Road. This 308-foot bridge spans I-80 near Exit 275 inRead More
Classic Car Collection
One of Kearney’s newest attractions is the Classic Car Collection, and the name says it all. More than 200 classics of all types fill this building attached to Kearney’s Cabela’sRead More
Trails and Rails Museum
The Trails and Rails Museum in Kearney is located on the old Mormon Trail. The schoolhouse was built in 1871. The Freighter’s Hotel went up in the late 1880s andRead More
Kearney Water Trail
The Kearney Water Trail is making waves with kayakers, canoers and inner tube adventurers. Enter the city canal at Yanney Heritage Park for the joyous jaunt through Kearney that endsRead More
Fort Kearney Museum
The Fort Kearney Museum spells Kearney like the city does, unlike the name of the Fort and state park. This seasonal stop tucked away in Kearney has quietly preserved worldRead More
Fort Kearny State Historical Park and Recreation Area
Fort Kearny State Historical Park (spelled with one less “e” than the name of the nearby community) began as a frontier post in 1848 to protect pioneers traveling the manyRead More
Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary
Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary hosts sandhill cranes each March and April on the densest roosts in all of the Platte River. Tens of thousands of visitors come to Rowe each yearRead More