
The Tumbleweed Café
The Tumbleweed Café is one of those places you see full of local cowboys ...

The Joslyn Castle
The Joslyn Castle, one the state’s greatest homes, still stands near 39th and ...

Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Nearly 46,000 acres of sand hills prairie is protected at the Crescent Lake National Wildlife ...

Walnut Creek Recreation Area
Walnut Creek Recreation Area in Papillion is centered around a 150-acre reservoir. With 450 acres ...

Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium, the home of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker football team, qualifies as ...

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

Sen. George Norris State Historic Site
Senator George Norris served 40 years in Congress and was considered a "champion in the ...

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

The Prairie Club
Several skill challenging and visually stunning golf courses are within a short drive of ...

Valley County Museum
The Valley County Museum at 117 S. 16th St. keeps area pioneer, military and agricultural ...

Frocks & Flowers
Frocks & Flowers is a women’s clothing boutique and flower store in the ...

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

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

Peru Bottoms Wildlife Management Area
The Peru Bottoms Wildlife Management Area preserves 2,000 acres of prime habitat for hunting, fishing ...

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

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

Glur’s Tavern
Built in 1876 and still in operation today, Glur's Tavern is the longest continually operating ...

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

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park in Nebraska City is where Arbor Day was born. ...

Angus Burgers & Shakes
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Dodge County Historical Society’s May Museum
The Dodge County Historical Society’s May Museum was the 1874 home of Fremont businessman ...

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

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

Evergreen Hills Golf Course
Evergreen Hills Golf Course is three miles south of Battle Creek and is a ...

Art Bar
The Art Bar mixes three favorites in Hastings: cocktails, coffee and art. Nebraska beers ...

Harlan County Lake
Harlan County Lake spans a whopping nine miles on Nebraska's southern border near Alma. ...

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

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

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

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park offers relaxation and recreational activities just north of I-80. ...

National Pony Express Memorial
The exact location of the Pony Express station once located near Sidney is unknown. ...

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

Silver Dollar Bar & Grill
The Silver Dollar Bar & Grill is a real Nebraska original on Illinois Street ...

Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt
Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt is a 300-mile garage sale linking 500 vendors with shoppers from 35 ...

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

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

University of Nebraska State Museum
The Nebraska State Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is known as Morrill Hall ...

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

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

Cottonwood Cove Marina
Enjoy a full restaurant, bar and live entertainment at the Cottonwood Cove Marina. This ...

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

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

Fort Sidney Complex
Sidney Barracks was built in 1867 to provide security for railroad workers. In 1870 the post ...

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

Oak Ballroom
The Oak Ballroom in Schuyler was built in 1937 and is on the National Register ...

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

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

Main Street Cafe 221
Main Street Cafe 221 continues the tradition of great food on Main Street in Louisville. ...

Sehnert’s Bakery and Bieroc Cafe
Sehnert's is known for live entertainment, and it doesn’t hurt one bit that ...

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

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

Miletta Vista Winery
Visitors to Miletta Vista Winery in St. Paul enjoy relaxing pursuits. The only competition ...

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

Willa Cather State Historic Site
The Willa Cather State Historic Site encompasses 20 historic buildings in Red Cloud and the ...

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a 300,000 square-foot landmark studded with ballistic ...

River Wilds Golf Club
Golfers flock to River Wilds Golf Club in Blair. The 18-hole course has tee ...

Museum of American Speed
The Museum of American Speed in Lincoln was founded in 1992 by “Speedy” Bill and ...

Sidney-Deadwood Trail
The Sidney-Deadwood Trail formed shortly after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black ...

Carnegie Arts Center
The Carnegie Arts Center, housed in a historic 1911 building in Alliance, features local and ...

Dub Drive-In
Steve and Tammy Buffington's Dub Drive-In is a fast-food institution in Benkelman. More than 150 ...

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

Tubby’s Firehouse Museum
Tubby’s Firehouse Museum in St. Paul includes firefighter Ron Tubbs’ lifetime collection of ...

Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre
The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre is an excellent place to learn about Welsh ...

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

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts began offering artists free workspace at the old ...

Burwell City Park
The Burwell City Park on North Eighth Avenue has a small pond and is ...

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

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

Heritage Arboretum
Fremont became a college town when Midland University was founded in 1883. Today 1,300 students from 37 ...

The Chocolate Bar
The heart of downtown Grand Island’s trendy and growing Railside district beats with ...

Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center
The Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center is another Kearney hot spot. Just west ...

Loading Chute Restaurant
The Loading Chute Restaurant herds in the customers with steak and shrimp on Friday ...

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge protects 72,000 acres of the Nebraska Sandhills. Grass-covered sand dunes rise ...

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

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

Nebraska Brewing Co.
The Nebraska Brewing Company in La Vista offers brewery tours ($10, including tour pint) on ...

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

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

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

Homestead National Monument of America
The Homestead National Monument of America in Beatrice pays homage to the Homestead Act ...

Sweet Shoppe
Alice Osterman has a fire extinguisher cookie jar and 1,566 others in her Sweet Shoppe ...

West Nebraska Arts Center
The West Nebraska Arts Center in Scottsbluff showcases the work of painters, sculptors and ...

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

Omaha Community Playhouse
The Omaha Community Playhouse is the largest community theater in the country, and it ...

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

Heartwell Lake
Heartwell Lake has catfish, bluegill and largemouth bass. The lake’s resident geese and ...

Valley Fire Espresso
Valley Fire Espresso pours lattes, shakes and other drinks by the cupful in this ...

Boot Hill Cemetery
Rough cowhands and opportunistic criminals flooded the community of Ogallala in the 1870s. Lives ...

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

Holt County Fair
Dozens of outrageous events bring the 250 residents of Chambers and a few hundred of ...

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

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre hosts theatrical productions ranging from comedies to classic ...

Pony Express Station Museum
The Pony Express Station Museum is housed in the Sam Macchette Station in Gothenburg. ...

Museum of the High Plains and Carnegie Library
The Museum of the High Plains in McCook has one thing that most museums ...

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

Hastings Museum
While museums should contain old history, and Hastings Museum does, there are new experiences ...

Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. of La Vista offers tours Wednesday-Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday ...

Dieken Prairie
The Wachiska Audubon Society’s Dieken Prairie south of Unadilla is one of the ...

Melham Park
The highlight of Melham Park is its 5-acre fishing lake. There is also a ...

Junto Wine
Junto Wine is located in the scenic Garland Hills between Seward and Lincoln. Their ...

Spindle, Shuttle and Needle
The sight of a spinning wheel in a storefront window in Stromsburg sparks curiosity ...

Railside Green Arboretum
Railside Green Arboretum was the dream of local resident Jim Kluck and is maintained ...

River City Star Riverboat
The River City Star Riverboat is a historic way to experience the Missouri River ...

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

Chances “R” Restaurant and Lounge
York’s Chances “R” Restaurant and Lounge has a legacy of feeding travelers that ...

Nebraska National Guard Museum
After moving military vehicles and more than 11,000 artifacts from Lincoln to Seward, the new ...

Kregel Windmill Factory Museum
Windmills are still part of the present-day Nebraska landscape. At the Kregel Windmill Factory ...

Fairbury City Museum
The Fairbury City Museum preserves the local history of Fairbury and Jefferson County. The ...

Sisters’ Cafe
Just like the Platte and Missouri rivers, the unusual combination of high-quality German and ...

Bonfire Grill
Ambiance and gourmet meals are served at the Bonfire Grill. Executive Chef Trenton Hunt’...

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

Nebraska Crossing Outlets
The Nebraska Crossing Outlets are conveniently located just off Interstate 80 in Gretna. This popular ...

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

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

Wildwood Historic Center
The Wildwood Historic Center is located in Nebraska City and includes a 10-room mansion ...

George Paul Vinegar
George Paul Vinegar is in a straw bale building in Cody. Traditionally crafted fruit ...

Potter Sundry
The Potter Sundry serves up tin roof sundaes and other treats. Local soda jerk ...

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

Billy’s Restaurant
Billy's Restaurant has been around for more than 30 of its building's 130 years. The longtime ...

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

Scotts Bluff National Monument
Scotts Bluff National Monument stands 800 feet above the North Platte River. The monolith served ...

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

Prior’s New Generation Fabric
Prior’s New Generation Fabric is a major destination for quilters, some of whom ...

Potter State Bank
The historic Lincoln Highway Scenic Byway runs east to west on Potter’s southern ...

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

4th Street Coffee House
On the north end of Stromsburg's town square, 4th Street Coffee House serves fruit ...

First Street Brewing
You won’t find First Street Brewing on First Street in Hastings, but you ...

Murphy’s Wagon Wheel
The location of Murphy’s Wagon Wheel in Hastings has been a saloon or ...

Dude’s Steakhouse and Branding Iron Bar
Dude’s Steakhouse and Branding Iron Bar has been a Western Nebraska landmark since ...

Gary’s Barber & Tackle Shop
If you find yourself in Bertrand in need of some fishing tackle and also ...

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

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

Grover Cleveland Alexander Days
Grover Cleveland Alexander Days keeps memories of Howard County's native son and professional baseball ...

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

EAT Restaurant
Customers walking into the EAT Restaurant in Dodge are always banking on a great ...

Jacob Fisher Rainbow Fountain
The Jacob Fisher Rainbow Fountain was meant to be a temporary exhibit at the 1932 ...

Downtown Business District
Sidney’s downtown business district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Tossed and Found
If you're looking for antique treasures, Tossed and Found in Scottsbluff might be just ...

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

Depot Museum
The Depot Museum at the corner of Bates Boulevard and McCall Street tracks Lodgepole’...

Neligh Mill State Historic Site
This historical site in Neligh preserves the history of Nebraska milling. See original 1880s ...

Pinnacle Bank Arena
The Pinnacle Bank Arena is a spectacular piece of modern architecture that can seat ...

Circle C Market
After several years with no grocery store, residents and students from Cody-Kilgore High School ...

Too Far North
Despite its name, Too Far North is only about 20 miles north of downtown Omaha ...

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

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

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

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

17 Ranch Winery
The 17 Ranch Winery is located just south of Main Street in Lewellen. The winery ...

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

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

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

Indian Cave State Park
Indian Cave State Park is nestled along the banks of Missouri River near Shubert. ...

Thomas P. Kennard State Historic Site
This former home of Nebraska's first secretary of state, Thomas P. Kennard, is considered ...

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

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

Cabela’s
The 7,000 residents of Sidney share their community with the corporate headquarters of sporting goods ...

York Country Club
The York Country Club is a semi-private, 18-hole golf course located in York. It ...

Royal Indian Cuisine
The Royal Indian Cuisine restaurant is fit for king and commoner alike. An elegant ...

Platte River State Park
Platte River State Park is located near Louisville between Omaha and Lincoln. Hiking trails ...

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

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

Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area
Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area near Eustis is a 400-acre nearly hidden hot spot ...

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

Chadron State Park
Chadron State Park offers gorgeous views of the majestic Pine Ridge canyons and peaks ...

Beatrice Bakery Co.
The Beatrice Bakery Co. prides itself on baking "America's best" fruitcakes. The company is ...

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

Wild Rose Art Gallery
The Wild Rose Art Gallery features the works of regional artists. Farm and ranch ...

Old Settlers’ Reunion
The year 2017 marks 93 years of Lodgepole’s Old Settlers’ Reunion. The September event includes ...

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

Unlimited Welding
Unlimited Welding’s imaginative metal creations take on a variety of shapes. In the ...

Custer County Museum
The only remaining fragment of the Native American bow that Broken Bow is named ...

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

Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery
Northwest of Benkelman, the Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery is open to the public. ...

Back Alley Bakery
The Back Alley Bakery is a lunchtime place for soups, salads and croissant sandwiches ...

Mueller Planetarium
The Nebraska State Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Morrill Hall is home to ...

Lauritzen Gardens
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s botanical center, boasts 100 acres of plants, sculptures and fountains. Special ...

Howard County Historical Village
The Howard County Historical Village includes a blacksmith shop, railroad depot, the Farwell Lutheran ...

Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol, built from 1922-1932, was the first statehouse to completely deviate ...

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

Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters
The Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters marks the location of the Mormons’ ...

Odyssey
Odyssey is an upscale restaurant new to the downtown scene in Hastings. The rack ...

Jorn Olsen Gallery
Beautiful photography is displayed at the Jorn Olsen Gallery in Hastings. This local photographer ...

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

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

Schuyler/Colfax County Museum
Decades before Schuyler’s 1870 founding, Mormon Trail pioneers passed along what is now the ...

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

President Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens
President Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens honors the country’s 38th President. Born ...

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

The Most Unlikely Place
The most likely place to catch your eye in Lewellen is The Most Unlikely ...

Frederick Peak Golf Club
Frederick Peak Golf Club is a new public course opening in 2017. Ten holes wind ...

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

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

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

Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA)
The Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney is home to the state’s official ...

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

Dusters Restaurant
Steaks and slow-roasted prime rib are sure bets at Dusters Restaurant in Columbus. Their ...

Lied Lodge & Conference Center
The Lied Lodge & Conference Center is a popular spot for weddings, corporate retreats ...

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

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

Tranquility Trail
The Tranquility Trail offers a place to pedal off-road in the Omaha city limits. ...

Heritage Highway Scenic Byway
The Heritage Highway Scenic Byway stretches 238 miles east-west on U.S. Highway 136 starting in ...

Champion Mill State Historical Park and Recreation Area
The community of Champion, southwest of Imperial, is home to Champion Mill State Historical ...

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

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

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

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

Great Plains Art Museum
The Great Plains Art Museum is located inside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for ...

J’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar
J’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar is in the downtown heart of Fremont’s ...

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum
The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum in Lincoln showcases the mass ...

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

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

Red Willow Reservoir
Fishing poles are tested when anglers cast their lines into Red Willow Reservoir in ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buffalo Point Steakhouse & Grill
Despite the fact that the Buffalo Point Steakhouse & Grill in Sidney has a ...

Wayne Country Club
The Wayne Country Club is an 18-hole, 6,384-yard, par 72 course with a fully stocked ...

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

Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedar Creek Pottery is located 7 miles east of Beatrice. Ervin Dixon fires salt-glazed pots, ...

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

International Quilt Study Center & Museum
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum welcomes guests with a reception hall shaped ...

Hot Shops Art Center
The Hot Shops Art Center is “home to all that is molten” in Omaha. ...

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

Broken Bow Country Club
Golf carts cruise Broken Bow Country Club at Highway 2 and Memorial Drive. Challenges include ...

Kinkaider Brewing Co
A new kitchen means Kinkaider Brewing Co. toasts great tastes of both their food ...

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

Townhouse
Townhouse is a gift store in the Victor Anderson Building in downtown Stromsburg. Other ...

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

Springfield Artworks
Springfield Artworks in Springfield specializes in glass art, hand-painted silk scarves and fascinator Derby ...

Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure
Tree Adventure is a nature-themed attraction at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City. Trails ...

Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge delivers a bird’s-eye view of the Missouri River ...

Arbor Day Farm
Arbor Day Farm is home to the one-of-a-kind Tree Adventure, Arbor Lodge State Historical ...

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

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

Offutt Air Force Base
The sound of freedom roars daily from jet engines at Offutt Air Force Base ...

Jo’s Cafe
Jo's Cafe is a popular lunch spot with famous noon specials like beef and ...

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

Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway Visitor Center
The historic red barn on Broken Bow’s eastern edge was once a big ...

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

Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge
Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge in Paxton is one of Nebraska’s ...

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

Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
Storytellers and their fans come together each June in McCook for the Buffalo Commons ...

Duckpin Bowling Alley
Three lanes of fun offer a cool experience next door to the Potter Sundry ...

Holt County Historical Museum
Moses Kinkaid was an early O'Neill lawyer and politician. He laid the groundwork for ...

Tomahawk Park
The town with a broken Native American bow also has a fully functional Tomahawk ...

Plum Creek Sports Complex
Sports-minded travelers can target the Plum Creek Sports Complex for an exhilarating workout in ...

Clayton Museum of Ancient History
The Clayton Museum of Ancient History is a treasure that could be home in ...

Sioux Ordnance Depot
Nearly 2,000 people worked at the Sioux Ordnance Depot 10 miles northwest of Sidney during its ...

Bear Pad
Although no wild bears have been sighted in this valley for more than 100 years, ...

Bess Streeter Aldrich House
The Bess Streeter Aldrich House preserves the 24-year period in which Aldrich lived and ...

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

509 Broadway
The store 509 Broadway is a combination upscale clothing boutique and coffee shop that lets ...

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

Wostrel Family’s Union Orchard
In addition to their own wine grapes, pumpkins and other gourds, Wostrel Family’s ...

Ogallala’s Petrified Wood Gallery
Twin brothers Harvey and Howard Kenfield’s collection of Native American artifacts, fossils and ...

Peru State College
The small town of 600 residents at Peru swells by approximately 2,500 people every fall when ...

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

Log Cabin and Prairie Schooner Museums
The Log Cabin and Prairie Schooner Museums can be found in North Park in ...

Chimney Rock National Historic Site
Chimney Rock rises 480 feet above the rocky plains near Bayard. Resembling an upturned funnel, ...

Rock Creek Station State Historical Park
Just a few miles outside of Fairbury, Oregon Trail pioneer wagon ruts are still ...

Snake River Falls
Snake River Falls rushes over a 54-foot-wide ledge on the Snake River. This waterfall ...

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

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

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

Schuyler Golf Course
Schuyler Golf Course is a nine-hole affair along Highway 15, south of town. Lunch is ...

Bryson’s Airboat Tours
While exploring the 20 lakes of the Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area, you might hear ...

St. Patrick’s Day
O’Neill’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day celebration is an official Nebraska Sesquicentennial event. ...

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

Kelley Park
Kelley Park is McCook’s largest park, covering nearly six city blocks. McCook’s ...

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

Woodcliff Restaurant
If downtown shopping works up your appetite, then a trip to the country may ...

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

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

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

The Hub
The Hub is a soda fountain, coffee shop, cafe and antique store all in ...

Olde Glory Theatre and Community Hall
The Olde Glory Theatre and Community Hall hosts theatrical productions and community events in ...

Broken Arrow Cellars Winery and Brewery
Broken Arrow Cellars Winery and Brewery offers their own Nebraska-made wines and craft beer. ...

Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum
The Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum is located on the East ...

Auburn Post Office Mural
A mural commissioned by President Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration still adorns the Auburn ...

West Wind Golf Club
West Wind in Ogallala is a par-72 golf course. A stocked-to-the-gills pro shop can ...

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

The Bar
The Bar in Unadilla may not have a fancy name, but don't let that ...

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

Historic Haymarket
The Historic Haymarket district teems with unique shops, art galleries, fine food and trendy ...

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

Gage County Historical Society Museum
It's all about history at the Gage County Historical Society Museum in Beatrice. The ...

River Country Nature Center
Nebraska’s ecosystems converge in this educational and entertaining facility in Nebraska City. The ...

Tangled Tumbleweed
The Tangled Tumbleweed might operate out of a former gas station in Scottsbluff, but ...

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

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

Heritage Hills Golf Course
Golfers hunting for birdies and eagles take shots at Heritage Hills Golf Course in ...

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

Mac’s Creek Winery
Mac’s Creek Winery just north of Lexington is a labor of love for ...

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

Prairie Chicken Dance Tours
Prairie Chicken Dance Tours does all the work of finding the birds and placing ...

John Neihardt State Historic Site
The Nebraska State Historical Society preserves the Bancroft home where John Neihardt lived from 1900 ...

Mayhew Cabin & John Brown’s Cave
The Mayhew Cabin & John Brown’s Cave in Nebraska City offers a chance ...

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

Lake Hastings
Lake Hastings is popular for fishing, boating, sand volleyball and disc golf. The 68-acre ...

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

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

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

Fort Robinson History Center
A great place to learn about Fort Robinson's storied history from Native American days ...

The Black Crow
The Black Crow is a fine dining experience in downtown Beatrice. The restaurant serves ...

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

Elkhorn Valley Museum
The Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk contains items unlikely to be seen elsewhere. In ...

Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting
The Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting preserves artifacts from Nebraska City’s original 1856 bucket ...

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

Heartland Tasting Room & Tap House
Heartland Tasting Room & Tap House in Blair features wines and craft beers. They ...

Niobrara State Park
Niobrara State Park commands the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers on the ...

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

Gallery 92 West
Art lovers can peruse two galleries of creative creations on the main floor at ...

Massacre Canyon Monument and Visitor Center
The last large-scale battle between two Native American tribes in the United States occurred ...

Old Freighter’s Museum
The Old Freighter’s Museum preserves Nebraska City's legacy of transporting goods during the ...

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

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

Richardson County Military History Museum
The Richardson County Military History Museum was the vision of former Falls City mayor ...

Chautauqua Pavilion
The Chautauqua Pavilion in Hasting's Chautauqua Park was built in 1907 to host traveling events. ...

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

Scratchtown Brewing Co.
An entrepreneurial trio and their passionate families and crew brew history-making beers at Scratchtown ...

Nebraska History Museum
The Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln preserves the history of our state's storied past. ...

Holy Family Shrine
Passing travelers stare with wonder toward Holy Family Shrine south of I-80 Exit 432 at ...

Brush Creek Brewing Company
Brush Creek Brewing Company is pouring new life into downtown Atkinson. Owners Rodney and ...

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

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

Ponca State Park
Ponca State Park is situated atop scenic Missouri River bluffs a stone’s throw ...

Prairie Plate Restaurant
Prairie Plate Restaurant in Waverly is a farm-to-table establishment that features super-fresh local and ...

Divots Conference Center
Divots Conference Center is a large entertainment complex on Norfolk's western edge. Divots includes ...

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

Hastings Ammunition Depot
At one point during World War II, the Hastings Ammunition Depot was producing 40 percent ...

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

The Lofte Community Theater
The Lofte Community Theater in Manley has grown in size and reputation since beginning ...

Andrew Jackson Higgins Memorial
The Andrew Jackson Higgins Memorial in Columbus pays homage to a local man who ...

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

Art & Gift Gallery
The Art & Gift Gallery at 516 N. Dewey St. is the largest gallery of ...

Seven Valleys Museum
The community of Callaway has accumulated a lot of history in its more than 130 ...

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

Round the Bend Steakhouse
The Round the Bend Steakhouse on the edge of South Bend has a great ...

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

North Park
North Park at the corner of Highway 385 and State Street in Dalton offers plenty ...

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles
A helicopter sits near a large pond at Interstate 80 Exit 237. The whirly bird is ...

John Philip Falter Museum
The John Philip Falter Museum celebrates a local boy made good. As a child ...

Auble’s Pond
One of Nebraska’s largest flags flies over Bussell Park at Auble’s Pond. ...

Bra-ta Boutique
Bra-ta offers the latest in women's fashions. This downtown Blair boutique specializes in stocking ...

Schramm Park State Recreation Area
Schramm Park State Recreation Area near Gretna offers rolling hills, rustic scenery and outdoor ...

Lewis and Clark Landing
Lewis and Clark Landing spans 23 acres along the Missouri River near downtown Omaha. A ...

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

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

Rock Island Depot Museum
The Rock Island Depot Museum in Fairbury was once the western division headquarters for ...

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is considered one of the world’s most significant ...

Civil War Veterans Museum
The Civil War Veterans Museum in Nebraska City is housed in a former Grand ...

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

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

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

Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area
The Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area preserves 531 acres of rocky bluffs 10 miles south of ...

ACME Fabric & Quilt Co.
ACME Fabric & Quilt Co. caters to all your sewing and quilting needs. If ...

The Economy Hometown Market
Swedish heritage reveals itself in many unique flavors at the Economy Hometown Market in ...

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

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

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

Bottle Rocket Brewing Company
Bottle Rocket Brewing Company brews beer in the basement of a historic grain processing ...

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

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

Sage Hill Winery
Sage Hill Winery is a mile downstream of Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area. ...

Old First Presbyterian Church
The Old First Presbyterian Church in Bellevue is Nebraska's oldest surviving church. It was ...

Historic Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard
The Historic Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard features 40 acres of u-pick produce. Visitors harvest strawberries ...

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

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

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

Falls City Country Club
The Falls City Country Club is a nine-hole course that feels like an 18-holer ...

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

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

Apple House Market
The Apple House Market sells apple pies, fresh-pressed apple cider, apple jam, apple wine – ...

Car Bowl
Bowling is one of the featured activities of Potter’s annual Car Bowl in ...

Soaring Wings Vineyard
Soaring Wings Vineyard, between Springfield and the Platte River, makes 22 wines, mostly using grapes ...

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

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

Lied Center for Performing Arts
The Lied Center for Performing Arts provides a 2,000-plus-seat venue for dance troupes, musicians, ...

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

Museum of the Fur Trade
The Museum of the Fur Trade is located on a historic trading post site ...

Arapahoe Municipal Golf Course and Country Club
Even though rental carts are available, many golfers prefer walking the gently rolling Republican ...

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

Hastings College Arboretum
The Hastings College Arboretum began with a few simple plantings in 1883. More than 130 years ...

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

Toot’s Bar & Grill
Customers at Toot’s Bar & Grill in Chappell order their buffalo wings flaming ...

Little Church of Keystone
The Little Church of Keystone was built in 1908 to serve the community’s Catholic ...

Red Path Gallery & Tasting Room
The Red Path Gallery & Tasting Room showcases the creativity of Nebraska's residents in ...

Funk Federal Waterfowl Protection Area
The Funk Federal Waterfowl Protection Area is a magnet for birds and birdwatchers. It ...

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

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

Legion Memorial Park
Legion Memorial Park in Auburn showcases red granite boulders from Nemaha County quarries and ...

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

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

National Museum of Roller Skating
The National Museum of Roller Skating in Lincoln is home to the world’s ...

Front Street Restaurant and Bar
The Wild West lives on at the Front Street Restaurant and Bar in Ogallala. ...

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

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

Nebraska Prairie Museum
Swedish immigrants from Illinois arrived by wagon and horseback to found Holdrege in the 1880...

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

Lazlo’s Brewery and Grill
Lazlo's Brewery and Grill satisfies thirsty and hungry Haymarket adventurers. The restaurant's steaks are ...

Brownville Main Street
Brownville's Main Street is a destination all by itself. Charming, modern and historical all ...

Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning
The land at Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning was once a ...

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

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

Speakeasy
Since 1974, the Speakeasy restaurant has brought hungry visitors to the unincorporated community of Sacramento. ...

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

Boettner Park
Boettner Park in Brownville is a prime location for gatherings and festivals. The park ...

Bayside Golf
Bayside Golf uses the natural lay of the land near the old Oregon Trail ...

Barnett Park
Fishing and hiking are popular pursuits at Barnett Park in McCook. Feeding the resident ...

Crystal Springs Campground
Crystal-clear spring water fills two natural lakes at Crystal Springs Campground. The 73-acre park ...

Nelson House
The Nelson House in Nebraska City is one of the oldest houses in the ...

Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area in Ogallala features the state’s largest reservoir and ...

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

Whiskey Run Creek Vineyard and Winery
Whiskey Run Creek Vineyard and Winery in Brownville opened in 2002, but it looks and ...

Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari
The Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari is an affiliate of Omaha’...

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

Sheldon Museum of Art
The Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln houses nearly 13,000 pieces of art inside a ...

Swedish Steel
Swedish Steel is the latest event to draw throngs of Swedes to Stromsburg. It ...

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