Must-see attractions in Nebraska

  • Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge over the Missouri River in Omaha, Nebraska.

    Riverfront

    Nebraska

    The riverfront along the Missouri River celebrates the waterway's past and present. Highlights include the architecturally stunning Bob Kerrey Pedestrian…

  • Bengal tiger at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

    Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium

    Nebraska

    The world's largest indoor desert? Check. The world's largest nocturnal exhibit? Check. America's largest indoor rainforest? Check. An aquarium showing…

  • Scotts Bluff National Monument.

    Scotts Bluff National Monument

    Nebraska

    Scotts Bluff has been a beacon to travelers for centuries. Rising 800ft above the flat plains of western Nebraska, it was an important waypoint on the…

  • The Union Pacific Railroad Museum, a train museum in Council Bluffs across from Omaha, Nebraska.

    Union Pacific Railroad Museum

    Nebraska

    Just across the river from Omaha in the cute little downtown area of Council Bluffs, IA, this highly interactive museum tells the story of the world's…

  • Dinosaur skeletons in the visitor center of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska.

    Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

    Nebraska

    Some 20 million years ago, this part of Nebraska was like the Serengeti in Africa today: a gathering place for a rich variety of creatures. Today the…

  • Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, Nebraska.

    Great Platte River Road Archway Monument

    Nebraska

    Arching unexpectedly over I-80 east of Kearney, the multimedia light-and-sound exhibits here tell colorful tales about the people who've passed this way,…

  • Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center

    Nebraska

    Upstream of Grand Island, the Platte River hosts 500,000 sandhill cranes (80% of the world population) and millions more waterfowl during the spring…

  • Durham Museum

    Nebraska

    The soaring art deco Union Station train depot is a sight to behold with its cathedral windows, geometric chandeliers, ornate ceilings and reliefs of…

  • Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer

    Nebraska

    A remarkable combination of indoor exhibits and a vast outdoor living museum. Note how conditions dramatically improved in the homes in 1860 to 1890…

  • Western Historic Trails Center

    Nebraska

    The long entry drive through open land sets the mood for this museum about the migration west. The modern interactive exhibits give an engaging and…

  • Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska.

    Carhenge

    Nebraska

    Pay homage to the auto at this Stonehenge replica assembled from 39 discarded cars. The faithful reproduction, along with other car-part art, rises out of…

  • Barn at Buffalo Bill Ranch.

    Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park

    Nebraska

    Once the home of Bill Cody (the father of rodeo and the famed Wild West show), this park includes a fun museum in Cody's house that reflects his colorful…

  • Chimney Rock National Historic Site

    Nebraska

    Eons-old bluff formations rise up from the horizon, their striking presence a dramatic sentinel connecting modern-day travelers with their pioneer…

  • South Omaha

    Nebraska

    Once a separate city, South Omaha was the center of the Omaha stockyards starting in the late 1800s. Today it's a hub of Omaha's thriving Hispanic…

  • Fort Robinson State Park

    Nebraska

    This old military fort's turbulent past belies its stately appearance today: Crazy Horse was killed here in 1877, 'buffalo soldier' African American…

  • Hot Shops Art Center

    Nebraska

    Entering into this three-story arts center (a former mattress warehouse) is like diving down the rabbit hole into an alternative universe ruled by…

  • Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

    Nebraska

    After WWII Omaha's Offutt Air Force Base was home to the US Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC), the nuclear force detailed in Stanley Kubrick's Dr…

  • Homestead National Monument

    Nebraska

    This is the site of the very first homestead granted under the landmark Homestead Act of 1862. It opened much of the western US to settlers who were given…

  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge

    Nebraska

    Has marshes and other open areas on the river that are little changed in centuries. A winding driving route shows you what the land crossed by the…

  • Lewis and Clark Park

    Nebraska

    Dynamic 19th-century expedition duo Lewis and Clark get their due on the east side of the Missouri River at this hidden gem of a park high up on a bluff…

  • Fort Kearny State Historical Park

    Nebraska

    In the mid-1800s, two of the most important pioneer trails west, the California and Oregon Trails, converged at this frontier fort. Parts of the fort are…

  • Pony Express Station

    Nebraska

    Step inside what some researchers think is an original 1860 Pony Express Station from the old cross-state mail route, one of just a few still in existence…

  • University of Nebraska State Museum

    Nebraska

    See what the university's own legions of Indiana Jones's have been up to at the campus museum, where archeological and academic discoveries are displayed…

  • State Capitol

    Nebraska

    From the outside, Nebraska's remarkable 1932 400ft-high state capitol represents the apex of phallic architecture (like many tall buildings in the Plains,…

  • Lauritzen Gardens

    Nebraska

    Over a dozen elaborate gardens and greenhouses comprise this elegant botanical garden. The wildflower and formal English garden areas are favorites. The…

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Nebraska

    The university has its main campus in the middle of town. The complex is as practical as a farmer and lacks highlights, but is an interesting stroll. When…

  • Lewis & Clark Landing

    Nebraska

    Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark landed here in 1804 on their legendary US expedition looking for a passage to the Pacific Ocean…

  • Fort Atkinson State Historical Park

    Nebraska

    Preserves the first US military fort built west of the Missouri River. It was erected in 1820 on a recommendation of Lewis and Clark, who, besides being…

  • Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge

    Nebraska

    This sinuously graceful 3000ft-long bridge links walkways on both sides of the Missouri River. The views are spectacular; at night it's lights are…

  • Golden Spike Tower

    Nebraska

    Enjoy sweeping views of Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, the world's largest railroad classification yard, from this eight-story observation tower with indoor…

  • Museum of the Fur Trade

    Nebraska

    Get a feel for the tough lives led by early settlers at this idiosyncratic museum. The best part is the reconstructed sod-roofed trading post where pelts…

  • Lincoln Children's Museum

    Nebraska

    Three floors of excitement keep kids of all ages breathing fast with anticipation at this downtown museum. Fire engines, a moon lander, a prairie dog town…

  • Joslyn Art Museum

    Nebraska

    This admired and architecturally imposing museum has a great collection of classic and contemporary European and American art. There's also a good…

  • Cody Park

    Nebraska

    On the north side of town, this small public park is home to two huge Union Pacific locomotives: a fabled Big Boy steam engine and a Centennial diesel,…

  • Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

    Nebraska

    The Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of bison and elk, plus scenic waterfalls. There's a 3.5-mile wildlife drive from the…

  • Heartland of America Park

    Nebraska

    Linking Old Market with the waterfront, this 23-acre park features elaborate plantings, a large lake, water features and a landmark 320ft-high fountain.

  • Nebraska History Museum

    Nebraska

    Follows the Cornhusker State's story, starting with the large First Nebraskans room. Compare the pioneer sod house to the Pawnee earth lodge.

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