Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center and Union Pacific's Bailey Railroad Yard - North Platte, Nebraska The new Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center will allow you to see the massive Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard which is the largest railroad … [Read more...]
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Dobby’s Frontier Town – Alliance, Nebraska
Dobby's Frontier Town - Alliance, Nebraska There are dreams that just need to be followed and Kenneth Dobby took that to the creation of Dobby's Frontier Town. This is a delightful stop on your Nebraska vacation to see how history has been … [Read more...]
Chimney Rock National Historic Site – Bayard, Nebraska
Chimney Rock National Historic Site - Chimney Rock National Historic Site - Bayard, Nebraska Seeing the awe inspiring rock on the trip from the east coast on the Oregon, California and Mormon Trail made those traveling want to stop and leave something … [Read more...]
Wyobraska Wildlife Museum – Gering, Nebraska
This museum, located in Gering is a collection of more than 500 animals that have undergone taxidermy and are then set up in replicas of what would have been their natural habitats. The museum has many animals that are currently roaming the earth, but … [Read more...]
HEARTLAND MUSEUM OF MILITARY VEHICLES – Lexington, Nebraska
The Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of military equipment. Located just off Interstate 80 and US 283 at 606 Heartland Road in Lexington, Nebraska, the Museum is open to the public seven days a week, … [Read more...]
Museum Of The Fur Trade – Chadron, Nebraska
The Museum Of the Fur Trade in Chadron, Nebraska, serves as an educational reminder of the important niche held by the North American fur trade as an early commercial venture that played a large part in the establishment of relations between the … [Read more...]
Boot Hill Cemetery – Sidney, Nebraska
Boot Hill Cemetery - Sidney, Nebraska There is a lot of history hidden beneath Boot Hill Cemetery in Sidney, Nebraska. Some of it is well-known and some of it has yet to be discovered. With a cemetery that has the history behind it that this one does, … [Read more...]
North Platte Rail Fest
Put your ear to the ground and you can already hear Rail Fest 2010 coming around the bend. It's looking to be an incredibly fun-filled weekend celebrating the Union Pacific Railroad and its many employees. Are you a railroad buff? History will be … [Read more...]
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument – Harrison, Nebraska
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument - Harrison, Nebraska Come and experience the history of nineteen million years ago, creatures long extinct roamed across a Miocene savanna. Today, we find their fossilized remains in the sedimentary hills of Agate … [Read more...]
Dancing Leaf Cultural Learning Center – Wellfleet, Nebraska
Dancing Leaf Cultural Learning Center - Wellfleet, Nebraska Are you interested in an experience in Primitive Native American life? You can have it if you visit the Dancing Leaf Cultural Learning Center. … [Read more...]