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Explore All Of Nebraska's Regions
You can find Nebraska tourist attractions and activities in all of Nebraska's regions: Grand Island, Holdrege, Kearney, Lincoln, North Platte, Omaha and Other.
Fun Things to do during your NE Vacation - Top NE Tourist Attractions and Activities
Some of the most popular NE tourist attractions that list on our site include Agate Fossil Beds National Monument , Harold Warp Pioneer Village and Chimney Rock National Historic Site.
Fun activities in NE include Carmike Monument Mall 6, Cinema 3 and Sun Theatre.
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100th Meridian Museum
Cozad Nebraska History Museum
Category: Cozad Museum in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: Explore the 100th Meridian Museum in Historic downtown Cozad, where many wagons have traveled the roads leaving trails of stories told at the 100th Meridian Museum. As the horses are tied to the hitching posts near the Museum, one can visualize the world famous John J. Cozad, Father of famed artist Robert Henri, alighting from his horse and saying to his wife that he is proud that he found just the right place to build his city and name it Cozad. Walk through the Museum and see original paintings along with items from Nebraska Plastics and Monroe Auto Equipment, school books with autographs, beautiful artifacts, musical instruments, the history of many businesses, tributes to veterans, an antique popcorn stand, a salute to Cozad, the Alfalfa Capitol of the World, and an Olympic Torch carried through Nebraska by the Pony Express on its way to Atlanta, Ga. A recent addition is the model of the Wright Brothers "Flyer" built by Pilot Neal Gibbins. John Cozad remembers scanning the December 1903 newspapers on that historic day. Also honoring the first flight is a commemorative citation from NASA Space Center with its flag that flew in space. Another remembrance is the proclamation from President George W. Bush, honoring Cozad's commemoration of the Wright's first flight. The Yellowstone Touring Coach used by President Howard Taft is another treasure on display at the museum. Don't miss this chance to walk through history. We are located at 206 East 8th Street on the historic Lincoln Highway, with doors open to the 100th Meridian Museum and Cozad hospitality! Also, don't miss the Robert Henri Museum & Walkway right next door, where you can stroll through the childhood home of famed artist Robert Henri.
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
National Monument
Category: Harrison National Park in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: Agate is an internationally recognized fossil site. However, as a place, Agate is so much more. The landscape surrounding the fossil beds has been a site of change for millions of years. The relationship between land, weather, ecology and mammals in the Agate area has been a stage of continual change over time.
Agate has also been a home to people like James Cook and his wife, Kate; great leaders of great nations like Red Cloud and American Horse. A place where people have lived, raised families and died. The record that is preserved in this cultural landscape not only reflects the diverse history of change and evolution, but also the struggles of existence in a region with so many extremes.
Agate is also a place of interaction, reflective of both the natural and cultural realms. For Agate has been a meeting place between weather and sediment; the exchange of ideas and memories between cultures; and a site for present generations to make contact with the past. It's a place where tangible reminders of these interactions are present everyday. The weathering of sedimentary rock, bones becoming visible in cliffs, and the gifts presented to James Cook by the Lakota Sioux are all reflective of the strong natural and cultural relationships of the Agate landscape.
Depending upon one's cultural viewpoint, discovery will always have a direct connection to the scientific history of Agate. During the 1880s and moving into a new century, scientists would rediscover what the Lakota Sioux and others already knew about--bones preserved in what many paleontologists believe is one of the best preserved Miocene mammal sites in the world. Through the help of James and Kate Cook, the complex interactions between weather, mammals and the land would be studied by scientific field crews from places like Pittsburgh and New York City.
So, Agate is more than fossils; it is a cultural landscape that has evolved over millions of years and reflects many players; from early mammals roaming the valleys and hills, to nomadic nations of the plains, and later tales of life in the American West. Agate is truly a place of history.
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California National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail
Category: State of Nebraska National Park in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: The California Trail carried over 250,000 gold-seekers and farmers to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840's and 1850's, the greatest mass migration in American history. Today, more than 1,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen in the vast undeveloped lands between Casper Wyoming and the West Coast, reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and triumphs of early American travelers and settlers. More than 240 historic sites along the trail will eventually be available for public use and interpretation.
The California Trail system (more than 5,500 miles) was developed over a period of years, and numerous cutoffs and alternate routes were tried to see which was the "best" in terms of terrain, length and sufficient water and grass for livestock. The general route began at various jumping off points along the Missouri River and stretched to various points in California, Oregon, and the Sierra Nevada. The specific route that emigrants and forty-niners used depended on their starting point in Missouri, their final destination in California, the condition of their wagons and livestock, and yearly changes in water and forage along the different routes. The trail passes through the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and California.
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Genoa U.S. Indian School Museum
Historical site for U.S. Indian School 1884-1934
Category: Genoa Museum in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: The Indian Industrial School at Genoa was the fourth non-reservation boarding institution established by the Office of Indian Affairs. The facility opened on February 20, 1884, and, like other such schools, its mission was to educate and teach Christianity to Native American children. The students that came to the Genoa Indian school were from ten states and over 20 tribes. In time the school grew from the original 74 students to an enrollment of 599, and encompassed over 30 buildings on 640 acres.
The Indian School building that remains is the Manual Training building. Through the restoration efforts of the Genoa U.S. Indian School Foundation, Inc., the building has been restored with new windows, doors, heating and air conditioning and is now handicap accessible to the first floor.
The Manual Training Building has been recently restored and is now a museum. Harness making, carpentry, tailoring, shoe repair and the band were in this building. Here you will see exhibits on life at the Indian School. Murals in the upstairs west room were hand painted by the Indian boys. The murals were their textbook. The Indian boys made harnesses for the government. A printing press used to print their newspaper, 'The Indian News' is also in the museum. Beside the Manual Training Building is a flag pole that once was located on the campus, and has been relocated to the west end of the Manual Training building.
The Manual Training building is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons from 1-5pm and is staffed by 'Docents'. Tours are available throughout the year by appointment. Contact Phil and Sandra Swantek at 402-993-6636 or Jerry and Nancy Carlson at 402-993-6055. Free will donations are appreciated.
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Harold Warp Pioneer Village
50,000 Historic Items, Motel, Campground, Restaurant, Lounge
Category: Minden Museum in Nebraska
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Description of this Nebraska Attraction: Over 50,000 Historic items from every field of human endeavor are displayed in the 26 buildings of the museum. The historic buildings surrounding the "Village Green" include a sod house, general store, depot, 1 room school, 1884 church, pony express station, the Elm Creek Stockade, and a diner. 350 historic automobles including a 1902 Cadillac and a 1903 Ford both designed by Henry Ford, 100 tractors and 20 aircraft are displayed in their chronological order of development. Art, glass, clothing and statuary along with guns, boats, trains, trolleys, fire fighting equipment, farm implements, wagons and buggies are all here, preserved for our future generations. A motel, RV park, campground, restaurant and lounge are next door for your convenience. Special packages available.
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Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail
Category: State of Nebraska National Park in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: In 1804, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark began a voyage of discovery with 45 men, a keelboat, two pirogues,and a dog. They departed from Camp Wood located in what was to become Illinois.
President Jefferson had long dreamed of what lay to the west of the young United States – what animals, plants, minerals, what route for eastern trade would his expedition reveal? The President had privately requested Congress to fund the expedition shortly before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Lewis & Clark were ordered to write accounts of all they did, each species encountered, details of cultures they met, maps of the land - everything. They traveled over a three-year period through lands that later became 11 states.
Most of the trail follows the Missouri & Columbia Rivers. Much has changed in 200 years but trail portions remain intact. At 3700 miles, Lewis & Clark NHT is the second longest of the 23 National Scenic & National Historic Trails. It begins at Hartford, IL & passes through portions of MO, KS, IA, NE, SD, ND, MT, ID, OR, & WA.
Many people follow the trail by auto; others find adventure in the sections that encourage boating, biking, or hiking. You can still see the White Cliffs in Montana as Lewis & Clark did. You may stand where they stood looking over the rolling plains at Spirit Mound in South Dakota. You might meet the descendants of the people who hosted Lewis & Clark all along the trail. It remains for your discovery.
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Niobrara National Scenic River
National Scenic River
Category: Valentine National Park in Nebraska
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Description of this Nebraska Attraction: This 76-mile reach of the Niobrara River in northcentral Nebraska was added to the nation's Wild and Scenic River System in 1991. The river is swift and shallow over much of its length, cutting through bedrock forming riffles, rapids and waterfalls. The Scenic River preserves a superb example of a Great Plains river and protects a unique ecological crossroads where six distinct ecosystems and their associated flora and fauna mix, some at or beyond their normal geographic limit.
The western third of the Scenic River is home to over ninety waterfalls -- highest is Smith Falls that cascades seventy feet from a Sand Hills cliff.
Many locally-owned ranches are found along the river retaining the valley's rural flavor, yet much of its wild character is preserved. Wildlife abounds: animals such as white-tailed deer, coyote, beaver, mink, bull snakes, soft-shelled turtles, turkeys, herons, and sandpipers are commonly sighted.
Enjoyed by tens of thousands of canoeists yearly, the upper reach of the Niobrara is noted as one of the country's outstanding canoeing rivers. A portion flows through a federally designated wilderness.
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Oregon National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail
Category: State of Nebraska National Park in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: As the harbinger of America's westward expansion, the Oregon Trail was the pathway to the Pacific for fur traders, gold seekers, missionaries and others. Beginning in 1841 and continuing for more than 20 years, an estimated 300,000 emigrants followed this route from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon on a trip that took five months to complete.
The 2,170 mile long trail passes through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon.
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Pony Express National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail
Category: State of Nebraska National Park in Nebraska
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Description of this Nebraska Attraction: The Pony Express National Historic Trail was used by young men on fast paced horses to carry the nation's mail across the country, from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, in the unprecedented time of only ten days. Organized by private entrepreneurs, the horse-and-rider relay system became the nation's most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph. Though only in operation for 18 months, between April 1860 and October 1861, the trail proved the feasibility of a central overland transportation route, and played a vital role in aligning California with the Union in the years just before the Civil War.
Most of the original trail has been obliterated either by time or human activities. Along many segments, the trail's actual route and exact length are matters of conjecture. However, approximately 120 historic sites may eventually be available to the public, including 50 existing Pony Express stations or station ruins.
We invite you to visit the expanded web pages, in the menu to the right, for more InDepth information about the Pony Express NHT, its partners, and links to additional information.
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Robert Henri Museum & Historic Walkway
Learn of the life and times of famed artist Robert Henri
Category: Cozad Museum in Nebraska
Description of this Nebraska Attraction: Come to Cozad, Nebraska and visit the Robert Henri Homestead and Walkway as you learn of the life and times of famed American artist, Robert Henri.
Born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1865, he came to Dawson County, Nebraska at the age of eight. His father John J. Cozad founded the town of Cozad in 1873. The outcome of a legal dispute with neighbors ended with a death and caused the elder Cozad to leave Nebraska in 1882. His family soon followed. The family settled in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The father changed his name to Richard Henry Lee, and Robert and his brother posed as foster sons, taking the names Robert Henry (later Henri) and Frank Sothern.
In 1886 Robert Henri enrolled in an art school in Philadelphia and studied three years in Paris. After teaching in Philadelphia at the Woman's School of Design, Henri returned to Paris and lived there several years. Henri taught at various schools and founded the Henri School.
Henri was a leader of the "Ash Can" group who pionerred realistic paintings and who believed that artists should have freedom of expression in art. A book about Henri, "The Art Spirit" by Marge Ryerson, is well-known to art students and to art lovers. Mari Sandoz wrote a novel, "Son of a Gambling Man", which is based on Robert Henri's Nebraska childhood.
The Henri Museum and Walkway contains many articles and artifacts from the days when Robert Henri resided there. Stroll through the hallways of his boyhood home, view some of his most famous paintings,and walk through history of this famed artist in central Nebraska.
Also, don't miss the 100th Meridian Museum right next door, where you can stroll through Cozad's history.
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