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America's Frontier
You've found the official web site for Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism. Please try out our searchable database to get detailed information about our state's attractions and events. Plus, find information about Nebraska's history, people, culture and natural resources.

Nebraska's Pioneer Trail
The south-central portion of Nebraska is dotted with the pioneer's legacy: historical villages, preserved log cabins, and lots of memorabilia. The region is also the heart of sandhill crane country.

Art

Lux Center for the Arts
We offer tours throughout these galleries. We also offer high-quality art classes, camps and workshops for youth and adults, and have most recently launched out Art Van deLUX which is a a traveling van that takes our art classes throughout the state. Located in historic University Place, 2601 N 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68504. (402) 466-8692.

Astronomy

Mueller Planetarium
Engaging and appealing to audiences of all ages, Two Small Pieces of Glass traces the history of the telescope from Galileo's modifications to a child's spyglass-using two small pieces of glass-to the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. It explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers through out the last 400 years.
212 Morrill Hall, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, (402) 472-2641

Children's Museums

Edgerton Explorit Center
devoted to providing fun, hands-on learning opportunities for people of all ages. The center provides exhibits, activities, special events, camps and tour programs which offer countless opportunities for discovery and exploration.
208 16th St., Aurora, (402) 694-4032

Omaha Children's Museum
Come conduct experiments and create inventions with our trained museum educators during our Homeschool Series.
500 South 20th, St., Omaha, (402) 343-6164

Government

Nebraska State Capitol Virtual Tour
Our Capitol has been widely recognized as an architectural masterpiece that embodies the union of art, architecture, and humanism.

UniCAM Kids
Resource for learning about the Nebraska Constitution and Government for kids.

History

Great Platte River Road Archway
You will witness the thrills of news coming into a distant trail, a buffalo stampede, the words and faces of those that lived and died on the route, the building of the railroad, the creation of the first transcontinental road (the Lincoln Highway), and today's modern transportation system that still brings adventures-like you!
3060 East 1st Street, Kearney 68847. (308) 237-1000.

Nebraska State Historical Society's Kid Stuff
Summer workshops, coloring pages, Nebraska archeology word search, and information about the History Adventure Center.

Plainsman Museum
An extensive collection of Western memorabilia as well as period buildings, including a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, a Victorian house, and a log cabin.
210 16th St., Aurora, NE 68818. (402) 694-6531.

Pony Express Auto Tour Route
Driving directions to follow the Pony Express National Historic Trail west through Nebraska, from Kansas to Wyoming.

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Exhibits, workshops, classes, and living history programs enable individuals to actively participate in learning about their own heritage and the heritage of our nation.
3133 W. Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE 68801. (308) 385-5316.

University of Nebraska State Museum
Explore Evolution is a major new partnership forged between science museums and 4-H organizations to bring current research on evolution to the public. The project features the work of scientists who are making leading discoveries about the evolution of life.
307 Morrill Hall, P.O. Box 880338, Lincoln, (402) 472-6302

Willa Cather Foundation
Experience the life, times, and work of Willa Cather. Here, you can tour her home, read her work, visit her beloved Opera House, and shop the largest collection of books by and about Cather.
413 North Webster, Red Cloud, NE 68970. 1-866-731-7304.

Natural History

Henry Doorly Zoo
They offer this page of helpful resources for homeschoolers planning to visit the zoo.
3701 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE. (402) 733-8400.

Wildlife and Habitat
Find out more about prairie dogs and waterfowl and how you can help protect the environment. From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Wings Over the Platte River
This is considered to be the #1 birding opportunity in the world. Prime time for watching Sandhill Cranes and a multitude of Geese and ducks is March 9 - April 1. Grand Island, NE 68802

Recommended books to help you explore Nebraska
 
The Great Iowa Touring Book: 27 Spectacular Auto Trips
The Great Iowa Touring Book
27 Spectacular Auto Trips
by Mike Whye
This guidebook has 27 auto tours encompassing urban and rural areas--back roads and byways, well-known and little-known places, the famous and infamous, rivers big and small, great lakes and rare ponds, prairie and forests, plains and hills, old settlements, and brand new communities.
 
Roadside Geology of Nebraska
Roadside Geology of Nebraska
by Harmon D.; Jr. Maher
The state hosts boiling riverbeds, puzzling fossil beds, and sandstone toadstools, not to mention a now dormant sea of sand that once moved fast enough to dam rivers; and these Sand Hills could be on the march again as the global climate warms.
 
The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska, Second Edition
The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska
Second Edition
by Alan Boye BS MA
Throughout the book, the author's opinions and reflections add charm to the entries. . . . Stories, trivia, opinions, back road directions - Boye is an engaging travel companion. He'll charm you into looking closer at Nebraska.
 
Nebraska: An Illustrated History, Second Edition
Nebraska: An Illustrated History
Second Edition
by Frederick C. Luebke
Professor Frederick C. Luebke's lifelong commitment to the study of his state informs the book in every detail, as does his concern for clear and readable narrative. This is a book that every Nebraskan will want to own, read, and enjoy.
 
Nebraska Off the Beaten Path, 6th
Nebraska Off the Beaten Path
6th Edition
by Hannah McNally
Discover a different side of the Cornhusker State. "Czech" out the Czech Museum in Wilber; hunt for curious quartz "diamonds" in Odell; or visit Robber's Cave near Winnebago, a legendary hideout used by river pirates and the notorious James gang. So if you've "been there, done that" one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.
 
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