Nebraska / Recreation / Museums Zoos and Exhibits

Chimney Rock - Bayard, National Historic Site.
 
Edgerton Explorit Center - Aurora, Nebraska's Hands-on Science Center
 
Folsom Children's Zoo and Botanical Gardens - Lincoln
 
Fort Robinson Museum - Crawford, Seventy-five years of military history from Crazy Horse to the Cavalry to the K-9 Corps.
 
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center - Omaha, a regional conservation center for the care of cultural materials.
 
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument - Kearney - Visit the Archway, located near Kearney, Nebraska I-80 Exit 272, The Archway was voted Attraction of the Year and features an interactive journey through the history of transportation and communication along the Great Platte River Road. Featuring stunning audio-visual effects to tell the story of the Oregon, Mormon, California and Pony Express as well as the Lincoln Highway which became Hwy 30.
 
Henry Doorly Zoo - The Henry Doorly Zoo, Lied Jungle and Scott Aquarium- Omaha
 
John G. Neihardt State Historic Site - Bancroft, Discover the story of John C. Neihardt, Nebraska's poet Laureate and author of Black Elk Speaks.
 
Joslyn Art Museum - Omaha
 
Kountze Planetarium - At UN Omaha
 
Lincoln Children's Museum - Place where children and families can explore and discover the natural, technical, cultural, and creative aspects of the world.
 
Mueller Planetarium - Lincoln
 
Museum of Nebraska Art - Kearney
 
Nebraska State Historical Society - Lincoln, safeguards and interprets Nebraska's past.
 
Nebraska Statehood Memorial - Oldest residence in Lincoln restored with tours available.
 
Neligh Mill State Historic Site - The story of milling in Nebraska with tours of a mill with its original 1880s equipment still in tact.
 
Omaha Children's Museum - Omaha
 
Riverside Zoo - Scottsbluff
 
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden - Lincoln, one of the most comprehensive collections of 20th century American art in the country.
 
University of Nebraska State Museum - Lincoln, Natural Science Museum.
 
Washington County Historical Museum - Fort Calhoun, preserves the history of Washington County.
 
Willa Cather State Historic Site - Red Cloud, dedicated to Willa Cather, Nebraska's Pulitzer Prize-winning author.