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Lincoln Childrens Zoo

Lincoln

Lincoln Childrens ZooCome and visit more than 300 animals, all from a child's eye view! The Zoo consists of 19 beautifully landscaped acres in the heart of Lincoln. Good idea for fun places to go with kids in Nebraska.

Riverside Zoo

Scottsbluff

Riverside ZooYour visit to Western Nebraska is not complete without a stop at the best little zoo in the west. At this 23 acre zoological park you will enjoy up close encounters with a family of chimpanzees, Moose, Lions, Red Pandas, Tigers and a walk through aviary. Also, enjoy our..

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

Omaha

Omaha's Henry Doorly ZooA world-class attraction showcasing hundreds of fascinating animals and exotic places. Visitors of all ages can also explore the world's largest indoor desert, world's largest swamp and nocturnal exhibit before exploring one of the world's largest indoor rainforests.

Ak Sar Ben Outdoor Aquarium

Lincoln

Ak Sar Ben Outdoor AquariumAll of the various species on display in both the aquarium and large terrarium are either native to Nebraska or have been successfully introduced here. Exhibits depict a cross-section of species found in the state's many ponds, lakes and streams. Many are quite common,..

Sandhills Spirit of the West

Nenzel

Sandhills Spirit of the West Experience the Sandhills of Nebraska with genuine Cowboy surroundings. Come off the highway and relax for a spell with a rustic wagon ride and learn about area history, settlement and the ranching way of life from area cowboys and ranchers.

Edgerton Explorit Center

Aurora

Edgerton Explorit CenterThe Edgerton Explorit Center function is to instill and nurture the joy of scientific discovery and exploration through hands-on learning experiences. Named for Dr. Harold ""Doc"" Edgerton, Aurora native, inventor of flash photography, the strobe light and side scan sonar...

Island Oasis Waterpark

Grand Island

Island Oasis WaterparkOne of the best ways to cool off in Grand Island is at Island Oasis' popular Wave Pool. This is a popular spot for swimming, but you'd better hang on when those waves kick in !This feature is not for the faint of heart! THRILL-SEEKERS from across Nebraska have flocked to..

Pawnee Plunge Water Park

Columbus

Pawnee Plunge Water ParkThe City of Columbus, Nebraska invites you to the Pawnee Plunge Water Park; Nebraskas premiere family fun-filled water park between Des Moines, Iowa and Denver, Colorado. The Pawnee Plunge Water Park will guarantee to delight both young and old alike. The water park..

Aquacourt Family Aquatics Center

Hastings

Aquacourt Family Aquatics CenterWave pool, lazy river, leisure pool, waterslides, interactive water play area for young children and concessions. Open summer months - good idea for fun places to go with kids in Nebraska.

Family Aquatic Center

Lexington

Family Aquatic Center1002 N. Monroe in Memorial Park - Zero-depth pool, lap pool, 2 waterslides, splash pool, sand play area and concessions. Good idea for fun places to go with kids in Nebraska.

Beatrice Big Blue Water Park

Beatrice

Beatrice Big Blue Water ParkSwimming and outdoor recreation. Including a 9,000-sq-ft, zero-depth pool, youth pool with fountain bubbler and toys, 124-ft loop waterslide, 8-ft-wide river slide, two diving boards, shade structures, sand volleyball courts, bathhouse and concessions.

Museum of the Fur Trade

Chadron

Museum of the Fur Trade Dedicated to the memory of the traders and trappers who explored a continent, and to the Indians with whom they traded, played, and fought. TELLING THE STORY OF AMERICA'S MOST ROMANTIC BUSINESS The fur trade is the first great romance of America. Before the..

Pioneer Village

Minden

Pioneer VillageSee How America Grew Antiques, collectables, and Americana of all kinds. Truly a wonderful museum For thousands of years man lived quite simply. Then like a sleeping giant our world was awakened. In a mere hundred and twenty years of eternal time man progressed from..

Great Platte River Road Archway Monument

Kearney

Great Platte River Road Archway MonumentDescribed by the Miami Herald as a "splashy, brassy history museum that uses film, computer graphics, light and sound, life-size dioramas, re-enactors and classic cars to document over 150 years of transportation and communication across America." The Archway brings the..

Pierce Historical Museum

Pierce

Pierce Historical MuseumVisitors to the Pierce Historical Society Museum enter the complex through a new 3,000 square foot building. The main part of this large building is a virtual main street of of Pierce's past.

Wyobraska Wildlfie Museum

Gering

Wyobraska Wildlfie MuseumWildlife World is just what the name suggests: A world with a collection of over 500 wild animals from seven continents of pre-historic animals, birds, butterflies and other species natural to the western Nebraska area. Housed by the WyoNebraska Natural History Association,..

North Platte Valley Museum

Gering

North Platte Valley Museum Step back in time as you visit the North Platte Valley Museum in Gering, Nebraska, a private non-profit museum situated on the Oregon - California, and Pony Express Trails, in the shadow of Scotts Bluff National Monument, and 20 miles west of Chimney Rock. Our museum tells..

Farm and Ranch Museum

Gering

Farm and Ranch MuseumWelcome! This is our way of preserving the Farm and Ranch Heritage in honor of our ancestors. Please visit us in person soon! Farm And Ranch Museum (FARM) is located just below famous Scotts Bluff National Monument. What is unique at FARM? One has the sights, sounds,..

Custer County Historical Society

Broken Bow

Custer County Historical SocietyIn our museum you'll find exhibits that provide a glimpse into 19th century life in Custer County. For example, a wonderful bit of Americana can be seen in the museum's large front room--a recreation of the Wescott, Gibbons, and Bragg General Merchandise Store of Comstock,..

Omaha Childrens Museum

Omaha

Omaha Childrens MuseumSince its inception in 1976, Omaha Children's Museum has been a special place where children can challenge themselves, discover how the world works and learn through play. It is Omaha's primary participatory museum and provides a variety of hands-on exhibits, workshops,..

Durham Western Heritage Museum

Omaha

Durham Western Heritage MuseumBeautiful architecture blends with memories of a time gone by at The Durham Museum. Making its home in one of Omaha's most unique treasures, Union Station, The Durham Museum offers a fascinating look at the history of the region as well as offers broad-range of traveling..

Joslyn Art Museum

Omaha

Joslyn Art MuseumAs Nebraska's largest and most distinguished art museum, Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha has served as the premier center for visual art since opening in 1931. Joslyn's collection features work from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century European..

Museum of Nebraska History

Lincoln

Museum of Nebraska History 10,000 years of history! Many people and cultures have made Nebraska their home.Come see fascinating artifacts and hear amazing stories from our rich past. Good idea for fun places to go with kids in Nebraska.

Strategic Air and Space Museum

Ashland

Strategic Air and Space MuseumThe Strategic Air and Space Museum provides visitors with exciting permanent and traveling exhibits. Honor the past by surrounding yourself with history as you celebrate the future or aviation and space travel.

Lincoln Childrens Museum

Lincoln

Lincoln Childrens MuseumBuild, dance, play, climb, create, sing, and laugh at the Lincoln Children's Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. Here you can be whatever and wherever your imagination takes you! The Lincoln Children's Museum offers three floors and 45,500 square feet of hands-on exhibits and..

Childrens Museum Of Central Nebraska

Hastings

Childrens Museum Of Central NebraskaWhere children play to learn, and grown-ups learn to play! Great Fun for Children! Great Fun for Adults! Dont Miss the new exhibits at CMCN! The museum continues to feature these "hands on" educational exhibits which explore themes of growing, living, working and..

York Childrens Museum

York

York Childrens MuseumOffering a variety of hands-on exhibits and reality-based displays designed to bring out the creative nature of children. Good idea for fun places to go with kids in Nebraska.

Fun Plex

Omaha

Fun PlexIt all started back in the late seventies when Fun Plex opened at its current location on 70th & Q streets in Omaha, NE. Fun Plex started with just a go-kart track and soon added a miniature golf course and some pinball machines. Additions to the park in the 1980's..

Pastime Lanes Family Fun Center

Hastings

Pastime Lanes Family Fun CenterPastime Lanes Family Fun Center, 32 bowling lanes, arcade, illusions lounge, banquet room, go-carts, batting cages, and miniature golf. Good idea for fun places to go with kids in Nebraska.

Flying Wheels Fun Center

Elmwood

Flying Wheels Fun CenterFlying Wheels Fun Center encourages kids and adults to come and play. Roller Skating is the main attraction but there is so much more to enjoy. The game room consists of Fooz Ball, pool tables, video games, and room to lounge.

Champions Fun Center

Lincoln

Champions Fun CenterAt Champions Fun Center people of all ages will have tons of fun. They can get rolling with some bowling, play for prizes in our huge arcade or explore in the adventure challenge maze. They can also speed to the finish line in a go-kart, take a crack at our batting..

Arbor Day Farm

Nebraska City

Arbor Day FarmDiscover something new. An attraction that surrounds you, touches all your senses, and captivates you with fun and discovery - every time you visit. A visit to Tree Adventure instantly puts you in the midst of both the grand majesty and the up-close excitement of..

Valas Pumpkin Patch

Gretna,

Valas Pumpkin Patch People love the caramel apples, the hay-rack rides, and the Pigtucky Derby Pig Races, but it's the memories and traditions that keep them coming back. We take great pride in the role we play as a wholesome family entertainment destination, and we hope to continue growing..

Poppys Pumpkin Patch

NORFOLK

Poppys Pumpkin PatchPoppy's Pumpkin Patch is located south of Norfolk, Nebraska. It is an on the farm, family business that sells fresh home grown produce and pumpkins while offering family style entertainment at a reasonable cost. It started in the fall of 1999. It included a hay bale..

Cody Go Carts Family Fun Park

North Platte

Cody Go Carts Family Fun ParkCody Go Karts is great place which offers fun for the entire family. We feature rides and games supervised for your safety and enjoyment. Open seven days a week, Cody Go Karts' lot is fully lit, so your fun doesn't end when the sun goes down! So come on out and have some..

Harvest Moon Farms

Amherst

Harvest Moon FarmsThere is SOOO much to do at .Harvest Moon Farms * Take a scenic hayrack ride to the pumpkin patch, choose your own pumpkins and enjoy the beauty of the countryside * We grow a large variety of pumpkins, squash, gourds, indian corn and we have corn shocks and..

Kearney Kidzone

Kearney

Kearney KidzoneChild development experts agree that learning comes easiest to people who are actively involved in the process. For children that involvement comes in the form of play. Through play children discover the world around them and grow in understanding at their own pace. Play..

Pumkin Corner

Stamford

Pumkin CornerPick your own pumpkin, enjoy a hayrack ride or have a snack. Pumpkin patch open weekends in Oct, 1-5pm or by appt. Areas available for snowmobiling during the winter months.

Country Harvest Pumpkin Patch

Glenvil

Country Harvest Pumpkin PatchCountry Harvest Pumpkin Patch offers folks of all ages a fun and relaxing real country adventure that your family will look forward to year after year! Whether it's taking it easy on our barn porch playing a game of checkers and enjoying a dip of homemade ice cream or..

Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum

Fairbury

Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum Located in one of the state's two intact Rock Island depots, the Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum at 910 Second Street in Fairbury, Nebraska, gives visitors a look at life when trains were the fastest and classiest way to go anywhere, from the billowing steam engine to the..

Stolley Park Railway

Grand Island

Stolley Park RailwayStolley Park Railway's Locomotive #42 is a replica of the Central Pacific's Locomotive No. 3. In those days it was very common to name locomotives and the No. 3 received the name "C.P. Huntington". The Central Pacific was the Railroad Company that started in San Francisco..

Oregon Trail Wagon Train

Bayard

Oregon Trail Wagon TrainEnjoy a covered wagon tour of the Oregon Trail. We also offer tent camping, 3 hour tours of Chimney Rock, relaxing evening cookouts, Country Prime Rib and canoe rentals on the North Platte River. Join us for some of the finest food anywhere.

Lake Minatare

Minatare

Lake MinatareIf being indoors during the winter has got you itching for a chance to play in the water, Lake Minatare State Recreation Area won't let you down. With more than 2,000 acres of water, there's plenty of room for exhilarating water sport fun. Jump in your speedboat and..

Fontenelle Forest Nature Center

Bellevue

Fontenelle Forest Nature CenterWalking or hiking the trails of Fontenelle Nature Association is an experience unlike any other within the Omaha metro area. FNA owns and manages 2,000 acres of conservation land and 26 miles of marked trails. These unique areas have been protected since 1913 and are home..

Omaha Botanical Gardens

Omaha

Omaha Botanical GardensGained from a visit to Lauritzen Gardens today are tranquility, appreciation of nature's beauty and wonder, inspiration for visitors' own gardens and the pleasure of watching the seasons change and garden spaces evolve through time. In the future, conservation,..

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Harrison

Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentMuseum, Miocene mammal fossil displays, 12 minute movie about the fossil discoveries. The Cook Collection of American Indian artifacts, beautiful and noteworthy pieces of handcrafted items given to rancher James Cook and his family. Two walking trails with opportunities..

Missouri National River

O\'Neill

Missouri National RiverKids who visit the Missouri National Recreational River are in for a treat! Recreational activities abound here. They include hiking, fishing, canoeing, boating, and picnicking, just to name a few.

Scottsbluff-Gering

Scottsbluff

Scottsbluff-Gering

Carhenge

Alliance

CarhengeCarhenge, which replicates Stonehenge, consists of the circle of cars, 3 standing trilithons within the circle, the heel stone, slaughter stone, and 2 station stones, and the Aubrey circle, named after Sir John Aubrey who first recognized the earthworks and great stones as..

National Museum of Roller Skating

Lincoln

National Museum of Roller Skating Roller skating is the shared experience of many through recreation, sport, and business. The National Museum of Roller Skating is committed to enriching people's lives by increasing their understanding and enjoyment of roller skating's past. At the museum, we collect,..

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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

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