Top Things to do in Nebraska
Top Hotels in Nebraska
- 1. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham North Platte
- 2. Best Western Plus Lincoln Inn & Suites
- 3. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Lincoln Airport, NE
- 4. Hampton Inn Omaha West-Lakeside
- 5. Husker Inn
- 6. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Lincoln North Hotel and Conference Center, NE
- 7. Hampton Inn Lincoln Airport
- 8. La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Omaha West
- 9. Best Western Plus York Hotel & Conference Center
- 10. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Sidney, NE
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Top 10 Shopping in Nebraska, United States
Nebraska has something for everyone. From cowboys to wine industry, you’ll find many attractions when you visit this Great Plains state. If you are planning a family vacation to Nebraska, you won’t want to miss the Lincoln Children's Zoo in the state capital. Featuring more than 400 animals, you and the kids can see Amur leopards, Bactrian camels, river otters, eagles, crocodiles, reindeer, and more. At the zoo’s Butterfly Pavilion you can watch as butterflies emerge from their cocoon. The Aquacourt Family Water Park in Hastings features a wave pool, climbing wall and waterslides. In Omaha, Nebraska’s largest city, you won’t want to miss the Omaha Children's Museum. For history buffs, Lincoln is your place. This city is home to the Nebraska History Museum, with permanent exhibits that interpret more than 12,000 years of human experience on the Plains. You can make history personal in Lincoln with a visit to the Nebraska State Historical Society Headquarters, where you can research your family history. Omaha is also home to The Durham Museum, featuring restored train cars, 1940's storefronts and other historical artifacts. For a bit of Nebraska heritage, make sure you visit Front Street and Cowboy Museum in Ogallala and the Tri-State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum in Gordon. Learn about the area’s wine industry and history on a Nebraska Cork & Bottle Tour through Raymond, Pawnee City, Lexington and St. Paul, sampling fine wines and taking in the scenic views.
Restaurants in Nebraska
1. LUX Center for the Arts
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
LUX Center for the Arts is a non-profit community art center that offers free art exhibitions form local, regional and national artists, with new exhibits each month. Join us on the 'First Friday' of each month for free openings. Our gallery shop sells fine art, ceramics, jewelry and other mediums to suit a wide range of interests and tastes. We also teach art classes for youth and adults in pottery, printmaking, painting, jewelry, glass, and fibers. Classes are held at the center or taken off-site with our Art Van de LUX program.
Reviewed By BfromMD - Bethesda, United States
Lovely gallery in an old firehouse in University Place near Wesleyan University in Lincoln. Very nice gift shop. An exhibit in the main gallery was Females, Fibers and Finesse which I thought was fantastic. I visit Lincoln every year or so and try to visit the Lux gallery, check out the website, the back history of Gladys Lux is inspiring.
2. Noyes Fine Art Gallery & Studios
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
3. University of Nebraska State Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 181 reviews
One of the Midwest's premier natural history museums, we are home to the world's largest complete mounted mammoth skeleton. Archie, our mascot in bronze out front, is based on this mammoth fossil. Touch his foot for good luck! Our newest exhibit, Cherish Nebraska opened in February 2019. It examines Nebraska past and present with digital interactives, collections displays, hands-on activities and a visible lab to watch our scientists at work. Other exhibits include Bizarre Beasts, Weapons Throughout Time, First People of the Plains, Paleontology, Geology, and the Hall of Nebraska wildlife. Our Marx Discovery Center (currently closed due to covid precautions) has tons of activities for kids, including a fossil dig pit, reading nook, discovery tables, dinosaurs, coloring sheets and more. Advance tickets available online.
Reviewed By nebraskasteve87 - Lemont, United States
I imagine some may not find this to be the flashiest museum in the USA, but it contains a wealth of unique exhibits, as well as some unique research focuses. As might be expected, it contains the best Nebraska geography and wildlife dioramas in the world. It contains a world-class woolly mammoth exhibit - possibly the world’s best (including the world’s largest mounted mammoth - “Archie”). And they just spent over $10m redoing just the 4th floor to focus on Great Plains ecology, climate change, geography, biology, zoology, archeology, etc. It’s very impressive.
4. Artists' Cooperative Gallery
5. Thedford Art Gallery
6. Old Market Artists Gallery
7. Burlington Antique Mall
8. Grain Bin Antique Town
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By Ypretired1 - Pawleys Island, United States
Highly recommend taking the drive past the corn fields and the beautiful cows to this unique place. Carolyn at visitors center suggested we would really love it and we did.
9. Kiechel Fine Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Kiechel Fine Art, established in 1986, specializes in 19th and 20th century American Art, Old Master and Contemporary prints, as well as regional and national contemporary art. We represent the estates of several notable artists and private family trusts. Our gallery offers the highest level of services including art consultation and certified appraisal. We have placed work in corporate, private and museum collections worldwide. Working with private and corporate clients, we strive to build collections with current and future value.
