Fun things to do in Nebraska

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Created in 1987, Carhenge is made of 38 American cars painted gray and aligned to resemble the ancient Stonehenge monument in England. Farmer Jim Reinders created the monument for his father. Though the townspeople originally wanted to tear it down, it is now advertised around the town, it has grown to include new art, and a visitors' center is under construction.

In 2006, Carhenge was included in a Nissan Pathfinder commercial.

Boothill cemetery in Ogallala was one of several "boothill " cemeteries we found out West.
Ogallala had a reputation for being a lawless place and lots of gun fights happened there.
The cemetery has very many young people burried in it. It was kind of strange looking at the graves. Usually cemetaries are not something I think of as a tourist destination.

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This was the largest zoo we have ever visited and well worth the little detour. We spent 5 hours there, and still did not see everything. We skipped the aquarium stuff, since we have plenty of that at home. I was amazed at the amount of tigers and leopards they had! I counted at least 20. Most zoos only have one or two. I have never seen a Rhino before in a zoo, and there were a few rather odd looking creatures, one of them very disgusting : Hissing cockroach, yikes! Don't want that running around in my house...
The kids loved it and we had to practically drag them out.
I ran out of photos in my camera before we got to the tigers.

Just south of Omaha, there is a small wildlife safari (4-miles) that has a variety of animals (bobcats, bears, deer, wolves, eagles, buffalo etc.). There are bear and wolf feedings on the weekend. Admission $5 Adults $3 Kids

Open in the from April - October only.

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Omaha is fortunate to have one of the country's better zoos. So, if you're into animals, have children, or just want to do something different for the day, check out the Henry Doorly. The zoo has a rainforest jungle, a desert dome, an aquarium, a recently built semi-interactive (through glass bubbles) gorilla enclosure, an imax theater, etc. etc. Admission is free for kids 4 and under $6.50 for other kids, and $10.50 for adults.

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Scottsbluff is one of the monuments the pioneers that settled the American West used as a point of direction. There are some more in the area. The wagon trails went through here. There are still some ruts of the wagon wheels on the Oregon Trail visible.
It took us a day to drive through Nebraska, doing mostly about 75 mph, I can't imagine doing this on a wagon at probably 3 mph! It is very hot and dusty in Nebraska and there is not much to see outside of the far western part that has the monuments. Most of Nebraska is flat, but then these strange looking rock formations appear.

Probably nothing... There is nothing to do...If you really wanna visit Nebraska the only place you could see it is probably Lincoln......Pretty flat and boring but at least there is more to do than every other places.

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THE GREATEST MIGRATION OF WATERFOWL IN NORTH AMERICA comes right through central Nebraska. From about the middle of February, when the geese arrive, through late March when the Sandhill Cranes are here, it is quite a show.

In the photos you will see Canadian and Snow Geese.