Museums
History BuffLincoln County Historical Museum
Under $25A county history museum on North Buffalo Bill Avenue in North Platte, with summer hours and hands-on history events.
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Sightseeing
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park
Former home of showman William F. Cody, preserved as a state historical park near North Platte, Nebraska.
North Platte, NE
About Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park
This 25-acre state historical park preserves the ranch where frontiersman William F. Cody lived, originally a larger property called Scout's Rest Ranch. Visitors can tour the restored 1886 mansion, furnished in period style and filled with Cody memorabilia, and see the barns and outbuildings. The barn displays antique carriages that belonged to Cody along with items from his Wild West Show. The ranch is a National Historic Landmark because of Cody's role in developing the Wild West entertainment form of the late 1800s.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Golden Spike Tower
Under $25Ride the elevator up an eight-story tower to watch Union Pacific crews sort rail cars in Bailey Yard below.
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North Platte
No admission feeA western Nebraska railroad town along the Platte River, home to Buffalo Bill's ranch and a giant rail yard.
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- Sports & OutdoorsOutdoor Adventure
Lake McConaughy
Under $25Swim, boat, fish and camp along 76 miles of shoreline at Nebraska's largest reservoir, held back by Kingsley Dam.
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