Sightseeing
FreeAgate Fossil Beds National Monument
FreeSee Miocene mammal fossils and Lakota gifts in the visitor center, then hike prairie trails to the historic dig sites.
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Fort Robinson State Park
Fort Robinson State Park is an outdoor activity in Crawford, NE. Cost: under $25.
3200 Hwy 20 · Crawford, NE
Why you should go…
Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army post in the Pine Ridge country of northwest Nebraska, now a 22,000-acre state park. You can see the 1887 Adobe Officers' Quarters, the reconstructed Cheyenne Outbreak Barracks tied to the 1879 breakout, and the plaque where Crazy Horse died in 1877. Open-top Jeep tours climb the buttes, a stagecoach carries riders around the post, and bison and longhorn herds graze nearby. The Fort Robinson Museum fills the 1905 post headquarters, and the Post Playhouse stages summer shows.
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What's around here?
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