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Pioneer Village, Minden, NE

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Pioneer Village

A Minden museum of American progress with restored buildings, vehicles, and collections arranged in historical order.

138 E US Highway 6, Minden, NE 68959 · Minden, NE

About Pioneer Village

Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska, is a museum complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres. Its collection includes restored items that run and display how the country developed over time. Visitors can walk among a frontier fort, a Pony Express station, a sod house, a general store, and a historic church. The museum also holds art, antique cars, antique tractors, and flying machines. An on-site RV park and campground operates during the camping season.

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