Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer

Step into Railroad Town, an 1890s prairie village of historic buildings, plus pioneer exhibits and farm machinery.

3133 W US Hwy 34 · Grand Island, NE

About Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer

Stuhr Museum is a living history museum on 208 acres of prairie with 107 buildings. Its centerpiece is Railroad Town, an 1890s prairie town of historic buildings where living historians work the trades daily from May through mid-September. The Stuhr Building, designed by Edward Durell Stone, holds exhibits year-round, and a separate building shows steam tractors, farm implements and antique autos. Outside the staffed season you can still walk Railroad Town and view it from outside.

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