Things to do across Nebraska

A western Nebraska railroad town along the Platte River, home to Buffalo Bill's ranch and a giant rail yard.

A history museum near Chadron on the site of an original 1837 fur trading post, with over 6,000 authentic artifacts.

Western Nebraska visitors center and tourism office covering Sidney and the surrounding Cheyenne County communities.

Canoe, kayak and tube rentals with shuttle service for floating Nebraska's Niobrara National Scenic River.

See Miocene mammal fossils and Lakota gifts in the visitor center, then hike prairie trails to the historic dig sites.

Look down from a boardwalk on complete rhino, horse and camel skeletons still lying in the volcanic ash that buried them.

Walk around a full-size replica of Stonehenge built from gray-painted vintage cars on the Nebraska plains.

Tour a frontier Army post turned 22,000-acre state park, with museums, Jeep and stagecoach rides, and bison and longhorn herds.

Ride the elevator up an eight-story tower to watch Union Pacific crews sort rail cars in Bailey Yard below.

Walk tallgrass prairie trails and tour a homesteader's cabin, a one-room school and a museum on the Homestead Act.

Swim, boat, fish and camp along 76 miles of shoreline at Nebraska's largest reservoir, held back by Kingsley Dam.

Cross a footbridge over the Niobrara River and walk to Nebraska's highest waterfall, a 63-foot spring-fed drop.