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This list of museums in Nebraska encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Also called Old Baldy, a 100-foot (30 m) unvegetated hill where the Lewis and Clark Expedition made the first scientific descriptions of the geologically unusual landmark and of prairie dogs, on September 7, 1804. [22] 5: White Horse Ranch: White Horse Ranch: July 5, 1990 : Southeast of Naper between the Keya Paha and Niobrara Rivers
Old Baldy is located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Lynch, Nebraska, [3] and about half a mile (about a kilometer) south of the Missouri River. [4] It is part of a line of bluffs at the southern edge of the Missouri valley; it rises an additional 70 feet (21 m) above the surrounding highlands, [5] reaching an elevation of 1,585 feet (483 m) above sea level.
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; ... Nebraska History Museum; Nebraska School for the Deaf; Nye House; P. Pioneer Village (Nebraska) S. Sarpy County Museum;
Blackbird Hill, about three miles south of Macy, Nebraska, [3] also known as Big Elk Hill, is a historic site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It was a traditional burial site of Omaha chiefs, including Blackbird [4] The site was visited by Lewis and Clark in 1804. It includes petroglyphs. It is on ...
Lewis and Clark Landing is a public park located at 515 North Riverfront Drive in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The 23-acre (9.3 ha) park is situated along the eight-foot-tall (2.4 m) river walk of the Missouri River just north of U.S. Interstate 480 .
The elder Derouin had traded along the nearby Missouri River for decades, and a trading post was already operating near the townsite when Lewis and Clark came through with their expedition in 1804. [2] In 1840, Joseph Deroin set up a trading post along the river's edge at the mouth of the Platte River, at the main village of the Otoe.
Freedom Park Navy Museum; The General Crook House Museum at Fort Omaha, exploring the role of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the 1900s, is part of the Douglas County Historical Society. [9] Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens; Joslyn Castle; Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center