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Tourist Attractions in Nebraska
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Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo
Swing the world's largest indoor rainforest viewing thundering
waterfalls, exotic plants and animals, then watch sharks and
stingrays swim beside you as you walk through a 70 foot
underwater tunnel in the Scott Aquarium. Also visit North
America's largest Cat Complex, a four-acre open aviary, polar
bears and over 4,500 exotic animals. The Zoo also boasts
larger-than-life movies on the Lozier IMAX Theater, with a
screen as tall as six elephants. Additional Information: Henry
Doorly Zoo, 3701 South 10th St., Omaha, NE 68107-2200. Phone:
402-733-8401
Cabela's
Visit Cabela's, a world renown sporting goods megastore selling
outdoor equipment of every sort from fishing and hunting and
backpacking at this huge 62,000 sq. ft. store. View it's more
than 500 mounted wildlife specimens found around the world and
an 8,000-gallon aquarium with fish from Nebraska. Additional
Information: Cabela's, 115 Cabela Drive, Sidney, NE 69162.
Phone: 308-254-7889
Strategic Air Command Museum (SAC)
This multi-million, dollar facility boasts numerous military
aircraft; interactive children's gallery, a permanent
restoration center, research library, 200-seat theater and a
traveling exhibit area. Located near Ashland, in eastern
Nebraska, I-80 exit 426, this facility comprised of 300,000
square feet houses 33 aircraft, six missiles and more than 4,
000 artifacts. The highlight of the museum, the SR-71 Blackbird
a craft that has the ability to fly more than three times the
speed of sound, greets the visitors in the glass atrium
entryway. Additional Information: Strategic Air Command Museum,
PO Box 70, South Bend, NE 68058-0070. Location address: 28210 W.
Park Hwy, Ashland, NE Phone: 402-944-3100
Harold Warp Pioneer Village
The story of how America grew, view more than 20,000 historic
items from every field of human endeavor, including 350 antique
autos, extensive collection of pioneer memorabilia tracing man's
progress sine 1830 are displayed in 28 buildings on 20 acres.
Authentic originals arranged in their order of development, all
mechanical items in operating condition, some run with the push
of a button. Located at Minden, in south central Nebraska, US 6,
34 &10, twelve miles south of I-80 at exit 279 this display is
so well arranged in chronological order of development that is
can all be seen by walking less than a mile. Additional
Information: Harold Warp Pioneer Village, US Hwys 6, 34 & NE 10,
Minden, NE 68959 Phone: 800-445-4447
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
This beautiful estate in Nebraska City was home to J. Sterling
Morton, founder of Arbor Day. "Other holidays repose upon the
past. Arbor Day proposes for the future." Mr. Morton was an
editor, farmer, legislator, Nebraska territorial secretary and
US secretary of agriculture. From its beginning in 1855 as a
four-room frame house, the magnificent mansion grew to 52 rooms
through several remodeling. Authentic furnishings grace the
rooms and displays capture the life and times of this
exceptional man. Additional Information: Arbor Lodge SHP, PO Box
15, Nebraska City, NE 68410. Phone: 402-873-7222
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