When visiting Nebraska, be prepared to throw away any ideas that this is just a frontier state. Although for the large part it is a beautiful landscape offering plenty to see and lots of activities to take part in, there is also a more urban side to this state in the Metro Region of Nebraska.
Sightseeing in Nebraska is going to offer some amazing terrains and some great historic places to visit. With canyons, prairies, rivers and forests across the many regions of Nebraska, there are countless opportunities to take in your surroundings wherever you go. And for history and culture there are museums, historic and ethnic sites and trails to visit like the Pioneer Trails Museum in Bridgeport, the Chimney Rock National Historic Site and Visitors Center in Bayard, or the Santee Indian Reservation in Santee. These are but a few of the great places you can visit with many more to be found in every region in the state.
There is plenty of outdoor adventure available in this state, with much wilderness to swim, canoe, hike, climb or hunt in. The hardest part of the vacation is deciding where to go to do it. There is also the opportunity to visit one of the many ranches in this state to get a firsthand experience of what it is like to live in the wild country, something that should appeal to the cowboy or cowgirl in us all.
For entertainment in Nebraska there is a wide variety of options open to you.You can head for the Metro Region and visit its shopping malls, restaurants, theaters or enjoy the great nightlife at one of the many nightclubs. Or you can take a trip into the wilderness and visit the trading posts, craft and art shops. Perhaps you prefer to eat and be entertained in one of the many frontier towns across the state. The choice is all yours and whatever you do it is going to be another great part of the vacation.
It really doesn't matter what you do in Nebraska because everything in this state gives every visitor exactly what they need for a wonderful vacation.