Planning A Family Vacation In Nebraska? Read Our Travel Guide
Family vacations in Nebraska can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters — it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, we've done all the preparation. As part of aHuffington Post Travel serieson traveling with children, here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Nebraska family vacations.
Nebraska History Museum
Address:131 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 402-471-4754
Hours: Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on state holidays.
Price: Suggested donation is $2.00
Homestead National Monument of America
Homestead National Monument of America
Address:8523 W. State Hwy. 4, Beatrice, NE 68310
Phone: 402- 223-3514
Hours: Open daily except Thanksgiving Day, December 25 and January 1. The trail system and parking lot are open from dawn to dusk every day the park is open.
Price: Free
Beatrice Big Blue Water Park
Address:1200 Scott St., Beatrice, NE 68310
Phone: 402-223-4114
Hours: Open Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, noon to 8 p.m. daily.
Price: Infants 3 and under, free; youth ages 4 to 17, $4; adults 17 and older, $5; seniors, $3
Pony Express Station
Pony Express Station at Gothenburg, Nebraska
Address:1500 Lake Avenue, Gothenburg, NE 69138
Phone: 308-537-3505
Hours: Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in May and September.
Price: Free
North Platte Area Children's Museum
North Platte Area Children's Museum
Address:314 North Jeffers St., North Platte, NE 69101
Phone: 308-532-3512
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Price: Children and adults, $4; children under 2 years old, free; seniors 60 and over, $3
The Edgerton Explorit Center
Address:208 16th St., Aurora, NE 68818
Phone: 402-694-4032
Hours: Open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on holidays.
Price: Adults and children ages 4 and older, $5; AAA members and seniors, $4; Children ages 3 and younger, free
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoois home to more than 17,000 animals and 950 species. The 130-acre park's exhibits include Kingdoms of the Night, the world's largest display of nocturnal animals; Hubbard Gorilla Valley; and Desert Dome, the world's largest indoor desert.
Address:3701 S. 10th St., Omaha, NE 68107
Hours: 402-733-8400
Hours: Open every day (except holidays). Hours: March 1 through October 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 1 through February 28 from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.
Price: Infants ages 2 and under, free; children ages 3 to 11, $9; adults ages 12 and over, $13.50; seniors ages 62 and over, $12
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