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Historic Attractions
Scottsbluff National Monument
This landmark on the Oregon, Mormon, and California Trails is now home to an excellent museum of the trails along with an impressive collection of art from William Henry Jackson.
Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock was the most noted landmark in all the pioneer's diaries on the Oregon, Mormon, and California Trails.
North Platte Valley Museum
Authentic sod house; Log House; period furniture; Indian and Fur Trade Exhibits; Restored 1919 Patriot Truck; Bull Boat; School Room; General Store; Cowboy exhibits; Clothing, tools, and furniture used by early settlers; Children's "HandsOn" corner; Horse Drawn Equipment; Military exhibits; And... Much More!
Farm and Ranch Museum
Devoted to the preservation and interpretation of early methods of agriculture in the North Platte Valley. Displays of antique farm equipment from horse-drawn, to steam engines, to early tractors are on display.
Horse Creek Treaty Marker
The first treaty between the government and Native Americans to be covered by the press.
Agate Fossil Beds
Agate Fossil Beds and its surrounding prairie are preserved in a 3,000 acre national monument. Once part of "Captain" James H. Cook's Agate Springs Ranch, the nearby beds are an important source for 19.2 million year-old Miocene epoch mammal fossils.
West Nebraska Arts Center
Scotts Bluff County and the surrounding region are rich with individuals who value the arts in their lives. We at the West Nebraska Arts Center are committed to provide artists a lively public venue to share their talents with our community.
Robidoux Pass / Trading Post Sites
This area, one mile south on Highway 71 and eight miles west on Carter Canyon Road, gives you an appreciation for pioneer life, with three old fur trading post sites, one of which has been reconstructed.
Rebecca Winters Grave
Winters is considered a symbol of the westward movement, one of hundreds of thousands who set out to make a new life for themselves, one of so many who succumbed to illness along the way.
Nile Theater
This family owned and operated theatre opened in 1939. A grand neon marquee decorates the the theatre front and the lobby looks like a luxurious living room complete with a firplace. This theatre still has a waterfall curtain that rises before the movie.
Midwest Theater
Built in 1946, this Grand Theater has been restored with lush velvet seats, beautiful carpeting, mirrors—an exciting place to attend movies and performances.
Genealogy
West Nebraska Family Research & History Center, a non-profit public genealogy & local history research library.
Wildlife World
Wildlife World in the Wyo-braska Museum of Natural History - Located in a restored railroad depot, this collection of mounted zoological specimens will thrill and amaze you.
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