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Chimney Rock.

Bayard, Nebraska

Chimney Rock

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Fort Robinson State Park

Harrison, Nebraska

Fort Robinson State Park

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Close-up of a portion of the exposed bison bones

Harrison, Nebraska

Hudson-Meng Bison Kill

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

Toadstool Geologic Park

Harrison, Nebraska

Toadstool Geologic Park

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Carhenge from the front

Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

First Arthur County Courthouse

Arthur, Nebraska

First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.

Nebraska National Forest

Chadron, Nebraska

Nebraska National Forest

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

Museum of the Fur Trade

Chadron, Nebraska

Museum of the Fur Trade

This Great Plains museum pays tribute to both the prosperity and tragedy of the North American fur trade.

The 729-acre Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area was the first in Nebraska to be named an International Dark Sky Park.

Valentine, Nebraska

Merritt Reservoir

In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.

After extensive renovations in the 1990s, the mine was opened to the public.

Scotia, Nebraska

Happy Jack Chalk Mine

After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.

Monowi.

Monowi, Nebraska

Monowi, Nebraska

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

Barrel-bodied rhinos in the Rhino Barn.

Royal, Nebraska

Ashfall Fossil Beds

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

‘Silent Leather,’ the first piece Mignery donated to his hometown.

Bartlett, Nebraska

Mignery Sculpture Garden

This town of 100 people has approximately one bronze sculpture for every two residents.

Cowboy Elmer

Taylor, Nebraska

The Villagers

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

Sign and left side of the collection of bells

Elgin, Nebraska

Bells of the Prairie

More than 150 working bells from churches and one-room-schoolhouses across the Great Plains are assembled in one man's yard.

The monument.

St. James, Nebraska

Wiseman Massacre Monument

This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.

The water serpent carving.

Winnebago, Nebraska

Angel De Cora Museum and Research Center

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

Completed Japanese balloon is inflated for laboratory tests at a California base, recovered in 1945.

Omaha, Nebraska

Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Joslyn Castle

Omaha, Nebraska

Joslyn Castle

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

William Thompson Scalped Head
Permanently Closed

Omaha, Nebraska

William Thompson's Scalped Scalp

An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

The two-story museum has over 3000 haunted objects.

Omaha, Nebraska

The Museum of Shadows

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”

Infield at the Zoo

Omaha, Nebraska

Infield at the Zoo

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

Boys Town, Nebraska

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

Ashland, Nebraska

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.

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