Lincoln County Historical Museum 2403 N Buf falo Bill Ave • (308) 534-5640 The Museum contains historical treasures including the World War II Canteen Display which honors the volunteers who served over 6 million military men and women as their trains pulled into North Plat te. This museum invites you to step into the past with an interactive display of a historic prairie village. There is a working blacksmith shop, railroad depot, telegraph, Fort McPherson cabin, Pony Express building, country church and more. For more information about the Lincoln County Historical Museum visit www.lincolncountymuseum.org WINERIES & BREWERIES Feather River Vineyards 5700 SE State Farm Rd • (308) 696-0078 Feather River is one of Nebraska’s largest vineyards and known for its quiet atmosphere, great wine, and beautiful scenery. The 37-acre vineyard a tasting room with a veranda, production area, and lab. It is open for private parties and group tours. www.feather-river.com Pals Brewing Company 4520 S Buf falo Bill Ave • (308) 221-6715 Located on four acres just south of North Plat te, Pals Brewing Company is the perfect place to spend a lazy af ternoon or blow of f some steam. There’s a rotating selection of craf t beer brewed on site from light, crisp, lagers to hoppy ales and rich stouts. There’s a reason Pals is located on four acres, you’ll find a wide variety of traditional tailgate games like corn hole, washers, and polish horseshoes as well as bocce ball for those of you with more refined tastes. If you’re hungry there’s a great selection of hand-made pizzas and appetizers to go along with the great beer and cocktail selection. www.palsbrewingcompany.com Peg Leg Brewing Halligan Drive, Coming 2020! FAMILY FRIENDLY Wild Bill’s Fun Center 1100 S Jef fers St • (308) 532-5720 Wild Bill’s Fun Center is North Plat te’s entertainment destination. Newly renovated in 2014 & 2015, Wild Bill’s has the most up-to-date bowling equipment as well as the largest laser tag between Denver and Omaha. Two stories of laser tag fun is adjacent to North Plat te’s largest arcade complete with prizes. Newly added is Wild Bills Virtual Reality including 9 VR games: Race cars, ride roller coasters, or fight enemy invaders. This high-tech 3D experience is amazing. Wild Bills hosts North Plat te’s largest sports bar, Godfather's Pizza Sports Grill, with 32 screens for every game, 26 wing sauces, and 22 draft beers on tap. www.wbsfun.com North Platte Area Children's Museum 314 N Jef fers St • (308) 532-3512 The North Plat te Area Children's Museum is the only hands-on children's learning center in the area. The Museum of fers children and families an opportunity to learn about science, culture, arts and technology in a fun, safe, hands-on environment. www.npchildrensmuseum.com
is the spectacular Buf falo Bill’s Miniature Wild West Show, featuring over 20,000 figures hand carved in wood. Many of the figures are animated and recorded audio narration tells the story of Buf falo Bill, his traveling Wild West show, and the creation of the miniatures. The show runs for about five minutes every 30 minutes. If you’re in town on a Thursday in the summer don’t miss out on the live music in the stockade and you won’t want to miss out on all of the other of fbeat treasures you’ll find every day of the week.
Cody Park Wild West Memorial 1400 N Jef fers St • (308) 535-6706
At the entrance to Cody Park, you’ll find the Wild West Memorial. The centerpiece of the exhibit is the larger than life sized bronze statue of Buf falo Bill donated to the city of North Plat te by the citizens of Great Britain. Surrounding the gazebo housing the statue are the flags of the states and foreign countries in which Cody performed with his Wild West Show. Fort McPherson National Cemetery 12004 South Spur 56A, Maxwell (308) 582-4433 Nebraska’s oldest National Cemetery, Fort McPherson is the final resting place of veterans of the Spanish American War, Indian Wars, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War and Iraq. Four Medal of Honor recipients rest here, three of whom served during the Indian Wars and one who served in Vietnam. Established in 1863, the original fort provided protection for the westward trails and the building of the railroad. On March 3, 1873, the Fort McPherson National Cemetery was established, and the remains resting in 23 frontier forts were reinterred here.
Cody Park Railroad Museum 1402 N Jef fers St • (308) 535-6700
At Cody Park you will find a Railroad Museum featuring the only Challenger 3900 series steam locomotive on constant public display in the world. There is also a 6900 series diesel locomotivewith several rail cars and a caboose. Each of these locomotives allows you to climb aboard and view the railroad memorabilia within. To complete this museum there is a fully restored railroad depot to explore. The Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center 1249 N Homestead Rd • (308) 532-9920 The tower offers the best view in the world of the world’s largest rail yard, the Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, where every day approximately 10,000 railcars are sorted and sent on to their next destination. The tower also includes multimedia exhibits on the history of the railroad as well as the orphan trains and the North Plat te Canteen, unique gift shop, but the real treasure here is the volunteers. For more information, check out www.goldenspiketower.com
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