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60 Day Trips in Eastern Nebraska

All Within 3 hours of Lincoln, NE ...and most within 2 hours!

By Mary Monahan July 6, 2017
We have put together a list of 60 Day Trips for you to entertain your family all summer long! We encourage you to get out and explore our beautiful state. From beaches to museums to state parks, this list will keep you busy and everything listed is in Nebraska and within three hours of Lincoln. 

We have linked any places that we have visited to our review so that you can find out all the details and it seems that we have a lot of traveling in our future!

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Life's a Beach
1. Pawnee State Recreation Area *
2. Branched Oak Lake*
3. Stagecoach State Park *
4. Linoma Beach *
5. Louisville State Recreation Area *
6. Two Rivers State Recreation Area *
7. Fremont State Lake Recreation Area *
8. Fort Kearney State Recreation Area **

Visit the Animals
9. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo *
10. Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari*
11. Aksarben Aquarium *

Water Parks & Splash Parks
12. Eugene T Mahoney State Park Family Aquatic Center *
13. Steinhart Aquatic Center *
14. Fun-Plex Omaha *
15. Coco Key Water Resort *
16. Big Blue Water Park *
17. Pawnee Plunge **
18. Island Oasis Water Park **
19. AquaVenture **
20. Splash Station *
21. Benson Spray Ground *
22. Hastings Aquacort **

Get Outdoors!

23. Fontenelle Forest *
24. Schramm Park State Recreation Area *
25. Indian Cave State Park **
26. Lauritzen Gardens *
27. Arbor Day Farms *
28. Ponca State Park ***
29. Platte River State Park *
30. Chalco Hills Trails *
31. E.T. Mahoney Trails *
32. Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge *
33. Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center **

Down on the Farm

34. Prairieland Dairy *
35. Gifford Farm *
36. Wessels Living History Farm *

Day at the Museum

37. Joslyn Museum *
38. Clayton Museum of Ancient History *
39. Flatwater Folk Art Museum **
40. Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts *
41. Boys Town *
42. Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting *
43. The Edgerton Explorit Center*
44. El Museo Latino *
45. Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball **

Favorite Cities to Explore

46. Omaha *
47. Seward *
48. Field Trip Friday: Nebraska City *
49. Field Trip Friday: Aurora **

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

50. Strategic Air & Command Museum *
51. Wakefield Train Depot ***
52. Rock Island Railroad Depot Museum **

Take a Trip Back in Time

53. Durham History Museum *
54. General Crook House Museum *
55. Pony Express Station ***
56. Sod House Museum ***
57. Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer **
58. Great Platte River Road Archway Monument **
59. Homestead National Monument of America *
60. Ashfall Fossil Beds ***

Drive time from Lincoln, NE
*       0-1 hour
**     1-2 hours
***    2-3 hours

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