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This list of museums in Nebraska encompasses museums in the state, which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Museums

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Name Town/City County Region Type Summary
100th Meridian MuseumCozadDawsonCentralLocal history[1]
Adams House and Cook Blacksmith ShopPoncaDixonNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Ponca Historical Society, early 20th-century period house and restored blacksmith shop[2][3][4]
Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentHarrisonSiouxNebraska PanhandleNatural historyIncludes fossils and Native American artifacts
American Historical Society of Germans From Russia Cultural Heritage Research CenterLincolnLancasterEasternOpen airwebsite, includes chapel, summer kitchen, barn, general store and blacksmith shop
Angel De Cora Museum and Research CenterWinnebagoThurstonNortheastNative AmericanFacebook site, History and culture of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, includes photos, artwork, arrowheads, beadwork, and musical instruments
Anna Bemis Palmer MuseumYorkYorkCentralLocal historyLocated in the York Community Center, includes period rooms and businesses, geology, Native Americans, pioneer days, military and local disasters[5]
Antelope County MuseumNelighAntelopeEasternLocal historywebsite, operated by the Antelope County Historical Society, features the main museum, a reproduction log cabin and the Pioneer Church
Arbor Day FarmNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastNatural historywebsite, family nature discovery center with focus on trees
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and ArboretumNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastMultipleFeatures historic mansion, carriage house with various vehicles, log cabin, arboretum and trails
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical ParkRoyalAntelopeWesternNatural historyOperated by the University of Nebraska State Museum, visitor center for ongoing fossil excavations
Bank of Florence MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternHistoric siteRestored pioneer bank with vault and manager's quarters
Banner County MuseumHarrisburgBannerNebraska PanhandleOpen airFacebook site, includes period rooms, weapons, household items and personal collections, machine shed, sod and log houses, church, general store, schoolhouse, drug store, barn, service station, bank, operated by the Banner County Historical Society
Bartels MuseumSewardSewardSoutheastNatural historyLocated in the lower level of Link Library of Concordia University, minerals, agate, fossils and rocks[6]
Bayard Chimney Rock MuseumBayardMorrillNebraska PanhandleLocal historyinformation, located in a historic railroad depot
Bemis Center for Contemporary ArtsOmahaDouglasEasternArtFeatures 3 main galleries with over 20 exhibitions yearly in all media, including video, installation and performance art
Bess Streeter Aldrich Home and MuseumElmwoodCassSoutheastBiographicalwebsite, two nearby sites, one the 1922-1946 period home and the other a museum with memorabilia of author Bess Streeter Aldrich
Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian ArtDavid CityButlerSoutheastArtwebsite, art about agriculture
Boneyard Creation MuseumBroken BowCusterSandhillsReligiouswebsite, Creationist museum
Boone County Historical Society MuseumAlbionBooneNortheastLocal historywebsite
Boys TownOmahaDouglasEasternHistoric siteIncludes history hall of the non-profit organization for children and families, restored home of Father Flanagan, stamp museum
Bowring Ranch State Historical ParkMerrimanCherrySandhillsHistoric houseHistoric working ranch with period home, sod house and visitor center about Eva Bowring, Nebraska's first woman Senator
Brown County Historical Society MuseumAinsworthBrownSandhillsLocal historyIncludes the Coleman House, Dixon House and old gas station with antique collections, clothing[7]
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical ParkNorth PlatteLincolnCentralBiographicalAlso known as Scout's Rest, home and museum about Buffalo Bill Cody
Burt County MuseumTekamahBurtEasternLocal historywebsite, includes two houses with local history and period displays and a one-room schoolhouse
Butler County Historical Society MuseumDavid CityButlerSoutheastLocal, Railroad & Militaryhttps://www.butlernemuseum.com/
Butte Community Historical Center and MuseumButteBoydCentralLocal history[8]
Cairo Roots MuseumCairoHallCentralLocal historywebsite, located inside the Cairo Community Center
Cambridge MuseumCambridgeFurnasSouthwestLocal history[9]
Captain Bailey HouseBrownvilleNemahaSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, 19th-century period house, operated by the Brownville Historical Society
Carnegie Arts CenterAllianceBox ButteNebraska PanhandleArtwebsite, community arts center
Carson HouseBrownvilleNemahaSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, 19th-century period house, operated by the Brownville Historical Society
Cass County Historical Society MuseumPlattsmouthCassSoutheastLocal historywebsite, exhibits include steamboats, pioneer life, trains, farms, automobiles, telephone and radio, churches and religious life, schools, entertainment, period rooms
Cedar County Historical MuseumHartingtonCedarNortheastOpen airinformation Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, includes log cabin, 1900 house, carriage house and exhibit hall with antique machinery and vehicles
Centennial Hall MuseumValentineCherrySandhillsLocal historyIncludes a collection of bells
Champion Mill ParkChampionChaseSouthwestMillLate 19th-century water-powered mill
Chase County Historical Society MuseumChampionChaseSouthwestLocal historyinformation
Cherry County Historical Society MuseumValentineCherrySandhillsLocal historyinformation
Children's Museum of Central NebraskaHastingsAdamsCentralChildren'swebsite
Chimney Rock National Historic SiteBayardMorrillNebraska PanhandleHistoryOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, includes exhibits about pioneers and the migrations in the West
Civil War Veterans Museum at the G.A.R. Memorial HallNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastCivil War
Classic Car CollectionKearneyBuffaloCentralAutomobilewebsite
Clay County MuseumClay CenterClayCentralLocal historyOperated by the Clay County Historical Society[10]
Cody Park Railroad MuseumNorth PlatteLincolnWesternRailroadinformation, includes Union Pacific 3977 steam and Union Pacific 6922 diesel locomotives, restored railroad depot, several rail cars and a caboose
Cornelius O'Connor HouseHomerDakotaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Dakota County Historical Society
Corps of Discovery Welcome CenterCroftonKnoxNortheastMultipleView of Gavins Point Dam, geology, exploration, early navigation, settlement and natural history of the Missouri River region, dam construction, website[11]
Crawford Historical MuseumCrawfordDawesNebraska PanhandleLocal historywebsite, operated by Crawford Historical Society
Creighton Historical CenterCreightonKnoxLocal historywebsite
Cuming County Historical MuseumWest PointCumingNortheastOpen airIncludes 6 restored buildings, operated by the Cuming County Historical Society, open during the Cuming County Fair and at any time by request[12][13]
Custer County Historical Society MuseumBroken BowCusterSandhillsLocal historywebsite, includes 19th-century general store and early 20th-century drug store displays
Czechoslovak MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternEthnicHistories of Czechs and Slovaks, open by appointment
Dawes County Historical MuseumChadronDawesNebraska PanhandleOpen airinformation, includes museum with displays of a general store, hospital room, blacksmith tools, farm machinery, vintage quilts, railroad room and household items, and grounds include a log house and barn, 1890s schoolhouse, pioneer church and caboose
Dawson County Historical MuseumLexingtonDawsonCentralMultiplewebsite, local history and art, schoolhouse with agriculture displays, fire truck
Decatur MuseumDecaturBurtNortheastLocal HistoryOperated by the Decatur Historical Committee[14]
Didier Log CabinBrownvilleNemahaSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, 1854 log cabin, operated by the Brownville Historical Society
Diller Bank Building MuseumDillerJeffersonSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Jefferson County Historical Society[15]
District 10 SchoolFairburyJeffersonSoutheastSchoolOperated by the Jefferson County Historical Society[16][15]
Dixon County MuseumAllenDixonNortheastLocal historyIncludes local history museum, schoolhouse, railroad building and agriculture machinery building, operated by the Dixon County Historical Society[17][18]
Dobby's Frontier TownAllianceBox ButteNebraska PanhandleOpen airwebsite, includes general store, post office, original bootlegger's cabin, baled straw house, bank, saloon, stable, Chinese laundry, gas station
Dowse Sod HouseComstockCusterSandhillsHistoric houseEarly 20th-century sod house
Dr. Spurgin's Dental OfficeBrownvilleNemahaSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, features antique dental tools and equipment, operated by the Brownville Historical Society
Durham MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternHistoryFormerly known as Durham Western Heritage Museum, history of the United States' western region
Edgerton Explorit CenterAuroraHamiltonCentralSciencewebsite, hands-on science exhibits
Eisentrager Howard GalleryLincolnLancasterEasternArtPart of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, located on the first floor of Richards Hall, exhibits the work of UNL faculty and students[19]
El Museo LatinoOmahaDouglasEasternEthnicLatino and Hispanic art and history
Eleanor Barbour Cook Museum of GeologyChadronDawesNebraska PanhandleNatural historywebsite, part of Chadron State College, fossils, rocks, minerals[20]
Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research CenterNorfolkMadisonNortheastLocal historyHosts a Johnny Carson exhibit, period displays, changing exhibits and a children's discovery center.[21] Home of the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame.[22]
Elmwood G.A.R. Hall Veterans MuseumElmwoodCassSoutheastMilitary[23]
Fairbury City MuseumFairburyJeffersonSoutheastLocal historyinformation
Fillmore County MuseumFairmontFillmoreSoutheastLocal history[24][25]
Florence DepotOmahaDouglasEasternRailroadLocated in the Florence community
Florence MillOmahaDouglasEasternLocal historyRestored flour mill features the Winter Quarters Mill Museum with pioneer history and the ArtLoft Gallery, located in the Florence community
Fort Atkinson State Historical ParkFort CalhounWashingtonEasternMilitaryRestored fort with periodic living history demonstrations
Fort Cody Trading PostNorth PlatteLincolnWesternHistorywebsite, store that includes the Buffalo Bill's Miniature Wild West Show, a hand-carved miniature show display, and the Museum of the Old West with weapons, clothing, artifacts and natural history displays
Fort Hartsuff State Historical ParkBurwellGarfieldSandhillsMilitaryRestored fort with seasonal weekend living history demonstrations
Fort Kearny State Historical ParkKearneyKearneyCentralMilitaryRecreated stockade and exhibits about the Oregon Trail
Fort Robinson MuseumCrawfordDawesNebraska PanhandleMilitaryOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society
Fort Sidney ComplexSidneyCheyenneNebraska PanhandleMilitaryIncludes the powder house, married officer's quarters which houses the Cheyenne County Museum, and the late 19th-century period Post Commander's home
Franklin County MuseumFranklinFranklinCentralLocal historyExhibits include pioneers, Native Americans, military, local citizens, farming, school house and Ol' Towne which replicates an old West township[26][27]
Freedom ParkOmahaDouglasEasternMilitaryOutdoor park with military museum ships and aircraft, features the USS Marlin (SST-2) submarine, USS Hazard (AM-240) minesweeper, rocket launchers, jet fighter and other aircraft
Fullerton MuseumFullertonNanceNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Nance County Historical Society[28]
Furnas-Gosper County MuseumArapahoeFurnasSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Furnas/Gosper County Historical Society[29][30]
Gage County MuseumBeatriceGageSoutheastLocal historywebsite, housed in the 1906 Burlington Railroad Depot, history of the industries, businesses, medicine, communities and the people, operated by the Gage County Historical Society
Garfield County Historical MuseumBurwellGarfieldSandhillsLocal historyPeriod rooms include a library, surgery room, cowboy/Indian room, tool room, military room, parlor, bedroom, country school room, operated by the Garfield County Historical Society[31]
General Crook House MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternHistoric house1880s Victorian period home
Genoa Historical MuseumGenoaNanceNortheastLocal historywebsite Archived 2006-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, includes Pawnee tribal and Mormon Trail exhibits
Genoa U.S. Indian School MuseumGenoaNanceNortheastEducationFormer boarding school for Native American youth
George W. Frank HouseKearneyBuffaloCentralHistoric houseOperated by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1880s mansion, also features artifacts related to Nebraska and UNK history
Gibbon Heritage CenterGibbonBuffaloCentralLocal history[32]
Gothenburg Historical MuseumGothenburgDawsonCentralLocal historywebsite, operated by the Gothenburg Historical Society
Grant County MuseumHyannisGrantSandhillsLocal historyFeatures barbed wire collection[33]
Graves Library MuseumWakefieldDixonEasternLocal historyOperated by the Wakefield Heritage Organization, features a large collection of wrenches[34]
Great Plains Art MuseumLincolnLancasterEasternArtPart of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, dedicated to the arts of the Great Plains
Great Plains Black History MuseumNorth OmahaDouglasEasternAfrican American
Great Plains Welsh Heritage & Culture CentreWymoreGageSoutheastEthnicwebsite, Welsh Americans and Welsh involvement in the U.S. westward expansion
Great Platte River Road Archway MonumentKearneyBuffaloCentralHistoryNebraska's and the Platte River valley's role in westward expansion
Greeley County Historical Society Courthouse MuseumGreeleyGreeleyCentralLocal history[35]
Greenwood Depot MuseumGreenwoodCassSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Greenwood Historical Society, local and railroad history[36]
Hansen Memorial MuseumCurtisFrontierCentralLocal historywebsite, early 20th-century farmhouse with china, glassware, antique furniture, and historical items from old Keith's General Merchandise[37]
Harlan County MuseumOrleansHarlanCentralLocal history[38][39]
Hastings MuseumHastingsAdamsCentralMultipleExhibits on Kool-Aid, natural history dioramas, local history, weapons, life of pioneers on the Plains, rocks, minerals, fossils, antique vehicles, coins, planetarium
Heartland Museum of Military VehiclesLexingtonDawsonCentralMilitaryIncludes helicopters, tanks, half-tracks, ambulances, a jeep, weapons, uniforms and memorabilia
Heritage Center MuseumsHay SpringsSheridanNebraska PanhandleLocal historyOperated by the Sheridan County Historical Society[40][41]
Heritage ParkHendersonYorkCentralOpen airwebsite, includes period farmhouse, heritage house of Russian Mennonite immigrants
Holt County Historical MuseumO'NeillHoltSandhillsLocal historywebsite, operated by the Holt County Historical Society, also known as the Moses P. Kinkaid Law Office Museum
Homestead National Monument of AmericaBeatriceGageSoutheastHistoryInfluence of the Homestead Act and pioneers
Hooker County Historical Society MuseumMullenHookerSandhillsLocal historyinformation
Howard County Historical VillageSaint PaulHowardNorth centralOpen airwebsite, includes church, school, store, blacksmith shop, post office and a depot
Hudson-Meng Bison KillCrawfordDawesNebraska PanhandleNatural historyOngoing excavations of a bison kill
International Quilt Study Center & MuseumLincolnLancasterEasternTextilePart of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, includes examples of American and European quilts, contemporary studio quilts and international quilts
John Deere MuseumTecumsehJohnsonSoutheastCommodityPrivate collection of John Deere memorabilia, including toy vehicles, pocket ledgers, trade cards, calendars, signs, machinery manuals, open by appointment[42]
John G. Neihardt State Historic SiteBancroftCumingNortheastBiographicalOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, study and museum of poet John Neihardt
Johnson County Historical MuseumTecumsehJohnsonSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Johnson County Historical Society[42][43]
Joslyn Art MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternArtStrengths in nineteenth and twentieth century American and European art, Western and Native American art
Joslyn CastleOmahaDouglasEasternHistoric house
Kearney Area Children’s MuseumKearneyBuffaloCentralChildren'swebsite
Keya Paha County Historical MuseumSpringviewKeya PahaNorth CentralLocal historyOperated by the Keya Paha County Historical Society[44]
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the ArtsNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastArtwebsite, changing exhibits
Klown Doll MuseumPlainviewPierceNortheastDollwebsite, collection of clown dolls and figurines
Knight Museum and Sand Hills CenterAllianceBox ButteNebraska PanhandleLocal historywebsite, exhibits on life in the Sandhills, Native Americans, rural, country and city life, railroads
Kregel Windmill MuseumNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastTechnologyFactory and collection of water-pumping windmills
Kruger CollectionLincolnLancasterEasternArtwebsite, located within the College of Architecture at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, miniature furniture and decorative arts
Legacy of the Plains MuseumGeringScotts BluffNebraska PandhandleAgriculture and local historywebsite, includes pioneer and early community artifacts, antique tractors and farm implements, an 80-acre working farm, historic farmstead structures
Lester F. Larsen Tractor MuseumLincolnLancasterEasternAgricultureHistoric tractor testing equipment and tractors, part of University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor CenterOmahaDouglasEasternHistoryExhibits about the explorers and information about sites along the trail
Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at Calumet BluffCroftonCedarNortheastMultipleHistory of the Expedition, geology, exploration, settlement and natural history of the Missouri River region, construction of the Gavins Point Dam
Lighthouse MuseumRepublican CityHarlanCentralCommodityPeriod displays and collectibles include clothing, stoves, toys and dolls, Lionel and American Flyer train sets, clocks, glassware, kitchen room displays, farm tools, McCoy pottery[45]
Lincoln Children's MuseumLincolnLancasterEasternChildren'swebsite
Lincoln County Historical MuseumNorth PlatteLincolnSandhillsOpen airwebsite, exhibits include World War II canteen display, period room settings, doctor's office, telephone office, post office, beauty shop, DAR collection, natural history, a model railroad, railroad, household items; complex includes barn, 1860 Pony Express log building, Fort McPherson Headquarters building, DAR Log Cabin, school/library, Lutheran Church, school, 1899 furnished house, barber shop, general store, depot, two story log house, caboose
Lodgepole Depot MuseumLodgepoleCheyenneNebraska PanhandleLocal historyIncludes period antiques and household items, operated by the Lodgepole Historical Society[46]
Long Pine Heritage House MuseumLong PineBrownSandhillsLocal history[47][48]
Love’s Jazz and Art CenterOmahaDouglasEasternAfrican AmericanAfrican American art, culture, jazz, history
Louis E. May MuseumFremontDodgeNortheastHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Dodge County Historical Society, late 19th-early 20th-century period mansion, grounds are a Nebraska Arboretum Site
Lux Center for the ArtsLincolnLancasterEasternArtwebsite, includes Lux Museum with contemporary art, craft, and design
Madison County MuseumMadisonMadisonNortheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Madison County Historical Society, includes firefighting equipment, telephone pioneers communications, model railroad, baseball player Richie Ashburn, area fur farms displays, Christmas village
Mansion on the HillOgallalaKeithSandhillsHistoric housewebsite, 1887 Victorian mansion, operated by the Keith County Historical Society
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage CenterChadronDawesNebraska PanhandleMultiplePart of Chadron State College, life and literature of Mari Sandoz and the culture of the High Plains
Marxhausen Gallery of ArtSewardSewardSoutheastArtPart of Concordia University[49]
Mayhew Cabin & Historic VillageNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastHistoric house1855 cabin, site along the Underground Railroad, also known as John Brown's Cave
Merrick County Historical MuseumCentral CityMerrickCentralLocal historyOperated by the Merrick County Historical Society[50]
Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretive Trail & Visitors CenterNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastHistorywebsite, features keelboat replica, flora, fauna and scientific discoveries recorded by the Lewis & Clark expedition
Mormon Trail CenterOmahaDouglasEasternHistorywebsite, information, Mormon pioneer history, located in Winter Quarters
Murdock MuseumMurdockCassSoutheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Murdock Historical Society
Musbach MuseumScribnerDodgeNortheastLocal history[51]
Museum of American SpeedLincolnLancasterSoutheastAutomobileRacing and hot rodding cars, engines, parts, toys and memorabilia
Museum of Nebraska Major League BaseballSaint PaulHowardNorth centralSportswebsite
Museum of Nebraska ArtKearneyBuffaloCentralArtOfficial state museum of art, part of University of Nebraska at Kearney
Museum of Nebraska HistoryLincolnLancasterEasternState HistoryOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society
Museum of Missouri River HistoryBrownvilleNemahaSoutheastMaritimeHoused in the museum ship Captain Meriwether Lewis
Museum of the Fur TradeChadronDawesNebraska PanhandleIndustryStory of the fur trade industry
Museum of the High PlainsMcCookRed WillowCentralLocal history[52]
National Museum of Roller SkatingLincolnLancasterEasternSportsEstablished in 1980, the museum maintains the largest collection of roller skating artifacts and textual materials in the world, including both inline skates and quad skates. website
Nelson HouseNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Nebraska City Historical Society, Victorian-period house and displays of local history, also known as the Taylor-Wessel-Bickel House
Nebraska Baseball Hall of FameBeatriceGageSoutheastSportswebsite, players, umpires, managers and entrepreneurs to semi-professional baseball
Nebraska City Museum Of FirefightingNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastFirefightingwebsite, historic firefighting vehicles, equipment, uniforms
Nebraska Firefighters Museum and Education CenterKearneyBuffaloCentralFirefightingwebsite
Nebraska Governor's MansionLincolnLancasterEasternHistoric house
Nebraska Jewish Historical SocietyOmahaDouglasEasternJewishJewish history in Nebraska, includes the Riekes Museum, a re-creation of a neighborhood shul
Nebraska Prairie MuseumHoldregePhelpsSouth centralHistorywebsite, operated by the Phelps County Historical Society, exhibits include period clothing, antique toys, farm equipment, tools and household items, a W.W.II German POW exhibit room
Nebraska School for Deaf MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternHistoryHistory of the school and deaf culture
Nebraska State Historical SocietyLincolnLancasterEasternHistoryHeadquarters in Lincoln features an exhibit about the history of the Society
Neligh Mill State Historic SiteNelighAntelopeEasternMillOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, restored 1880s water-powered grist mill
Nemaha Valley MuseumAuburnNemahaSoutheastLocal historywebsite
Niobrara MuseumNiobraraKnoxNortheastLocal history[53][54]
North Platte Area Children's MuseumNorth PlatteLincolnSandhillsChildren'swebsite
Nuckolls County MuseumSuperiorNuckollsSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Nuckolls County Historical Society, artifacts in eight buildings[55]
Old Freighters MuseumNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Nebraska City Historical Society, mid 19th-century house, history and importance of transportation to the development of the community
Old West Trail CenterOdellGageSoutheastLocal historyArea transportation history and local history[56]
Omaha Black Music Hall of FameOmahaDouglasEasternHall of fame
Omaha Children's MuseumOmahaDouglasEasternChildren's
Otoe County Museum of MemoriesSyracuseOtoeSoutheastLocal historyIncludes church with period room and business displays[57][58]
Pawnee City Historical Society & MuseumPawnee CityPawneeSoutheastOpen air[59][60][61]
Pedal ClinicPawnee CityPawneeSoutheastCommodityRestored antique pedal cars and tractors, open on special occasions or by appointment only[60]
Perkins County Historical MuseumGrantPerkinsCentralLocal history[62]
Peru MuseumPeruNemahaSoutheastLocal history[63]
Petrified Wood GalleryOgallalaKeithSandhillsNatural historywebsite, ancient woods and fossils from around the world, Native American arrowheads and area artifacts
Pierce Historical Society MuseumPiercePierceNortheastOpen airwebsite, includes main museum with period history and business displays, a depot with household furnishings and items, machine shop with antique farm equipment and vehicles, blacksmith shop and one room schoolhouse
Pierson Wildlife Museum Learning CenterNelighAntelopeEasternNatural historywebsite, mounted big game trophy dioramas
Pilger MuseumPilgerStantonNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Historical Society of Stanton County[64][65]
Pioneer Trails MuseumBridgeportMorrillNebraska PanhandleLocal history[66][67]
Pioneer VillageMindenKearneyCentralOpen airFeatures 28 buildings on 20 acres (81,000 m2) including frontier buildings, early cars and airplanes, tractors and other farm implements and an art collection
Plains Historical MuseumKimballKimballNebraska PanhandleLocal historyOpen in the summer
Plainsman MuseumAuroraHamiltonCentralLocal historyEveryday life of the plains settlers, area agricultural history, period rooms, period shop and business displays, American Civil War, wildlife mounts, automobiles, dolls, late 19th-century house, schoolhouse, working blacksmith shop
Plainview Historical MuseumPlainviewPierceNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Plainview Historical Society, housed in a former depot
Platte County MuseumColumbusPlatteLocal historywebsite, includes fossils, Indian stone tools, local historical artifacts, Victorian clothing, furnishings and heirlooms
Polk County Historical Society MuseumOsceolaPolkOpen air[68][69]
Polish Heritage CenterAshtonShermanCentralEthnicFacebook site, Polish history and culture, history of area Polish settlers and immigrants
Ponca State ParkPoncaDixonNortheastLocal historyIncludes the Missouri National Recreational River Resource and Education Center with exhibits about the Missouri River and its history
Ponca Tribal Museum and LibraryNiobraraKnoxNortheastNative Americanwebsite, history and culture of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, includes photos, headdresses, tools, beadwork, jewelry, musical instruments, carvings
Pony Express StationGothenburgDawsonCentralHistoryTwo former Pony Express station sites[70][71]
Potter Historical MuseumPotterCheyenneNebraska PanhandleLocal historyOpen by appointment[72]
Prairie Country SchoolMurdockCassSoutheastEducationwebsite, 1890s-period one room schoolhouse
Prairie Schooner MuseumDaltonCheynneNebraska PanhandleLocal history[73]
Richardson County Historical MuseumFalls CityRichardsonSoutheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Richardson County Historical Society[74]
Richardson County Military MuseumFalls CityRichardsonSoutheastMilitaryLocated in the courthouse, includes photographs, uniforms and equipment[74]
River Country Nature CenterNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastNatural historyNature dioramas, animal mounts, Native American artifacts[75]
Riverside Discovery CenterScottsbluffScotts BluffNebraska PanhandleNatural historyPark and zoo, will include natural history displays of the former Wildlife World
Robert Henri MuseumCozadCozadCentralArt, Local HistoryFacebook site, Childhood home of artist Robert Henri, houses a large collection of original works
Robert Hillestad Textiles GalleryLincolnLancasterEasternTextilewebsite, part of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, located on the second floor of the Home Economics building
Rock Bluffs SchoolRock BluffCassSoutheastSchoolOpen by appointment with the Cass County Historical Society
Rock County Historical MuseumBassettRockSandhillsOpen airOperated by the Rock County Historical Society, complex includes depot museum with local history and period historic displays, schoolhouse, log house with period displays, historic church[76]
Rock Creek Station State Historical ParkEndicottJeffersonSoutheastHistoryReconstructed buildings and corrals of the road ranch, Pony Express Station and Stagecoach stop along the Oregon Trail, visitor center exhibits
Rock Island Depot Railroad MuseumFairburyJeffersonSoutheastRailroadRock Island Railroad artifacts and history[77][15]
Rock School House MuseumOshkoshGardenNebraska PanhandleLocal historyOperated by the Garden County Historical Society[78][79]
Rotunda GalleryLincolnLancasterEasternArtPart of University of Nebraska–Lincoln[80]
Russ Snyder MuseumOakNuckollsSoutheastBiographicalLife of baseball player Russ Snyder, also local history[81][82]
Saline County Historical Society MuseumDorchesterSalineLocal history[83]
Sallows Military MuseumAllianceBox ButteNebraska PanhandleMilitarywebsite, includes flags, helmets, gas masks, medals, uniforms and accessories
Sandhills MuseumValentineCherrySandhillsHistoryOpen by appointment, collections include pre-1928 cars, firearms, farm machinery and tools, steam-driven band saw, moonshine still, broom making machine, lamps, dishes and a calf with two heads and five legs[84]
Sarpy County MuseumBellevueSarpySoutheastLocal historyIncludes period room displays, Native American artifacts, model of historic Fort Crook/Offutt Field and depot
Saunders County MuseumWahooSaundersEasternOpen airwebsite, operated by the Saunders County Historical Society, includes main museum with displays about movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck, composer Howard Hanson, baseball player Sam Crawford, artist C. W. Anderson, scientist George Beadle and a complex including an 1873 log home, 1890s schoolhouse, 1889 country church, railroad depot, post office and machine shed
Sautter HousePapillionSarpySoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Papillion Area Historical Society[85]
Scamahorn MuseumGordonSheridanWesternLocal historyOperated by the Sheridan County Historical Society[86][87]
Schramm Park State Recreation AreaGretnaSarpySoutheastNatural historyIncludes fish hatchery museum, Aksarben Aquarium with fish, reptiles and amphibians, geologic display
Schuyler/Colfax County MuseumSchuylerColfaxNortheastLocal history[88]
Scotts Bluff National MonumentGeringScotts BluffNebraska PanhandleHistoryFeatures the Oregon Trail Museum and Visitor Center, including art by William Henry Jackson
Sellors Barton MuseumAinsworthBrownSandhillsLocal history[89]
Senator George Norris State Historic SiteMcCookRed WillowCentralBiographicalOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, home of George W. Norris
Seward County Historical Society MuseumGoehnerSewardSoutheastLocal historyFacebook site, includes main museum, a historic house, schoolhouse, model railroad, antique farm equipment and vehicles
Sheldon Museum of ArtLincolnLancasterEasternArtPart of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, American art in all media
Sheridan County Historical MuseumRushvilleSheridanNebraska PanhandleLocal historyOperated by the Sheridan County Historical Society[90][91]
Sherman County Historical Society MuseumLoup CityShermanCentralLocal historyinformation
Silver Hills MuseumOshkoshGardenNebraska PanhandleLocal historyOperated by the Garden County Historical Society, also known as the Opera House Museum, features bird collection, period rooms[78][79]
Sioux County Historical MuseumHarrisonSiouxNebraska PanhandleLocal historyIncludes museum, post office, schoolhouse and house/telephone office[92][93]
Smith Lime KilnFairburyJeffersonSoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Jefferson County Historical Society[94][15]
Sod House MuseumGothenburgDawsonCentralHistoric houseSod house, world's largest plow, bison made of barb wire[70][95]
Stanton Heritage MuseumStantonStantonNortheastLocal history[96]
Steele City MuseumSteele CityJeffersonEasternOpen airOperated by the Jefferson County Historical Society, includes working blacksmith shop, livery barn, school, bank, 1880s stone church, antique farm machinery display[97][98]
Strang MuseumStrangFillmoreSoutheastLocal historyOpen during special events or by appointment[24]
Strategic Air and Space MuseumAshlandCassEasternAerospaceUnited States Air Force military aircraft and nuclear missiles
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie PioneerGrand IslandHallCentralLivingStuhr Museum is known for providing immersive historical, educational, and cultural experiences for visitors. Key highlights include Railroad Town, open May through mid-September each year, and a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits in the Leo B. Stuhr Building, open year-round.
Sturdevant-McKee MuseumAtkinsonHoltSandhillsHistoric houseOpen by appointment and for events, mid 20th-century period house
Sudman-Niemann Heritage House MuseumChappellDeuelNebraska PanhandleHistoric houseEarly 20th-century period house[99]
Swedish Heritage CenterOaklandBurtNortheastEthnicSwedish memorabilia and culture
Table Rock Pioneer History MuseumTable RockPawneeLocal historyOperated by the Table Rock Historical Society"Table Rock Historical Society". Pawnee County NE GenWeb. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
Thayer County MuseumBelvidereThayerSoutheastLocal historywebsite, includes museum with local history displays, period rooms, natural and cultural history displays, household items, agriculture building with farm tools and equipment, school house, caboose, operated by the Thayer County Historical Society
Thomas County Historical Society MuseumThedfordThomasSandhillsLocal history[100]
Thomas P. Kennard HouseLincolnLancasterEasternHistoric houseOperated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, 1870s Victorian period house
A Touch Of The Past MuseumDe WittSalineSoutheastHistoryOpen by appointment, private collection of arrowheads, buffalo skulls, Native American jewelry, coins, early 1800s newspapers, mastodon teeth, ox shoes, antique farm equipment[101]
Trails & Rails MuseumKearneyBuffaloCentralOpen airwebsite, operated by the Buffalo County Historical Society, includes depot, steam engine, caboose, 1850s ranch house, 1880s hotel, 1898 church, 1860s log cabin, 1871 schoolhouse
Trailside Museum of Natural HistoryCrawfordDawesNebraska PanhandleNatural historyOperated by the University of Nebraska State Museum, located inside Fort Robinson State Park, features fossils from Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park and near the fort
Tri-State Old Time Cowboys Memorial MuseumGordonSheridanWesternHistoryRanching and cowboy life artifacts and history[102][103]
University of Nebraska State MuseumLincolnLancasterEasternNatural historyPart of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, fossils, dinosaurs, ancient life, wildlife dioramas, gems and minerals, American Indian and African exhibits
Valley County MuseumOrdValleyNorth centralLocal historyOperated by the Valley County Historical Society[104]
Valley Historical Society MuseumValleyDouglasEasternLocal history[105]
Verdigre Heritage MuseumVerdigreKnoxNortheastOpen airFeatures four buildings including a jail and grist mill, open by appointment and for special events[106]
Wakefield Train DepotWakefieldDixonEasternRailroadOperated by the Wakefield Heritage Organization[34]
Washington County MuseumFort CalhounWashingtonNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Washington County Historical Association, also tours by appointment of the early 20th-century Frahm House
Wayne County MuseumWayneWayneNortheastLocal history
Webster County Historical MuseumRed CloudRed CloudNortheastLocal historyinformation
Weeping Water MuseumWeeping WaterCassSoutheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Weeping Water Historical Society, includes the Heritage House Museum, Memory Lane Museum, displays on Native American culture, frontier life, fossils and geology, doctor's office, area businesses
Wessels Living History FarmYorkYorkCentralFarmwebsite, features 1925 period farmhouse, barn, tractor museum and windmill in a working farm
Wheel MuseumBrownvilleNemahaSoutheastTransportationwebsite, horse-drawn vehicles, farming equipment and more, operated by the Brownville Historical Society
White Horse Heritage Village and MuseumStuartHoltSandhillsLocal history[107][108]
Wilber Czech MuseumWilberSalineSoutheastEthnicwebsite, includes Czech dolls, clothing, household items, replicas of early immigrant homes and early Wilber businesses
Wildwood Historic CenterNebraska CityOtoeSoutheastHistoric housewebsite, 1869 Victorian house and art gallery
Willa Cather State Historic SiteRed CloudWebsterNortheastBiographicalwebsite, operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, includes the Willa Cather House, the Cather Museum in the Garber Bank, and several sites important in her life and works
William Jennings Bryan HouseLincolnLancasterEasternBiographicalAlso known as Fairview, home of orator William Jennings Bryan
Willow Point GalleryAshlandCassEasternMultipleAlso known as Gene Roncka Gallery/Museum, commercial art gallery with natural history dioramas of the Archie Hightshoe Big Game Collection[109][110]
Wisner Heritage MuseumWisnerCumingNortheastLocal history[111][112]
York Area Children's MuseumYorkYorkCentralChildren'swebsite

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References

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