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Old Baldy

Used as a landmark by natives and fur traders. Here, Lewis and Clark discovered their first prairie dog town.
Seven miles north of Lynch, follow signs up Main Street and on to Missouri River | Lynch, NE

Blackbird Hill Over-look and Historical Marker

Along Highway 75, south of town | Macy, NE

Madison County Historical Society Museum & Carnegie Library Learning Center

Telephone Pioneers communication display, 1880 fire pumper, Model HO scale working railroad display, Richie Ashburn baseball display, Orphan train riders display and research
210 West 3rd Street | Madison, NE | (402) 992-1221 or rcrobertson@telebeep.com.
www.madisoncountyhistory.org

Historic Presbyterian Community Center for Arts & Education

100 years old and is on the National Historic Register, beautiful art glass windows and pipe organ, former Sunday school area has sections with large wooden folding doors.
4th and Nebraska St | Madison, NE | (402) 454-2026 or (402) 454-2944

White Horse Ranch Museum

Main Street | Naper, NE

Naper Historical Society Museum

Refurbished jail
Naper, NE

Neligh Mills State Historic Site

Neligh Mills State Historic Site. A 19th century flour mill with the original milling equipment intact. Located at the corner of N Street and Wylie Dr. Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, Tues-Sat, 10-5pm, Sun 1-5pm; for the rest of the year, Mon-Fri, 10-5 pm, weekends by appt. Guided tours available. 402-887-4303

Pierson Wildlife Museum Learning Center

Pierson Wildlife Museum Learning Center. 150 Displays of big game trophies harvested all over the world by Dr. Kenneth Pierson. Included is a vast library that shows numerous first editions written by President Theodore Roosevelt and by Henry Morton Stanley. 205 East 5th Street. Open Wed-Sun, 1-5 pm, or by appt. (402)887-4212 or (402)887-4447

Antelope County Museum

Consists of a Jail Museum, a replica log cabin and the Pioneer Church. Learn the story of the White Buffalo Girl from the Ponca Trail of Tears, and learn about Shade On, the pacer horse who rose from a foal with a broken leg to national prominence on the track. 410 L St. Summer hrs: Tue-Sat 1-5pm, Winter hrs: Wed-Fri 1-5pm. (402)887-5010. www.antelopecountymuseum.org

Ionia Volcano

Three miles west of town on Highway 12 | Newcastle, NE