Book Display - Tour Nebraska

When I put up this display summer was winding down, gas prices were going up, and there was still time to whisk the family away for a short getaway. So many of us forget to look in our own backyard for holiday ideas that don't cost an arm-and-a-leg for transportation. Here's a list of local places to tour, ideas for day-trips, and other places you can visit for a span of just a few days.

Brevet’s Nebraska Historical Markers & Sites, published by Brevet Press

Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska by Alan Boye

Day Trips in the Heartland: A Get-Away Guide to Unique Places and Fun in the Heatland by Elizabeth Wells

Discover Nebraska Travel Guide by Nebraskaland Magazine

Fort Robinson Illustrated by Nebraskaland Magazine

A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln by Alan Boye

Haymarket Landmark District: Walking Tour by Lincoln Haymarket Development Corp

Historic Places: The National Register for Nebraska by Nebraskaland

Historic Sites and Markers Along the Mormon and Other Great Western Trails by Stanley B. Kimball

Lincoln City Guide by Federal Writers’ Project

National Geographic’s Driving Guides to America: The Heartland – Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota by Dan Whipple

Near South Waking Tours Volume 1: Franklin Heights and Environs by Near South Neighborhood Association

Near South Waking Tours Volume 2: Mount Emerald and Environs by Near South Neighborhood Association

Nebraska: Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places by Hannah McNally

Nebraska Historical Tour Guide by D. Ray Wilson

Nebraska Nuggets: A Guide to Interesting and Unique Shops, Restaurants, and Attractions by Nebraska Home Economics Association

Nebraska Travel-Rama: Handbook of Nebraska’s Historical Sites, Cultural Points, Natural Beauty, Parks, Camp Sites, Map, Information by Elinor L. Brown

Roadside History of Nebraska by Candy Moulton


A Self-Guided Tour of Wyuka Cemetery by Wyuka Cemetery