Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

86930 517th Ave, Royal, NE

About 12 million years ago, a volcano in southwest Idaho spread a blanket of ash over a very large area. One or two feet of this powdered glass cov... Read More

Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park

82038 Fort Avenue, Burwell, NE

Located near Elyria, Fort Hartsuff is typical of Plains infantry outposts. It stood as a buffer between settlers and Indians in the North Loup Rive... Read More

Fort Kearny State Historical Park

1020 V Rd, Kearney, NE

Originally a safe haven for Overland Trail travelers, Pony Express riders, and gold prospectors, Fort Kearny established in 1848, is now a state hi... Read More

John G. Neihardt State Historic Site

306 W. Elm Street, Bancroft, NE

The John G. Neihardt Center is located on the property occupied by John Neihardt when he lived and worked in Bancroft, Nebraska. In the early 1960s... Read More

Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park

2921 Scouts Rest Ranch Rd, North Platte, NE

Home of famed showman scout William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park at North Platte recaptures the lif... Read More

Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch State Historical Park

NE Hwy 61, 1.5 mi. N., 2 mi. E., Merriman, NE

The park preserves a turn-of-the-century working cattle ranch. The ranch house, outbuildings and visitor center contain displays devoted to the ext... Read More

Fort Sisseton Historic State Park

11907 434th Avenue, Lake City, SD

Named after the nearby Sisseton Indian Tribe, this historic fort is now a picturesque state park that unfolds the area's past. Walk the groun... Read More

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park

201 S 7th St, Fort Calhoun, NE

The first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River, Fort Atkinson was established in 1820 on recommendation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.... Read More

Rock Creek Station State Historical Park

57426 710th Rd, Fairbury, NE

Rock Creek Station might have faded into obscurity, like so many other stage and Pony Express stations, except for one fateful day in 1861. On &nbs... Read More

Fort Ransom State Park

5981 Walt Hjelle Parkway, Fort Ransom, ND

Taking its name from a 1860s military fort, Fort Ransom State Park is located in the midst of the scenic and heavily wooded Sheyenne River Valley. ... Read More

Ash Hollow State Historical Park

4265 Highway 26, Lewellen, NE

Sweet spring water made Ash Hollow SHP near Lewellen a major stopover on the Overland Trail and prompted prehistoric Indians to use it, too. Ruts e... Read More

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

2600 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE

This beautiful estate in Nebraska City was home to J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day. From its beginning in 1855 as a four-room frame house,... Read More

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

4480 Fort Lincoln Rd, Mandan, ND

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, established in 1907, is the oldest state park in North Dakota and provides a variety of unique adventures to trave... Read More

The Hitchcock House

63788 - 567th Lane, Lewis, IA

On February 17, 2006 Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior, announced that the Rev. George B. Hitchcock House has been designated as a National... Read More

Bonesteel, SD

Historical Sites around Bonesteel, SD