| Theres more to do in Nebraska than you can imagine. | | | | Practically anywhere travellers go in Nebraska they will |
| Follow in the footsteps of the great explorers, | | | | encounter reminders of Americas westward |
| pioneers, and Plains Indians. Discover wildlife from the | | | | expansion. The state is crisscrossed by the Oregon |
| prairie and from around the world. | | | | and Mormon Trails, the Pony Express, the Lewis and |
| Get in touch with the areas rich cultural heritage at one | | | | Clark Trail, the Texas Ogallala Trail and the Sidney |
| of the many summer festivals. Tap into the states | | | | Deadwood Trail. |
| natural wonders and sleep out under the stars. Take a | | | | Nebraska has a reputation of being a flat, monotonous |
| look at Nebraskas to do list. You are guaranteed to | | | | region of farm and ranch land, but this stereotype has |
| find a few must dos for yourself. | | | | come from the many people who drive across |
| Nebraska rises from the Missouri prairie lands to the | | | | Nebraska on the Interstate 80 corridor to the Platte |
| Great Plains and foothills of the Rocky Mountains. | | | | River valley. Those who venture off this heavily |
| Omaha, its largest city, is one of the states major | | | | travelled road discover that Nebraska does have a |
| tourist destinations. | | | | subtle, wide open beauty that is all its own. |
| Girls and Boys Town, the famous homeless boys | | | | The vast majority of Nebraskans speak American |
| community, is situated nearby. Originally founded as | | | | English with a neutral Standard Midwestern accent. In |
| Boys Town by Father Edward Flanagan, the home for | | | | some rural areas of the state, people speak with a |
| unwanted and distressed boys is still thriving, and, | | | | slight accent best described as country twang, this |
| today, girls also enjoy the care and protection it offers. | | | | accent is also easy to understand. |
| It is easy to visualize the Old West in the land of | | | | A past Nebraska slogan was The Beef State, and |
| Nebraska. This is the territory of the Pony Express, the | | | | much of Nebraskas cuisine can still be best described |
| Overland Stage, Boot Hill, the Oregon and Mormon | | | | as meat and potatoes. Stop in any Nebraska city or |
| Trails. This is where the mighty Missouri flows, and | | | | town and you will be likely to find low cost, high quality, |
| where the Sioux and the Omaha have flourished. | | | | home cooked dining options. |
| This is where historical figures, like Crazy Horse and | | | | Nebraskas cuisine has been influenced by the |
| Chief Red Cloud, Walter Reed, and Lewis and Clark | | | | numerous immigrant groups that have settled in the |
| played out the early history of the American West. | | | | state, for example, you will find German and |
| The stagecoaches and steam locomotives may be | | | | Scandinavian dishes in the northeast, Czech meals in |
| gone today, but the days of trappers and traders, of | | | | some areas, and numerous Italian restaurants in |
| pioneers and explorers, remain in the spirit of Nebraska. | | | | Omaha. |