Sandhill Crane Spring Migration
Grand Island Tourism Office Address.
201 W 3rd St Grand Island
Pelican Beach Golf Course
93863 NE-2 Hyannis
Sandhills Heritage Museum
415 Jewett Ave Dunning
Frye Lake
Frye Lake Hyannis Grant County
The 100th Meridian
This is where the 100th Meridian intersects with Highway 2. Please note that there is currently no physical marker at this location. Learn more about the 100th Meridian at history.nebraska.gov. 
Anselmo Victoria Custer County
Double R Guest Ranch
86091 Double R Drive
Double R Dr Wells Cherry County
Broken Bow Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Level 2 charger at Custer Public Power
625 East S E St Broken Bow
Middle Loup River Ranch Guest House
40203 NE-2 Thedford
Ashby Lumber & Flowers
101 Main St Ashby
Morgan’s Store
 Historic general store. Western wear, hunting & fishing supplies and guns for sale. Sandwiches & pop available
1358 NE-27 Ellsworth
CaLinda’s Pot Shop & Art Gallery
 Family fun! Art-handmade pottery & award-winning paintings of the sandhills, etc. You can enjoy throwing on the wheel, hand building, or painting. Specialty coffees, frappe’s, and smoothies are available, and some delectables
113 Main St Ashby
Townsley-Murdock Immigrant Trail Site
N. of I-80 Exit 305 Grand Island, NE 68801
Sherman County Courthouse
630 O St Loup City
Roots Museum
306 S Berber St Cairo
Pawnee Arts Center
106 Mill St S Dannebrog
Hooker County Historical Museum
Please call ahead.
114 NW 1st St Mullen
Grand Island Carnegie Library
321 W 2nd St Grand Island
Dobby’s Frontier Town
320 E 25th St Alliance
Dry Valley Church and Cemetery
Travel 15 miles north of Mullen on Highway 97 and then three miles west to find the Dry Valley Church. In the early 1990s, the Nebraska Sandhills were still in the early stages of settlement. Some areas were without stores, restaurants, or hotels. Yet, one facet of civilization that many Sandhills residents missed were churches. The people in Curlew, Nebraska (located about 20 miles north of Mullen) had made due with traveling ministers that held tent meetings but they wanted a church of their own. Robert Boyer gave land in Dry Valley for a church and a community cemetery. Teddy Carr was the first buried there, before the church was even built. Dry Valley is a very unique and interesting cemetery. There is an eclectic blend of old and new tombstones that give the cemetery a timeless feel. Approximately 81 people are buried there and it is still used today. The last person buried there was Andrew Kravcisin on October 3, 1998. The original pews, organ, lectern, and hymnals make this a…
W Dry Valley Rd Cherry County NE
Columbia Hall Archives & Tourism Center
100 Mill St S Dannebrog
Brenizer Library
430 W Center Ave Merna
Andrew M. Hargis House
1109 W 2nd St Grand Island
Alliance Central Park Fountain
Junction of 10th Street and Niobrara Ave, Alliance, NE
908 Yellowstone Ave Alliance
William Stolley Homestead and Site of Fort Independence
2103 E Stolley Park Rd Grand Island
Thomas County Historical Museum
609 Court St Thedford
St. Anselms Catholic Church (Historic)
Open by appointment.
W Rolla Ave Anselmo Victoria
Seven Valleys Museum
105 N Grand Ave Callaway
Sallows Military Museum
1101 Niobrara Ave Alliance
Polish Heritage Center
120 Howells Ave Ashton
Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance
2610 Co Rd 57 Alliance
Liederkranz
401 W 1st St Grand Island
Grant County Historical Society & Museum
105 Harrison St Hyannis
Frederick Hotel
810 O St Loup City
Dowse Riverview Homestead & Dowse Sod House
Another Attraction: Oak Grove State Park, south of Dowse Sod House.
80560 Oak Grove Rd Comstock
Carnegie Arts Center
204 W 4th St Alliance
Custer County Historical Museum
Engaging Exhibits, Research Center & Gallery of Photos by Solomon D. Butcher
445 S 9th Ave Broken Bow
Box Butte County Courthouse
515 Box Butte Ave Alliance
Alliance Army Air Field (Alliance Airport)
5631 Sarpy Rd Alliance
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
3133 US-34 Grand Island
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Endless opportunities to experience the great outdoors!
10630 Rd 181 Ellsworth
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Two national wildlife refuges near the Byway are dedicated to protecting and preserving the Sandhills wildlife with particular interest in migratory water fowl—Valentine National Wildlife Refuge and Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. At these refuges the nesting water and marsh birds include American bittern, blackcrowned night heron, upland sandpiper, long-billed curlew, American avocet, Wilson’s phalarope, grebes (eared, Western, Clark’s and pied-billed), American coot, black and Forster’s terns, Canada goose and nearly a dozen species of ducks. There are also burrowing and short-eared owls, Bell’s and warbling vireos, and red-winged and yellow headed blackbirds.
39679 Pony Lake Road Valentine
The Sandhills Drive-In
2617 Co Rd 57 Alliance
Thedford Art Gallery
509 Court St Thedford
Studio K Art Gallery
112 E 3rd St Grand Island
Morman Island State Recreation Area
Nature fun for the whole family.
7425 US-281 Doniphan
Melham Park and Lake
Laurel Dr Broken Bow Broken Bow
Halsey Hike/Bike Trail
A paved hiking/biking trail connecting the community of Halsey with the Nebraska National Forest-Bessey Ranger District main campground.
Halsey Natick Thomas County
De Fair Lake Wildlife Management Area
2 miles south of Hyannis on Nebraska Highway 61, 1/4 mile east, Hyannis, NE
Wheelock Ln & NE-61 Hyannis Grant County