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ROAD TRIPS – MULTI-DAY ITINERARIES
Two-Day Road Trips Three-Day Road Trips

Explore what Nebraska’s southwestern has to offer. From unbeatable shopping to living history to country towns with the flair of the Old West . . . two days in southwestern Nebraska will show you everything!

Day 1
Sidney is the perfect place to start this journey. Here, you’ll find the expansive Cabela’s, the world’s foremost outfitter. Then you’ll experience the Old West throughout many of southwestern Nebraska’s towns.

Day 2

A series of quaint towns and unique attractions will provide you insight into the many cultures that make Nebraska so special—from European settlers to the American Indians who inhabited the area.

Route directions:

DAY 1
Start in Sidney
72 miles (1:10) east on US-30 to Ogallala
40 miles (1:00) south on NE-61 to Grant
35 miles (1:00) south on NE-61, west on NE-S15A to Champion
55 miles (1:30) east on US-6, south on NE-25 to Trenton
23 miles (:30) east on US-34 to McCook
Spend the night in McCook

DAY 2
26 miles (:35) east on US-6 to Cambridge
9 miles (:15) east on US-6 to Holbrook
34 miles (:50) east on US-6, south on US-283, east on NE-89 to Stamford
34 miles (:50) north on NE-46, east on US-6 to Holdrege
41 miles (:50) west on NE- 23, north on US-283 to Lexington
29 miles (:30) west on US-30 to Gothenburg
40 miles (1:30) south on NE-47, west on NE-23, east on NE-18 to Stockville
26 miles (:50) west on NE-18 and NE-23, north on US-83 to
27 miles (:30) north on US-83 to North Platte
16 miles (:20) east on US-30 to Maxwell
Spend the night in North Platte

 

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