ONE-TANK TRIPS – Grand Island/Hastings/Kearney-Based

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Driving from the Tri-Cities north into central Nebraska puts you face to face with the diverse cultural influences of the area. Enjoy your day trip through unique towns, historically significant spots, and exciting festivals.

Scenery
Rolling farmland, winding rivers, breathtaking sandhills, remote countryside.

History
History comes alive on the Crossroads Tour. Stop in at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, which is one of the top 10 living history museums in the country. Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park near Elyria has the greatest number of original buildings still standing of any historical fort in Nebraska. For a look into the faces of the people who settled this land, visit the Custer County Historical Museum near Broken Bow. Here you’ll find many original photographs by famed Sandhills photographer Solomon Butcher.

Family Fun
In early June, treat your family to Grundlovsfest—Dannebrog’s Danish celebration. Other popular summer stops include Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell and the Happy Jack Peak and Chalk Mine in Scotia.

Route directions:

Start in one of the Tri-Cities:
From Kearney: 73 miles (1:30) east on Interstate 80, north on US-281, west on NE-58 to Dannebrog
From Hastings: 47 miles (1:15) north on US-281, west on NE-58 to Dannebrog
From Grand Island: 23 miles (:40) north on US-281, west on NE-58 to Dannebrog
13 miles (:25) north on NE-11, east on NE-92 to St. Paul
29 miles (:45) west on NE-92, north on NE-11 to Scotia
17 miles (:40) north on NE-11 to Ord
10 miles (:20) north on NE-11 to Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park
10 miles (:15) north on NE-11 to Burwell
34 miles (:50) west on NE-91, south on US-183 to Comstock
31 miles (:55) south on US-183, west on NE-70 to Broken Bow
32 miles (:45) east on NE-2 to Litchfield
18 miles (:25) east on NE-2 to Ravenna
Return to one of the Tri-Cities:
32 miles (:45) south on NE-68, west on US-30 to Kearney
32 miles (:45) east on NE-2 to Grand Island
55 miles (1:30) east on NE-2, south on US-281 to Hastings