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Travel & Tourism

Turkey Leg Raid Site

The settlement of the West was a tumultuous time and two sites of Indian raids are commemorated near Lexington.

Turkey Leg Raid Site, three miles west of Lexington, is the place where a Union Pacific Train was derailed and attacked by Indians.

Plum Creek Massacre Cemetery, 14 miles southeast of Lexington, is where the victims of an Indian raid on a wagon train were buried.

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

Smith Falls State Park

Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest

Nebraska National Forest (Bessey Ranger District)

Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

Fort Kearny State Historical Park

Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park

Champion Mill State Historical Park and Recreation Area

Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park and State Recreation Area

Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch State Historical Park

Bailey Yard & The Golden Spike Tower

Nebraskaland Days in North Platte

Various attractions around North Platte

Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center

Ft. McPherson National Cemetery