SCENIC BYWAYS MORMON TRAIL CENTER AT WINTER QUARTERS NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY LINCOLN HIGHWAY 400 MILES | 6 HOURS 30 MIN. The Route: U.S. 30 across the state What’s your rush? Get off the interstate and experience the history of pioneers, cowboys and Pony Express riders — plus cultural and natural treasures — as you cross the entire state of Nebraska. 4 DIVERSE DISCOVERIES 1. Just south of North Platte, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area is your destination for a weekend lake adventure. Boating, fishing, swimming, wakeboarding and more watersports await you at this 1,000-acre lake. Make a splash, then dry off for a picnic or a round of disc golf. 2. Learn about the Pony Express Trail and the brave riders who made deliveries along this route stretching from Missouri to California at the Pony Express Station in Gothenburg. Inside this free attraction, you’ll find exhibits and artifacts detailing the historic trail. 3. Pay homage to native Nebraskan Andrew Jackson Higgins and our nation’s veterans at the Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial in Columbus. See a full-size replica of the Higgins-designed Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), or “Higgins Boat,” which helped American and Allied forces take the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in WWII. 4. Tour the Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters in Omaha. This historic site was originally built by Mormon pioneers in 1847 as a temporary settlement on the trail west to Salt Lake Valley. Scan here for directions The Official 2025 Nebraska State Travel Guide 41
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