Highest-rated museums in Nebraska by visitors

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August 22, 2025
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Highest-rated museums in Nebraska by visitors

Museums are popular tourist attractions because they provide fun ways to learn about history, science, and culture. As stewards of our civilization, they collect and exhibit items of significant importance, typically based around a theme, topic, or place. Many cover areas like art, natural history, or science, but some museums dedicate themselves to highly specific topics like mustard, play, hot air balloons, and even funeral history. Ultimately, museums present a window into different eras of society so people can learn about the past.

Collecting, preserving, and displaying items is not a new idea. The dates to about 530 B.C., a project of Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna, a Babylonian who had a collection of Mesopotamian artifacts. The oldest public museums still in existence are the Capitoline Museums in Rome, a collection of art and archeology museums . America's oldest museum predates our country's founding. The Charleston Museum, a preservation of South Carolinian Lowcountry history,.

Museums are important not just because they preserve important elements of our history and culture but also because they can improve our well-being. Naturally, museums promote education and learning and can also bring joy. Researchers studying art museums found that they can. Quiet museum environments allow people to slow down and relax, and looking at exhibits. Museums also foster community by hosting events, activities, and tours that encourage social interaction.

No wonder they attract nearly.

With over in the country to choose from, there's something for everyone. compiled a list of the highest-rated museums in Nebraska on Tripadvisor as of Aug. 11, 2025. Tripadvisor rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. Keep reading to see what museums are in your own home state.

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#28. Kregel Windmill Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (32 reviews)
- City: not available
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#27. Freedom Park Navy Museum

- Rating: 3.9/5 (58 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#26. Knight Museum and Sandhills Center

- Rating: 4.8/5 (65 reviews)
- City: Alliance
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#25. Nebraska Prairie Museum

- Rating: 4.8/5 (63 reviews)
- City: Holdrege
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#24. Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles

- Rating: 4.7/5 (87 reviews)
- City: Lexington
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#23. Legacy of the Plains Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (94 reviews)
- City: Gering
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#22. Pony Express Station

- Rating: 4.3/5 (193 reviews)
- City: Gothenburg
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#21. Mormon Trail Center At Winter Quarters

- Rating: 4.4/5 (160 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#20. Hot Shops Art Center

- Rating: 4.5/5 (98 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#19. Hastings Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (123 reviews)
- City: Hastings
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#18. Sheldon Museum of Art

- Rating: 4.3/5 (102 reviews)
- City: Lincoln
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#17. General Crook House Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (86 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#16. Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center

- Rating: 4.4/5 (158 reviews)
- City: not available
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#15. Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

- Rating: 4.6/5 (136 reviews)
- City: Royal
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#14. Museum of the Fur Trade

- Rating: 4.7/5 (230 reviews)
- City: Chadron
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#13. Boys Town

- Rating: 4.7/5 (122 reviews)
- City: Boys Town
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#12. Lincoln Children's Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (267 reviews)
- City: Lincoln
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#11. International Quilt Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (200 reviews)
- City: Lincoln
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#10. Stuhr Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (248 reviews)
- City: Grand Island
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#9. University Of Nebraska State Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (193 reviews)
- City: Lincoln
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#8. Harold Warp Pioneer Village

- Rating: 4.3/5 (324 reviews)
- City: Minden
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#7. Omaha Children's Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (500 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#6. The American Automobile Experience

- Rating: 4.9/5 (272 reviews)
- City: Kearney
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#5. Great Platte River Road Archway Monument

- Rating: 4.5/5 (849 reviews)
- City: Kearney
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#4. Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

- Rating: 4.4/5 (575 reviews)
- City: Ashland
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#3. Joslyn Art Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (907 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#2. The Durham Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (1,243 reviews)
- City: Omaha
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#1. Museum of American Speed

- Rating: 4.9/5 (1,122 reviews)
- City: Lincoln
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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