VIBE 2024

On the road Three byways converge in Grand Island.

Roadside attractions Fredʼs Flying Circus 503 E. Fourth St. Feel free to gawk at this garden of fantastic, flying cartoon cars created by the late Fred Schritt. One of his creations featuring the comic strip characters Garfield and Odie can also be seen at the Central Nebraska Humane Society. Railroad hot spot Railside in Grand Island; Wood River Great train viewing locations are located in Grand Islandʼs Railside, where a flyover carries BNSF trains over the Union Pacific main line, and the pedestrian bridge in Wood River. Other railroad viewing opportunities include the Nebraska Central Railroad as it heads north from Grand Island towards St. Paul. Byways Lincoln Highway U.S. Highway 30 LincolnHighwayNebraskaByway.com

Nearby destinations Happy Jack Chalk Mine 45 minutes northwest near Scotia 308-245-3276 6,000 feet of honeycombed caverns. Mignery Sculpture Garden 75 minutes north in Bartlett 39 bronze cowboy sculptures. Nebraska Baseball Museum 20 minutes north in St. Paul NebraskaBaseballMuseum.com For baseball lovers everywhere. Nebraska National Forest 2 hours west near Halsey along the Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway An entirely hand-planted forest in the Nebraska Sandhills.

This historic byway, also known as The Father Road, goes from sea to shining sea across the United States. Loup Rivers Scenic Byway Nebraska Highways 91, 11 Rolling farmland surrounds the scenic Loup River Basin, giving way to the Sandhills as you travel west. This byway is home to the 300+ mile Nebraska Junk Jaunt, outdoor activities at multiple reservoirs, and Happy Jack Chalk Mine. Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway This byway rolls 272 miles through the Nebraska Sandhills, the largest area of grass-covered sand dunes in the Western hemisphere. The World Wildlife Fund compares the importance of the Sandhills to places like the Amazon rainforest. Nebraska Highway 2, SandhillsJourney.com

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