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Hastings Museum.... What a wonderful world!

From immense polar bears to tiny hummingbirds, the many forms of animal life from around the planet are on display in dioramas representing the natural habitat of each.

The Earth ifself is the artist at work in the exhibits of the planet, nature has conjured up an astonishing array of dazzling rocks and gems.

On the lower level is our time machine. The gadgets, trinkets, and everyday objects that filled the lives and homes of your great-grandparents... the horse drawn buggies that kicked up the dust of the Old West... the earliest cars... it's all here!

There's more of course, but discovering our treasures for yourself is half the fun!

Lied Super Screen Theatre... Add "Wow"! to your vocabulary

There's nothing else quite like the experience of seeing an IMAX film. A huge projected image that fills your field of vision - five stories tall and 70 feet wide - combines with the crystal clarity of six-channel stereo surround sound to fool your senses into believing you're actually part of the action on screen!

Add a visit to the Lied Super Screen Theatre to your stop at Hastings Museum, and you can travel to exotic places, reach the bottom of the ocean, fly with the space shuttle, or stand in the path of a tornado - all from the most comfortable theatre seat you've ever experienced.

J.M. McDonald Planetarium... The Universe, showing daily

A brilliant meteor streaks across the sky. The stars of Orion shimmer in a winter sky. The Milky Way galaxy drifts silently through intergalactic space. View these wonders and more inside the J.M. McDonald Planetarium.

Our Minolta MS-8 star projector offers a stunningly realistic representation of the night sky; while special effects, video, slides and audio transport you across the universe. Shows are offered daily.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

The Kool-Aid Birth Place

This building is known locally as the birthplace of Kool-Aid. More accurately, it was the home of the Perkins Products Company, the manufacturing and retail enterprise of Kool-Aid inventor Edwin E. Perkins and his family. The company was housed here from 1923 until 1931

Hastings, NE Famous Homes

Nebraska Loan and Trust Company

Cities and agricultural areas need capital to finance growth. Nebraska Loan and Trust Company, organized in 1882 with James B. Heartwell as need in Hastings by providing a means for Eastern Capitalists to invest in Nebraska real estate mortgages. In 1883-84

Hastings, NE National Register

The Clarke Hotel

When the Clarke Hotel was dedicated in February 1914, it was hailed as a triumph of local initiative. It was designed by architect C.W. Way and built by the John Hamper Company, both of Hastings. Bricks made in Hastings

Hastings, NE National Register


Softball Hall of Fame

Adjacent to the Smith Softball Complex, the Hall of Fame showcases softball displays and provides information about the Nebraska Amateur Softball Association and Nebraska Softball Foundation. It pays tribute to the individuals,

Hastings, NE Museums

Things to do near Hastings, NE

Swanson Reservoir Hunting

In the fall and winter, hunters pursue waterfowl, upland game birds, and deer, while anglers chop the ice for crappie and nor...