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Hastings, Nebraska

Brickyard Park - Woodland & D St.

Built on the site of a former brick-making factory where ramains of the kilns can still be seen. Walking trail, picnic shelter, basketball courts, grills, picnic tables, drinking water, restrooms, and playground. Numerous concerts are held at the outdoor amphitheater. The terrain, combined with adequate snow cover, has made this park a popular sledding location for years.

Chautauqua Park - 5th & Laird

Also called Prospect Park, Unique playground equipment, tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool, ball diamond, drinking water, picnic tables, restrooms, tennis courts, and the largest Chatauqua Pavillion in Nebraska. The Pavillion was erected in 1907 and several musical and choral productions are held there annually.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Victory Building

The Victory Building, named to commemorate America's victory in World War I, is one of Nebraska's finest examples of early 20th Century industrial architecture. It was constructed between 1917 and 1920 by harness maker William

Hastings, NE National Register

Hastings College Clyde Sachtleben Observatory

Astronomy presentations and night sky viewings every other Saturday, weather permitting. The STARLINE provides observatory show times and dates and astronomy activities in the area. Named in honor of Dr. Clyde Sachtleben, 40-year physics professor

Hastings, NE Observatories

Sandhill Crane Migration

Fossil records reveal the sandhill cranes have been visiting this region for more than nine million years. For five weeks each spring, visitors to the Platte River valley in south-central Nebraska can enjoy the symphony of sounds and dancing rituals of 90 percent of the world'

Hastings, NE Recreation

The Strand Theatre

Studded in bright lights, the Strand Theatre marquee heralded first-run showings of such movie classics as "From Here to Eternity" and "The sound of Music." For almost seventy years the Strand was the grand dame of motion picture entertainment in Hastings. The Strand'

Hastings, NE Theatres

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

Things to do near Hastings, NE

Wild West Memorial

Hitchcock County Musuem

The Hitchcock County Museum invites you to travel throughout a complex of six buildings furnished with artifacts that histori...

Webster County Historical Museum

Sandhill Crane Migration

Harlan County's City RV Parks