Hastings, Nebraska
Step back in time and discover how our rich past has led to our present and will be reflected in our future. Our heritage will let your mind wonder to a time when a livery stable was located on main street and merchants showed unpriced goods behind glass counters so that customers could "haggle" prices with sales clerks. Sense the anticipation felt during the era of Kerr Opera House. Visualize the fantasies that became realities through early train transportation. During the depression years, the Strand Theatre allowed patrons to live vicariously through the on-screen adventures of Chaplin, Gable, Bogart, and Monroe. See the building where Kool-Aid was manufactured.
SHOPPING: Leave you frantic schedules behind. Relax and enjoy the personal service that downtown merchants strive to give all their visitors. Our shops are filled with
unique items that everyone will enjoy.
DINING: Treat yourself to a leisurely lunch, a famous Nebraska steak, ethnic foods, cookies that make your mouth water and beverages from specialty coffees to beer brewed right in Downtown Hastings!
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Whether a serious collector or a person enjoying nostalgia, you'll find wonderful treasures in Downtown Hastings.
EVENTS: Whatever the season, you'll find events and activities that center on family fun.
Attractions near Hastings, Nebraska
Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course
Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course is a beautiful nine-hole, 36 par, all grass course nestled in the Medicine Valley in Frontier C...
Hastings College Clyde Sachtleben Observatory
Astronomy presentations and night sky viewings every other Saturday, weather permitting. The STARLINE provides observatory ...
Franklin County Courthouse
The Franklin County Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1925, and stands as a...
City Park
The city park is located on the east side of town and provides outdoor activites and a recreational center. The park is the l...
Oregon Trail Wagon Train
Experience the real West in the shadow of Chimney Rock aboard a prairie schooner on the Oregon Trail. Exciting journeys, comp...
Kearney United States Post Office
Completed in 1911, the Post Office Building is a fine example of the Neo-Classical Revival style. It was designed by James Kn...
Discover Llamas
An outing to Rainbow Llamas owned by the Dickman's of Thedford, Nebraska, is educational as well as enjoyable, and the Dickma...
Branched Oak Swimming
Two designated swimming beaches and associated picnic areas are located in Area #6 on Liebers Point and Area #10 on the lake'...
McCook Hunting
Known by hunting enthusiasts across the country, Southwest Nebraska flourishes with wildlife and serves as an excellent hunti...
Combs School Museum
The Combs School was erected in 1887 at Omadi. The Missouri River began to undermine the town, so it was moved to Tom Smit...
Upcoming Events near Hastings, Nebraska
Annual Chase County Corvette Classic
Start Date: Fri August, 16th
Parade, car show and live entertainment. Fri, 6:30-8pm; Sat events begin at Noon....
Antique Airplane Association Fly-In
Start Date: Fri August, 23rd
Historic and not-so-historic airplanes converge at Pioneer Village Field. Airplanes of all types will be displayed and judge...
Annual Cruise In
Start Date: Fri August, 2nd
Antiques to hot rods cars will be displayed....
Street Car Days
Start Date: Fri August, 2nd
Enjoy Red Cloud's annual end-of-the-summer celebration which begins on Friday evening and continues through Sunday afternoon....
Brule Day
Start Date: Fri August, 2nd
Fun run/walk, pancake breakfast, parade, sloppy joe lunch, flower show, kids' games, egg toss, poker run, firefighter's wate...
Women's Wilderness Weekend
Start Date: Fri August, 2nd
The Annual Women's Wilderness Weekend will be held at the South Central
4-H Camp near Alma. Many activities for women incl...
Oregon Trail Rodeo
Start Date: Fri August, 30th
Oregon Trail Rodeo (7:00PM - 11:00PM). Entertainment, 5K Run/Walk, Kids Activities. Labor Day weekend....
Autumnfest Founder's Day Celebration
Start Date: Fri August, 30th
Food vendors, craft show, flea market, parade, bingo and entertainment. 9am-4pm....
Annual Antiques & Crafts Extravganza
Start Date: Fri August, 30th
Experience the fun at our annual craft show & flea market. The EXTRAVAGANZA features 180 vendors from five states displaying ...
Hobie 61 Mac Attack Sailboat Regatta
Start Date: Fri August, 30th
The Trans Mac Regatta is held annually at Lake McConaughy Labor Day Weekend....
Hastings Map
From our blogs
- Milford Lake’s “One-of-a-kind” Stay
Yes, I am a bit biased. And no I haven’t even stayed here yet but I do plan to do so when I get back in the area for a bit of rest, relaxation and fun. So what is the name of and where is this place that I am talking about? Well it’s name
- Lake Pleasant, Arizona Fall Fishing
cobalt123 / Foter Arizona Fall Fishing —-Well, I have noticed that my favorite time of the year to go fishing at Lake Pleasant or for that matter any of the Arizona desert lakes is just now starting to show itself. The nights are getting cooler which in turn cools the lakes off and starts a
- Kansas Pheasant Hunting – Down but not out
HVargas / Foter It’s no secret to those who hunt pheasant and other upland birds that the successive years of drought in the central part of the United States has hurt bird populations. The forecast for Pheasant Hunting in Kansas was not a “flag waver”. But be advised that Kansas will still probably rank 3rd
Nebraska Lakes
- Box Butte Reservoir
- Branched Oak Lake SRA
- Burchard Lake State Park
- Calamus Reservoir
- Davis Creek Reservoir
- Elwood Reservoir
- Enders Lake
- Harlan County Lake
- Johnson Lake
- Keller Park SRA
- Lake McConaughy
- Lake Ogallala SRA
- Lewis and Clark Lake
- Long Pine SRA
- Medicine Creek Reservoir
- Merritt Reservoir
- Oliver Lake SRA
- Red Willow Reservoir
- Sherman Reservoir
- Swanson Reservoir