Museums
Nebraska Prairie Museum
The Nebraska Prairie Museum contains an exceptionally fine collection of over one acre of indoor exhibits. Explore every aspect of life on the prairie ... Nebraska Prairie Museum
Museums
WWII German POW Interpretive Center
The feature that sets Nebraska Prairie Museum apart from other museums is its unique POW display. German POW's were housed at Camp Atlanta during W.W. ... WWII German POW Interpretive Center
Railroad History
C B & Q Depot
The Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy (C B & Q) Railroad depot was built in 1910. Also known as Ironhorse Station, the depot, listed on the National ... C B & Q Depot
Historic Courthouses
Phelps County Courthouse
The railroad offered a city block to the citizens of Holdrege if they would build a courthouse. The ambitious merchants promptly provided the funds an ... Phelps County Courthouse
Historic Buildings
City Auditorium
With the building of the city auditorium in 1916, Holdrege became the entertainment center for south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. Great ... City Auditorium
Historic Hotels
Hotel Dale
... Hotel Dale
Historic Theatres
... Historic Buildings
Zephyr Cafe Building
... Zephyr Cafe Building
Historic Churches
First United Methodist Church
Established, 1884
Built, 1917 ... First United Methodist Church
Historic Churches
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Established, 1877
Built, 1921 ... Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Historic Churches
St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church
Established, 1892
Built, 1958 ... St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church
Arts
Bronze Sculpture
Greeting visitors to Holdrege is the beautiful 12' bronze sculpture, "Promise of the Prairie", by native artist, George Lundeen. It is a promise for t ... Bronze Sculpture
Cemeteries
Phelps Co. Cemeteries
The Plum Creek Massacre Cemetery in northern Phelps County rests on the open prairie as a quiet reminder of the struggles the early pioneers endured t ... Phelps Co. Cemeteries
Golf Courses
Holdrege Country Club
The Holdrege Country Club is a beautiful 18-hole, grass green, semi-private golf course and Country club.
... Holdrege Country Club
Recreation
Recreation
City parks comprise 65 acres with an olympic size heated swimming pool, playground equipment, and a 12-acre lake for fishing and boating, picnic areas ... Recreation
Birdwatching
Eagle Viewing
The bald eagle has always captured the attention of Americans, so much so that in 1782 the Continental Congress chose the eagle as the national bird a ... Eagle Viewing
Wildlife Refuges
Phelps County Wildlife Preserves
March is the peak month for viewing waterfowl at all of the wildlife preserves. At the Funk Lagoon you may see more than 500,000 ducks and geese per d ... Phelps County Wildlife Preserves
Birdwatching
Rated Bird Watching
The Chicken Dance Trail
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This part of Nebraska is one of the richest bird watching regions of th ... Rated Bird Watching