We already brought you a list of 25 fun things to do in Nebraska for free – but if you have a slightly higher entertainment budget, there are a whole lot more possibilities! For $10 or less, you can enjoy all of these awesome activities. You might even have a few dollars left over for a snack on the way home.
State Parks
Wikimedia/Spencer We recommend buying a year-long permit - it’s only $25 for unlimited visits to state parks for an entire year! But the $10 or less version: buy a daily pass for just $5, which will let you enter as many state parks as you can get to in one day.
Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure, Nebraska City
Arbor Day Farm Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for kids 3-12.
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park Morton Mansion, Nebraska City
Wikimedia/John P. Workman, Jr. Tour the mansion for $7 per adult and $4 for kids 3-12.
Ash Hollow State Park, Lewellen
Wikimedia/Ammodramus Admission to the park itself requires a park permit. To tour the visitors center, admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids ages 3-13.
Ashfall Fossil Beds, Antelope County
Wikimedia/Carl Malamud In addition to a park permit, admission is $5 for everyone age 3 and over.
Buffalo Bill’s Mansion, North Platte
flickr/Don Graham A park permit will get you into the Buffalo Bill State Historical Park. A tour of the mansion is an additional $5.
Chimney Rock, Bayard
Wikimedia/NorthernMagnolia Admission is only $3 for adults, and kids are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari - Ashland
flickr/Ali Eminov Tour the safari park for $7 per adult and $5 per child.
Durham Museum, Omaha
Durham Museum Admission is $9 for adults, and $6 for kids 3-12. Kids under 3 are admitted free.
Fort Atkinson, Fort Calhoun
Wikimedia/MONGO In addition to a state park pass, admission is $2 per adult.
Fort Kearny, Kearney
flickr/Jim Bowen In addition to a park pass, admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids 3-12.
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha
Lauritzen Gardens Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12. Kids under 6 are admitted free.
Love’s Jazz & Arts Center, Omaha
Visit Nebraska General admission to exhibits is $10 for adults; kids 12 & under are free.
Mayhew Cabin and John Brown’s Cave, Nebraska City
Wikimedia/Ammodramus Adults get in for $3, and kids’ admission is $1.
Mansion on the Hill, Ogallala
flickr/Dave Clark Admission is only $2 for adults and $1 for kids.
Merriman’s Bowring Ranch, Valentine
Visit Western Nebraska A park permit is required, plus an admission fee of $5 for adults and $4 for kids. Hurry, though - this attraction is only open Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Morrill Hall, Lincoln
Wikimedia/Hanyou23 Admission is $6 for adults ($10 with planetarium admission), $3 for kids 5-18 ($6 with planetarium), and kids 4 and under are admitted free, but they aren’t permitted in the planetarium.
Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron
Wikimedia/Napa Admission is just $5 for visitors 18 and older.
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Scottsbluff
Wikimedia/Podruznik A seven-day pass to the monument is $5.
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island
Stuhr Museum In the summer, adult admission is $8, kids 6-12 are admitted for $5, and kids 5 and under are free. The rest of the year, admission is $4 for adults and $2 for kids 6-12.
Willa Cather Tours, Red Cloud
Wikimedia/Ammodramus You won’t be able to tour all of the buildings for under $10, but you can take the Three-House Tour (Cather’s childhood home, the Red Cloud Opera House, and Gerber Bank) for $10 for adults and $5 for students 5 to 18. The Childhood Home Tour is just $5 for ages 5 and up.
This isn’t an exhaustive list by any means. If you’re resourceful, you can always find something free (see the list here!) or low-cost to do in Nebraska. What’s your favorite inexpensive thing to do?
Wikimedia/Spencer
We recommend buying a year-long permit - it’s only $25 for unlimited visits to state parks for an entire year! But the $10 or less version: buy a daily pass for just $5, which will let you enter as many state parks as you can get to in one day.
Arbor Day Farm
Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for kids 3-12.
Wikimedia/John P. Workman, Jr.
Tour the mansion for $7 per adult and $4 for kids 3-12.
Wikimedia/Ammodramus
Admission to the park itself requires a park permit. To tour the visitors center, admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids ages 3-13.
Wikimedia/Carl Malamud
In addition to a park permit, admission is $5 for everyone age 3 and over.
flickr/Don Graham
A park permit will get you into the Buffalo Bill State Historical Park. A tour of the mansion is an additional $5.
Wikimedia/NorthernMagnolia
Admission is only $3 for adults, and kids are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
flickr/Ali Eminov
Tour the safari park for $7 per adult and $5 per child.
Durham Museum
Admission is $9 for adults, and $6 for kids 3-12. Kids under 3 are admitted free.
Wikimedia/MONGO
In addition to a state park pass, admission is $2 per adult.
flickr/Jim Bowen
In addition to a park pass, admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids 3-12.
Lauritzen Gardens
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12. Kids under 6 are admitted free.
Visit Nebraska
General admission to exhibits is $10 for adults; kids 12 & under are free.
Adults get in for $3, and kids’ admission is $1.
flickr/Dave Clark
Admission is only $2 for adults and $1 for kids.
Visit Western Nebraska
A park permit is required, plus an admission fee of $5 for adults and $4 for kids. Hurry, though - this attraction is only open Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Wikimedia/Hanyou23
Admission is $6 for adults ($10 with planetarium admission), $3 for kids 5-18 ($6 with planetarium), and kids 4 and under are admitted free, but they aren’t permitted in the planetarium.
Wikimedia/Napa
Admission is just $5 for visitors 18 and older.
Wikimedia/Podruznik
A seven-day pass to the monument is $5.
Stuhr Museum
In the summer, adult admission is $8, kids 6-12 are admitted for $5, and kids 5 and under are free. The rest of the year, admission is $4 for adults and $2 for kids 6-12.
You won’t be able to tour all of the buildings for under $10, but you can take the Three-House Tour (Cather’s childhood home, the Red Cloud Opera House, and Gerber Bank) for $10 for adults and $5 for students 5 to 18. The Childhood Home Tour is just $5 for ages 5 and up.
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