Kearney is a city in South Central Nebraska.

Get in

Kearney Municipal Airport offers service to Denver, Colorado

The city is connected to Interstate 80 by two exits. Highway 30 (a main street to the city) also provides entrances to the city.

See

In town

• 1 Museum of Nebraska Art (near downtown Kearney). Offers artwork created by Nebraskans.  
• 2 University of Nebraska-Kearney. The campus is a sprawling well-cared for college located on the west side of the city.  
• Sandhill cranes. Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes migrate through the Kearney area in March. The cranes stay for a few weeks, eating corn and roosting in the protection of the Platte River. After the birds gain enough weight, they continue their migration further north. 
• 3 The Great Platte River Road Archway (Archway Monument), 3060 East 1st St (I-80 Exit 275), ☏ +1 308 237-1000, toll-free: +1-877-511-ARCH (2724). 9AM-6PM Mo-Sa and noon-6PM Su (Memorial Day-Labor Day), 9AM – 5PM Mo-Sa, noon–5PM Su (off-season). Visitors center, shop, hike/bike trails, maze and picnic area on 90 acres which include an archway across I-80. Admission fee applies only to the historic exhibits, which describe the Platte River's role in American history including the Oregon Trail and Lincoln Highway eras. $12/adult, $11/senior (62+), $6/youth (6-12).  

Nearby

Fort Kearny

Established in 1848 to protect travellers on the Oregon Trail against attacks by natives, abandoned in 1871. Now a State Historical Park with camp sites.

• 4 Fort Kearny, 1020 V Rd, ☏ +1 308 865-5305. Memorial Day - Labor Day. During the wagon trail colonization of the Old West, this outpost represented a rare chance to buy supplies, get medical help, or send letters back east. All of the present buildings are reconstructions. $6/car (additional fees for hunting, boating).  

Do

• Tri-City Storm. A USHL hockey team plays at Viaero Event Center, located on the southwest side of the main Interstate 80 interchange at mile marker 272. 

Buy

• Cabelas, East Highway 30. Offers a full range of sporting goods and outdoor apparel 
• Hilltop Mall. Located on the northern edge of the city offers a few mall shops and is located near a Super Wal-mart, K-Mart, Target and a Menard's home repair store which is located further north on the extreme north end of town. 

Eat

George W. Frank House, on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney

Various fast food outlets are found near the Interstate including a McDonalds, Burger King, Runza, Red Lobster, Old Chicago and a Perkins family restaurant.

• Valentino's Buffet (Hilltop Mall). 
• Grandpa's Steak House (south of Interstate 80). Offers upscale dining, locally known for their steak. 

Sleep

The various hotels on the southern end near the Interstate including a Ramada Inn, a Best Western and a Holiday Inn.

• Econolodge, 709 2nd Ave, ☏ +1 308-237-2671. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. 
• Rodeway Inn & Suites, 411 2nd Ave, ☏ +1 308-698-2810. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Large rooms, each with a microwave and refrigerator. 

Stay safe

Safety issues often amount to the common sense you'd take in most cities. Keep valuables and expensive electronics out of sight and don't go out at night alone. Lock your car and park under well lit areas. Be weary of any fights you see; chances are it is a rouse. Also be mindful to cover your card number when withdrawing money from ATMS.

Go next

Kearney is located in the Tri-Cities region of Nebraska. The cities of Grand Island and Hastings are within 50 miles to the east.

Routes through Kearney

North Platte ← Brady ←	W  E	→ Grand Island → Omaha
North Platte ← Brady ←	W  E	→ Grand Island → Missouri Valley