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Masters tournament. Hole No. 2 frustrates many golfers. Locals know that staying on the fairway is important on this hole, and how a solid driver hit will likely take their shot through the fairway and into native grass. 16600 Quarry Oaks Dr. (402) 944-6000. Ashland Golf Club is a semi-private 18-hole course with a swimming pool, wading pool and a dress code. The clubhouse doubles as a venue for wedding receptions and other events. 16119 U.S. Highway 6. (402) 944-3388. Ashland’s annual Stir-Up Days is a July event featuring a car show, Saturday grand parade, street dance, carnival games, live music, food vendors, beer and wine garden, face painting, a dunking booth and more. Events are held across the community. The 2021 celebration is July 16-18. (402) 944-3387. Visitors working up an appetite exploring Ashland can take a load off at the counter at Cherri O’s Coffee House
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and Ice Cream Parlour. This downtown destination features gourmet breakfast with omelets, waffles, wraps and pastries. Soups, salads, sandwiches and daily lunch specials such as the ham, turkey and guacamole Silver Street Special are massive meals here. Smart diners save room for ice cream. The Belly Buster is a tall tower of ice creaminess not for the faint of heart. 1404 Silver St. (402) 944-9499. The half-pound beef burgers at Parker’s Smokehouse are anything but standard fare. These fire-grilled slabs are meals in themselves, but they do come with a side. St. Louis-style barbecued spare ribs, Georgia pulled pork and smoked Texas beef brisket give national flavor to this Nebraska landmark. Speaking of Nebraska, there is nothing else even close to Parker’s prime rib Reuben sandwich. The Nebraska Melt is served on marble rye. Emily’s peanut butter pie is served with two spoons. Bon appetit! 16880 U.S. Highway 6. (402) 944-2040. Round the Bend Steakhouse bills itself as “Nebraska’s Premier Steakhouse.” The roots of the business are traced to nearby South Bend in 1995. The business outgrew its building, and the current facility was built closer to Ashland. Four chunks of meat here are filed under “end of the week showdown” on the menu. The largest, the Round the Bend cut, is a two-pound slice of prime rib that will set you back $49. Prime rib lovers say the meat is worth it. Smaller steaks, seafood and chicken fill the rest of the main course menu. The restaurant’s annual Testicle Festival is a holdover from the early days. The Father’s Day weekend event fills the restaurant and attached 10,000-square-foot ballroom with diners eating beef fries, drinking cold beer and dancing the night away. 30801 E. Park Highway. 944-9974.
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The Nebraska History Museum contains 125,000 items dating from 12,000 years ago through today. This is Nebraska’s official history museum.
