Learning Locations

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM Visitors to the Hubbard Rhino Barn at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park can watch paleontologists carefully continue uncovering the intact skeletons of hundreds of animals buried there 12 million years ago.

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RIVER CITY HISTORY TOURS AT THE DURHAM MUSEUM

801 S. 10th St., Omaha

The past comes alive during these history tours, which are historically accurate, entertaining and share the fascinating history of Omaha. Explore the city’s vibrant past aboard Ollie the Trolley and hear stories from knowledgeable tour guides. Select from six unique tours in the coming months, including the new tour: “Remember the Ladies: The Women of Early Omaha.” Others are: “From Expositions to Jazz Musicians”; “Last Call for Alcohol: Omaha’s Bootlegging History”; “Millionaires and Mansions-North Gold Coast”; “Millionaires and Mansions-South Gold Coast”; and “Omaha’s Parks and Boulevards.” Ollie the Trolley has taken special COVID-19 precautions. $25 per person; durhammuseum.org/tours

STORY Marjie Ducey

ASHFALL FOSSIL BEDS

2 miles west and 6 miles north of Royal, Nebraska

Did you know that rhinos used to live in Nebraska? Explore nature and science at Ashfall Fossil Beds. Watch and visit with student researchers as they excavate fossils in the Hubbard Rhino Barn. Hike the nature trails and enjoy a family picnic. Don’t forget to grab a photo with our bronze rhino statues. $7.50 per person, children younger than 3 are free, state park permit required; ashfall.unl.edu

MORRILL HALL

645 N. 14th St., Lincoln

Morrill Hall has four floors of familyfriendly exhibits on dinosaurs, mammoths, fossils, bugs, space, science and more. Check out Cherish Nebraska, the recently renovated fourth-floor exhibit with more than 11,000 square feet of interactive fun. Poop & Paws is open through September and explores the clues animals leave behind in nature. Don’t forget to see Archie, the world’s tallest fully mounted composite Columbian mammoth fossil. $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-18, children 4 and younger free; museum. unl.edu

THE ARCHWAY

Spanning I-80 at Exit 275 in Kearney

The Archway features a family-friendly exhibit that tells the stories of the pioneers and adventurers who followed the Great Platte River Road through Nebraska and helped to build America. Walk the trails west. Visit a Pony Express station. Hear the stories of the Transcontinental Railroad Continued on page 14