Fort Robinson Museum

A must-see if you're into military history. The Red Cloud Agency, an "Indian agency" (government organization set up to interact with Native Americans), was established here in the 1870s, after which the fort was used by the army, more specifically the cavalry. You can visit buildings from this period of time, such as a blacksmith shop, veterinary hospital, officers' quarters, guardhouse, adjutant's office and cemetery. Around the time of the world wars, the U.S. Army Remount Service providing horses to the army was stationed here, and during the WWII it also served as a POW camp. After the war the army left, and a museum was opened on the premises in 1955. Eventually the whole fort and surrounding area became a state park and visitor attraction.

• museum
• outdoors
• history
• family

Address

Hwy 20

Getting there

3 miles west of town

Hours

Memorial Day-Labor Day: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 9AM-5PM. Rest of year: Mon–Fri 10AM–5PM

Price

$2 adults, free for children when accompanied by an adult

Website

nebraskahistory.org (opens in a new tab)