Grand Island is a city in South Central Nebraska.
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, 3133 W US Hwy 34 (Stuhr Museum is located at the corner of US Hwys 281 & 34, just 5 minutes north of I-80 Exit 312., +1 308 385-5316. Monday-Saturday 9 to 5, Sundays 12 to 5. A large scale indoor/outdoor museum dedicated to the Nebraska frontier and the pioneers who settled those lands. Exhibits include a replica 1800s plains town where visitors can interact with exhibits, walk inside the many buildings/houses on the campus and observe an 1800s train station along with older farm equipment used in the area. Summer Rates: May 1- September 30 Adults $8.00 Seniors $7.00 Youth ages 6-12, $6.00; age 5 & under free Fall-Winter-Spring Rates: October 1- April 30 Adults $6.00 Seniors $5.00 Youth ages 6-12, $4.00; age 5 & under free.
- Townsley-Murdock Trail Site, Platte River Valley (1.5 miles south of Alda, Nebraska, +1 308-382-4400. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1998, this site contains one of the only remaining ruts on the Mormon Trail. The 2.4-acre site is west of and adjacent to the Wood River Crossing area. Upon leaving the Wood River Crossing, travelers were funneled onto a narrow ridge, which separated the winding Wood River from the wetlands of the Platte. Every traveler on this trail was forced onto this narrow pathway, creating the wide and shallow swale, which remains today. The name of the site comes from the first owners of the land, originally settled by Marshal Townsley around 1860 and later occupied by Phineas and Catherine Murdock in 1866. Survey notes from 1866 note this tract of land contained the Murdock home, a sawmill and a telegraph line. This sawmill probably supplied the railroad ties for the first transcontinental railroad by Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860s as it was located just one mile south of the tracks.
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, 3133 W US Hwy 34 (Stuhr Museum is located at the corner of US Hwys 281 & 34, just 5 minutes north of I-80 Exit 312., +1 308 385-5316. Monday-Saturday 9 to 5, Sundays 12 to 5. A large scale indoor/outdoor museum dedicated to the Nebraska frontier and the pioneers who settled those lands. Exhibits include a replica 1800s plains town where visitors can interact with exhibits, walk inside the many buildings/houses on the campus and observe an 1800s train station along with older farm equipment used in the area. Summer Rates: May 1- September 30 Adults $8.00 Seniors $7.00 Youth ages 6-12, $6.00; age 5 & under free Fall-Winter-Spring Rates: October 1- April 30 Adults $6.00 Seniors $5.00 Youth ages 6-12, $4.00; age 5 & under free.
Townsley-Murdock Trail Site, Platte River Valley (1.5 miles south of Alda, Nebraska, +1 308-382-4400. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1998, this site contains one of the only remaining ruts on the Mormon Trail. The 2.4-acre site is west of and adjacent to the Wood River Crossing area. Upon leaving the Wood River Crossing, travelers were funneled onto a narrow ridge, which separated the winding Wood River from the wetlands of the Platte. Every traveler on this trail was forced onto this narrow pathway, creating the wide and shallow swale, which remains today. The name of the site comes from the first owners of the land, originally settled by Marshal Townsley around 1860 and later occupied by Phineas and Catherine Murdock in 1866. Survey notes from 1866 note this tract of land contained the Murdock home, a sawmill and a telegraph line. This sawmill probably supplied the railroad ties for the first transcontinental railroad by Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860s as it was located just one mile south of the tracks.
- Art in the Park, Stolley Park. A juried summer art festival operating since 1982.
- Nebraska Danger Football, Heartland Events Center 700 East Stolley Park Rd.. The Nebraska Danger, central and western Nebraska's newest indoor professional football team and member of the IFL, was founded October 4, 2010 in Grand Island, Nebraska, by Charlie Bosselman and is owned and operated by the Bosselman Companies/Bosselman Entertainment, LLC.
Art in the Park, Stolley Park. A juried summer art festival operating since 1982.
Nebraska Danger Football, Heartland Events Center 700 East Stolley Park Rd.. The Nebraska Danger, central and western Nebraska's newest indoor professional football team and member of the IFL, was founded October 4, 2010 in Grand Island, Nebraska, by Charlie Bosselman and is owned and operated by the Bosselman Companies/Bosselman Entertainment, LLC.
- Godfathers Pizza, 1916 S. Locust (Corner of so.Locust and Stolley Psrk Rd., +1 308-384-9090. 11AM - 10PM. Dine-in, delivery, pick-up at drive-thru. Daily lunch buffet from 11AM-2PM. Wednesday night buffet from 5-8PM. In business for over 30 years. Customers say they have the best pizza!
- Fazoli's, 2010 W 2nd St, +1 308-382-5133. 10:30AM - 10PM. Fazoli's serves America premium quality Italian food, fast, fresh & friendly.
- Sonic Drive In, 805 Diers and 2117 S Locust. 6AM to 10PM. Two locations serving burgers, fries, coneys, and the best soft drink and ice tea in town
- Grandma Max's, 3335 West Wood River Rd. (Just off I-80 on Hwy 281. At the Bosselman Travel Center. Voted America's Best Truck Stop Diner in 1997 by truckers around the country, travelers can always depend on a warm welcome and a home-cooked meal. Over 150 different menu items are prepared from Grandma Max's own recipes, using only the freshest ingredients.
Godfathers Pizza, 1916 S. Locust (Corner of so.Locust and Stolley Psrk Rd., +1 308-384-9090. 11AM - 10PM. Dine-in, delivery, pick-up at drive-thru. Daily lunch buffet from 11AM-2PM. Wednesday night buffet from 5-8PM. In business for over 30 years. Customers say they have the best pizza!
Fazoli's, 2010 W 2nd St, +1 308-382-5133. 10:30AM - 10PM. Fazoli's serves America premium quality Italian food, fast, fresh & friendly.
Sonic Drive In, 805 Diers and 2117 S Locust. 6AM to 10PM. Two locations serving burgers, fries, coneys, and the best soft drink and ice tea in town
Grandma Max's, 3335 West Wood River Rd. (Just off I-80 on Hwy 281. At the Bosselman Travel Center. Voted America's Best Truck Stop Diner in 1997 by truckers around the country, travelers can always depend on a warm welcome and a home-cooked meal. Over 150 different menu items are prepared from Grandma Max's own recipes, using only the freshest ingredients.
- The Chicken Coop, 120 E. 3rd St., +1 308-398-2500. Mon-Sat 11AM-midnight : Sun noon-10PM.
The Chicken Coop, 120 E. 3rd St., +1 308-398-2500. Mon-Sat 11AM-midnight : Sun noon-10PM.
- Grand Island Tourist Information Caboose, I-80 exit 312. March 1–31 & May 28- September 14, Tuesday - Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday noon-5PM. at Bosselman travel center
- Grand Island Hall County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2424 S Locust St, Ste C, +1 308-382-4400. Mo-Fr: 8:30AM-5PM.
Grand Island Tourist Information Caboose, I-80 exit 312. March 1–31 & May 28- September 14, Tuesday - Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday noon-5PM. at Bosselman travel center
Grand Island Hall County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2424 S Locust St, Ste C, +1 308-382-4400. Mo-Fr: 8:30AM-5PM.
- Omaha- 80 East. About 3 hours away.
- North Platte- 80 West. About 1½ hours away.
- Hastings- 34 West. About 35 minutes away.
- Aberdeen SD- 281 North. About 6 hours away.
[[Omaha]]- 80 East. About 3 hours away.
[[North Platte]]- 80 West. About 1½ hours away.
[[Hastings (Nebraska)|Hastings]]- 34 West. About 35 minutes away.
[[Aberdeen (South Dakota)|Aberdeen SD]]- 281 North. About 6 hours away.