Here Are 25 Awesome Things You Can Do In Nebraska… Without Opening Your Wallet

Have you ever heard someone complain that there's nothing to do in Nebraska? They don't know how wrong they are! There's a never-ending list of fun stuff to do in the Cornhusker State - and these are 25 of them that you can actually do for free, so you have no excuse not to get out there and enjoy Nebraska!

1. Your Local Park - Just About Every Town Has at Least One!

2. Hike or Bike One of Nebraska's Many Free Trails

3. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Valentine

4. State Capitol Building, Lincoln

5. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Sioux County

6. Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center, Grand Island

Walking around the grounds on your own is free, but there's a cost for tours.

7. Walk the Grounds of Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City

There's an admission fee to tour the mansion, but you can walk around the magnificent grounds for free.

8. Dobby's Frontier Town, Alliance

Accepting goodwill donations.

9. Take an Auto Tour Alongside the California, Lewis & Clark, Mormon Pioneer, Oregon, and Pony Express Trails With the National Park Service's Auto Tour Routes

10. Fort Cody Trading Post, North Platte

When you're done, hop on over to Cody Park to feed the (live, non-stuffed) animals for free!

11. Homestead National Monument of America, Beatrice

12. Historic Boys Town

13. Carhenge, Alliance

14. Fort Sidney Museum and Post Commander's Home, Sidney

15. Holy Family Shrine, Gretna

16. Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney

17. Tour Red Cloud, Hometown of Author Willa Cather

The self-guided walking tour is free, but you won't get to enter any of the buildings without an admission fee.

18. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha

19. Petrified Wood and Art Gallery, Ogallala

Accepting free will donations.

20. The National Museum of Roller Skating, Lincoln

21. Lewis and Clark Trail Headquarters, Omaha

22. Sunken Gardens, Lincoln

23. Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters, Omaha

24. Nebraska National Forest, Chadron

You'll have to pay a fee if you want to camp, but there's no cost to visit for the day.

25. Pony Express Station, Gothenburg

Bonus tip: if you buy a Nebraska State Park annual permit (only $25 in 2015), you can visit any state park, state recreation area, and state historic park all year long for no additional fees. If you visit often enough, it feels like you're visiting for free!