Great Platte River Road Archway Monument
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
About
Spanning I-80 at Exit 275 in Kearney, NE, the Archway's unique, family-friendly experience tells the story of the adventurers who followed the Great Platte River Road across Nebraska and helped to build America. Spend about an hour or more in our historical exhibit. Our personal-audio guide lets you set the pace. Walk with the pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Hear stories of early auto travel on the Lincoln Highway. Watch traffic pass below you on I-80, and so much more! Stretch your legs on our hike/bike trail. Picnic on the Archway grounds. Discover unique souvenirs at the Archway Gift Shop. Make the Archway part of your family's travel adventure.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Star N
Greenville, SC306 contributions
Jun 2021
OK spot for a stop. They have parking, restrooms, snack shops, picture spots and a museum that is a fee to see and just happens to go over the interstate. While in the museum you find one tiny window you can look out and see that you are over the middle of the interstate. I could have skipped the museum when all was said and done. I'm more of an outside experience type person. This was history style. How we got here type of a museum.
Written 22 August 2021
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Thanks for the positive rating. I'm sorry the Archway's historical exhibit wasn't your cup of tea. Next time you may want to check out the 13-mile hike/bike trail we have near our picnic shelter. Or, if you pack a kayak, take it out for a spin on our pond. We hope you had a good and safe trip.
Written 23 August 2021
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Sonia W
Glyndon, MN51 contributions
Mar 2022
visited the Archway when we were visiting Kearney to see the cranes. The interactive display is very interesting. Some spots went a little long, but that's the beauty, each person can do the interpretive walkthrough at their own pace and interest.
Written 31 March 2022
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Hello! Thank you for the great review! We are so happy you were able to stop while seeing the cranes! We hope you come see us again!
Written 18 May 2022
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Cindy H
Iowa City, Iowa70 contributions
Mar 2021
A well presented self guided audio tour of the westward migration era through today. It was a pleasant surprise to find this unique museum. Spanning Interstate 80 it has multiple displays of different time periods of the expansion out west with narrative using hand held audio devices. Nicely done! It did seem that adults enjoyed the audio more than I observed children being interested. An unexpected nice stop! Plan at least an hour.
Written 17 March 2021
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Thanks so much for your very thoughtful review. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed your visit to the Archway and hope you come back to see us again, soon.
Written 18 March 2021
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MNDoodles
Stillwater, MN680 contributions
Mar 2022
What a fun, interactive and educational museum this is. My husband and I first visited in 2006 and remembered it being very well done but it’s even better than we remembered. Exhibits are very creative and well laid out to describe the challenges of traveling and living on the prairie in earlier days. Amazing to realize in 1925 only 10 miles of the Lincoln Highway was paved in Nebraska and now I-80 has you going 80 mph across the state. The gift shop is excellent as are all the staff. The audio guide is fantastic. We give this a very high recommend when traveling through the Kearney area.
Written 2 April 2022
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Hello! Thank you for the great review! We are so happy you enjoyed your visit again! The staff make the Archway a very special museum! We hope to see you again!
Written 18 May 2022
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MemoryMaker5
Ohio1,297 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
This is a great stop along I-80. You could pay to visit the museum portion, or do as we did, and simply enjoy the space. They were a few minutes from closing when we stopped, so we quickly went through the nice visitor center then walked around outside. There is an area with artistic statues depicting pioneer life in Nebraska, a large bison statue, a large pond, and nice walking paths. There is a biking area, a bridge to walk over the water, and covered pavilions. The parking lot is very large with plenty of space for large vehicles.
Written 3 July 2024
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Jessica B
Huntsville, AL91 contributions
Sept 2020 • Family
All of our children found the archway fun and entertaining. They loved the audio tour and the exhibits with the color changing walls. “History but fun”. From a covid perspective, everyone was wearing masks and taking precautions. Well worth the stop😎
Written 21 September 2020
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Thanks so much for your enthusiastic review. We hope you come back and visit us again, soon!
Written 22 September 2020
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Tara S
11 contributions
Jun 2020
Archway has free overnight camping for those travling through Nebraska and needing a nice quiet place for the night. There were three campers and maybe three trucks when we were there on a Friday night. We stayed in the lot but there is also a nice gravel space by the river--it's hard to spot at night though.
Written 30 June 2020
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Thanks for the positive review. Yes, we have pull-through parking for campers and semis on the west end of our parking lot and many folks decide to stay the night. If you want more RV camping amenities, the Kearney RV Park is about a mile west of us. We hope to see you again, soon!
Written 1 July 2020
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Alicia_JA
Chicago360 contributions
Mar 2023
We stopped here to get a close look at the arch but the museum inside was a fantastic surprise. We were greeted at the door by a wonderful staff member who shared a little about the place. The visitor center inside was loaded with great information and here too the staff member was kind and friendly. The museum was a must see. The exhibits are incredible. Guests are guided through with an audio device that explains things very well. The gift shop was loaded with a variety of gifts. It was here I was able to find the sandhill crane sweatshirt I was hoping to purchase while in Nebraska.
Written 14 March 2023
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We're happy to hear you enjoyed the tour, and thank you for buying some sandhill crane merch too! Come visit us again sometime.
Written 27 April 2023
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Photodude45
Shenyang, China361 contributions
Feb 2022
This was a good museum with lots of interactive exhibits. Explanations on how life on the plains (mid Nebraska) was from the earliest days to today. One can learn a lot about the pioneers of yesteryear and their struggles out west.
Written 18 February 2022
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Hello! Thank you for the great review! We are so happy you enjoyed your visit! We hope to see you again!
Written 28 February 2022
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OlatheRoadTripper
Olathe, Kansas (Kansas City)31 contributions
This is so lame! It's all hokey re-enactments and fake exhibits. It's hard to get to. It's not worth the $10 admission, although kids might enjoy it. It's loud. They have only a few real artifacts. Restrooms were absolutely filthy and worn out already. You can only see the countryside out of two tiny little windows. Best part is just seeing it from the highway. Don't stop here, instead go south on Highway 10 a few miles to Harold Warp's Pioneer Village in Minden. It's so interesting, you could spend days there. Motel attached is pretty clean, too.
Written 24 July 2007
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Is the audio tour the only way to learn about the exhibits, or are there plaques near each that you can read? I only ask because I think I’d lose my kids quickly with audio; we need to be able to move through exhibits at their pace.
Written 1 July 2022
April P
Houston, Texas
How much time would you suggest I allow for a stop here? I will be traveling with a 6 year old and making a roadstop here.
Written 25 April 2018
About an hour and a half should do fine
Written 26 April 2018
do they allowed semi truck to park, because my wife wants to visit the place
Written 10 August 2017
Has anyone visited both this Museum and the Golden Spike Museum in North Platte. We only have time for one and wondering which stop would be best. I am traveling with 2 older teens. We enjoy history and photography.
Written 21 June 2017
A Tripadvisor member
Edmond, Oklahoma
Hi Michelle, It's really a matter of personal preference. Having raised three kids, my advice would be to show them pictures of each or let them research online and let them choose, that way they have made the choice and the enjoyment factor is in their court. I personally enjoyed the archway more, easy to access, more interesting exhibits. The trains were a little more removed. You are viewing the great scope of the train yards but at a distance. Also, a little more off the beaten path.
Written 22 June 2017
12 dollars for adults. Worth it!
Written 28 August 2016
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