Things to Do with Kids in Grand Island, NE

  • TripBuzz found 26 things to do with kids in or near Grand Island, Nebraska, including 10 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hastings.
  • From Island Oasis Water Park to Westside Lanes, the Grand Island area offers 28 different types of family activities, including: Horse Races, Movie Theaters, Theaters and History Museums.
  • Home of the Nebraska State Fair and the local county fair, Grand Island is a tourist destination favorite in the state of Nebraska. The city celebrates the pioneer spirit and culture, as well as supporting the local arts, and offers museum tours and festivals to showcase the cities prairie history.
  • TripBuzz found 26 things to do with kids in or near Grand Island, Nebraska, including 10 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hastings.
  • From Island Oasis Water Park to Westside Lanes, the Grand Island area offers 28 different types of family activities, including: Horse Races, Movie Theaters, Theaters and History Museums.
  • Home of the Nebraska State Fair and the local county fair, Grand Island is a tourist destination favorite in the state of Nebraska. The city celebrates the pioneer spirit and culture, as well as supporting the local arts, and offers museum tours and festivals to showcase the cities prairie history.
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1.8 Miles
- 1 votes
Recreation Centers 700 E Stolley Park Road, Grand Island, NE 68801 MoreLess Info
Fonner Keno Inc owns Fonner Park, a thoroughbred race track that has been in operation since 1954. The park features live and simulcast racing, and hosts a variety of special events.
2.1 Miles
- 0 votes
Movie Theaters 3404 West 13th Street, Grand Island, NE 68803 MoreLess Info
Featuring 100% digital projection, the Grand Island Stadium offers first run Hollywood films within seven individual auditoriums. Two screens at the theater present movies in Real-D 3D when it is available.
6.9 Miles
92% 62 votes
Visitor Centers 9325 S Alda Road, Grand Island, NE 68883 MoreLess Info
Wildlife lovers come to the Crane Meadows Nature Center in Grand Island, Nebraska to observe animals in their pristine, protected habitat. The Center is especially popular during the annual Great Crane Migration.
2.4 Miles
100% 13 votes
Factory Tours 3625 West Old Potash Hwy, Grand Island, NE MoreLess Info
The Hornady company makes ammunition, bullets, and reloading oriented products for firearms, and the Hornady Manufacturing Factory Tour offers a look behind the scenes at how such products are created.
0.1 Miles
100% 1 votes
Theaters 316 W 3rd Street, Grand Island, NE 68801 MoreLess Info
First opened in 1937, The Grand Theatre is a recently restored, non-profit movie theater that shows the latest films. The theater has a room with photographs from the theater's early years, as well as artifacts like an old-fashioned bicycle.
3.1 Miles
- 0 votes
Theaters 3180 W US Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE 68801 MoreLess Info
A community theater that offers open auditions, the Grand Island Little Theatre presents a variety of new and classic shows on a seasonal basis. The theater also hosts a variety of special events.
22.6 Miles
- 0 votes
Sports Facilities/Fields 1430 W 16th Street, Hastings, NE 68901 MoreLess Info
With fitness and wellness classes open to the community, Hastings Family YMCA organizes sports leagues, youth camps, childcare, exercise groups, and other amenities. The aquatics facility hosts lifeguard training, swimming, and water fitness classes.
22.7 Miles
98% 376 votes
Natural History Museums 1330 N. Burlington Ave, Hastings, NE, Hastings, NE 68901 MoreLess Info
The Hastings Museum houses exhibits, a theatre, and a planetarium. Attractions include wildlife dioramas, daily planetarium showings, and the hands-on Groundwater Discovery Adventure that uses a paleontological dig, Plains Indian settlement and 1857 cabin to explore the Ogallala aquifer.
22.7 Miles
- 2 votes
Specialty Museums 1330 N. Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE 68902 MoreLess Info
Hastings is the home of Kool-Aid, consequently, there is a museum there that pays homage to the development of this drink. Kool-Aid Museum is part of the Hastings Museum, and contains corporate memorabilia such as the Kool-Aid man costume.
22.7 Miles
- 0 votes
History Museums 1330 N Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE 68901 MoreLess Info
The Adams County Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the local area. The organization operates a museum filled with archives and artifacts that display local history.
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