- TripBuzz found 26 things to do with kids in or near Hastings, Nebraska, including 16 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Grand Island.
- From Aquacourt to Children's Museum of Central Nebraska, the Hastings area offers 28 different types of family activities, including: Movie Theaters, Water Parks, Theaters and Children's Museums.
- Known as the town where Kool-Aid was invented, Hastings celebrates an annual Kool-Aid Festival each year, drawing tourists from surrounding cities to participate in the festivities. The city is also known for The Jacob Fisher Rainbow Fountain, located in Highland Park, as it is the largest fountain between Denver and Chicago.
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Home to the Huddle Lounge, Westside Lanes provides open and league bowling as well as party hosting and catering services. The center also offers sand volleyball leagues, food and drinks, arcade game machines and pool tables.
23.1 Miles
With a number of events, features, and party options, Super Bowl Family Fun Center has earned the number one kid's vote for best birthday parties. There are a variety of leagues from kids to seniors.
23.3 Miles
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.
23.5 Miles
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.
23.6 Miles
The Grand Theater is a historic movie theater that is available to rent for public meetings, birthday parties, or weddings. The theater also offers movies in 3D as well as concessions.
24.0 Miles
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.
26.5 Miles
The Audubon Rowe Sanctuary is a conservation area based in the Platte Valley ecosystem, known for its sandhill crane populations. The site also houses the Ian Nicolson Audubon Center, an outdoor experience-based education centre and the 2nd largest straw bale-constructed building in the United States.
29.8 Miles
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4 Miles South of Red Cloud, Red Cloud, NE
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Named for the classic American writer Willa Cather, author of My Antonia and O Pioneers!, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is 608 acres of protected prairie land. It is available for bus and walking tours, and for roadside sightseeing.
30.0 Miles
26 buildings on 2000 acres provide a history of American progress at the Harold Warp Pioneer Village. Visitors explore a one-room schoolhouse, early locomotives, a general store and a Pony Express Station. Many of the buildings were brought from their original locations and restored.
32.9 Miles
Kearney Raceway Park is a 1/4 mile NHRA dragstrip that uses a disused runway on the east side of the municipal airport. This strip is likely a WWII-vintage reserve airstrip.