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U.S. state
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Nebraska is a state in the Great Plains region of the United States of America. Nebraska has a reputation of being a flat, monotonous region of farm and ranch land, but this stereotype has come from the many people who drive across Nebraska on the Interstate 80 corridor (the Platte River valley). Those who venture off this heavily traveled road discover that Nebraska does have a subtle, wide-open beauty that is all its own.
The Nebraska Panhandle is an expanse upon the central plains of Nebraska. It features what some would call a never ending sky amid deep canyons and pine forests.
North Central Nebraska is a rural region of that American state.
South Central Nebraska is in Nebraska.
Eastern Nebraska is the most populated region in Nebraska, home to over three-quarters of the state's population. The metropolitan areas of Omaha and Lincoln alone are home to half of the state's total population.
By plane
The two major airports in Nebraska are located in Omaha and Lincoln. Omaha is served by all major airlines as well as Alaskan, Allegiant, and Frontier; Lincoln is served by Delta and United.
By train
Amtrak makes stops daily in Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Holdrege and McCook. The only train serving the state is the California Zephyr.
By bus
By foot
The American Discovery Trail connects Nebraska with Colorado, Iowa, and both coasts.
Nebraska is a large, sparsely populated state; the vast majority of Nebraska is best seen by car.
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the largest city in the state and home of the College World Series
the oldest city in the state
the state capital and home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Norfolk is a city in Eastern Nebraska with a population of 24,500 in 2019.
Grand Island is a city of 51,000 people (2019) in South Central Nebraska. Grand Island has been given the All-America City Award three times (1955, 1967, and 1981–82) by the National Civic League.
Hastings is a city in South Central Nebraska.
Kearney is a city of 34,000 people (2020) in South Central Nebraska.
North Platte is a city in Nebraska. With a population of over 23,000 (2020), North Platte is the largest community in Lincoln County, located in west central Nebraska.
Scottsbluff is a town in the Panhandle region of Nebraska, USA. The geological structure that gives the town its name was an important waypoint on the Oregon Trail and is preserved today as a national monument. The town of Gering is 1½ miles (2 km) south.
rural county
a landmark stone spire surrounded by treeless prairie
rural county
rugged landscape with bluffs that tower over the river
The Wildcat Hills are an escarpment of sandstone bluffs and buttes on the southern ridge of the North Platte River Valley in the Nebraska Panhandle. The bluffs run along the southern ridge for about 60 miles from the southwestern edge of Bridgeport to the Nebraska-Wyoming border.
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