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Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
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Description: Central museum building with
several outdoor exhibit areas including a Railroad Town,
recreated with sixty shops, buildings, and outbuildings moved
to the site and restored, populated with costumed interpreters
and workers; Pawnee earth lodge replica; and 8 building
pioneer settlement with, and rural communities with church and
ranch buildings.
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May
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outdoor exhibits & Farm Machinery Building open at 10
daily, Pawnee Earth Lodge & Road Ranche log cabins open
weekends |
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Oct - Apr museum
building & rotunda only. Outdoor exhibits exterior viewing only |
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closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day |
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Criteria
As of FEB 2008 |
Child
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Senior |
Groups |
| May-Sep |
6-12 $6
under 6 free |
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$8 |
$7 |
call in advance |
| Oct-Apr |
7-12 $4
under 6 free |
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$6 |
$5 |
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Fees: AAA $1 discount |
Additional Group Info:
308 385-5316
Special Tours & Pricing: motorcoach rates
Reservation Contact:
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| What kind of visit you can have:
Visit the main museum with exhibits on local history and
the rotunda with Native American and Old West exhibits,
then tour the grounds to visit each of the interpretive
areas, which are divided into a Pawnee Earth Lodge
(which would have housed 30 to 50 people), Railroad Town
(with 60 shops, homes, and outbuildings), Rural
Communities, Taylor Ranch, and Pioneer Settlement, each
with a collection of buildings |
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| Period
19th & early 20th |
Type of Site
Village |
| Buildings:
Pawnee Earth Lodge, Henry Fonda birthplace,
country church, school, ranch &store |
| Interpreters:
Costumed characters in Railroad town |
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| Picnic
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yes, near Rotunda and near Railroad Town |
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Silver Dollar
in Railroad Town |
summer |
Light lunches
& snacks |
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Details are on the way, but in
the meantime, you can find addresses, descriptions, URLs
and more at our sister site,
www.stepintoplaces.com |
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