Arching unexpectedly over I-80 east of Kearney, the multimedia light-and-sound exhibits here tell colorful tales about the people who've passed this way, from those riding wagon trains to those zipping down the interstate. Everything from the figures narrating the tales to the murals on the walls has been hand-painted, and the attention to detail is striking.
A lack of visitors and money threatens to turn the Great Platte River Road Archway in Nebraska into a symbolic and literal blight in the vast expanse of the Midwest.
A giant log arch stretches across I-80 and contains an oddly overblown, multi-million-dollar, multimedia extravaganza about traveling through Nebraska.
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney: See 528 reviews, articles, and 202 photos of Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, ranked No.1 on TripAdvisor among 20 attractions in Kearney.
The Archway (also known as The Great Platte River Road Archway or Kearney Arch) is a museum of and monument to Nebraska's and the Platte River valley's role in westward expansion.
Arching unexpectedly over I-80 east of Kearney, the multimedia light-and-sound exhibits here tell colorful tales about the people who've passed this way, from those riding wagon trains to those zipping down the interstate. Everything from the figures narrating the tales to the murals on the walls has been hand-painted, and the attention to detail is striking.
A lack of visitors and money threatens to turn the Great Platte River Road Archway in Nebraska into a symbolic and literal blight in the vast expanse of the Midwest.
A giant log arch stretches across I-80 and contains an oddly overblown, multi-million-dollar, multimedia extravaganza about traveling through Nebraska.
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney: See 528 reviews, articles, and 202 photos of Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, ranked No.1 on TripAdvisor among 20 attractions in Kearney.
The Archway (also known as The Great Platte River Road Archway or Kearney Arch) is a museum of and monument to Nebraska's and the Platte River valley's role in westward expansion.
