Stopped here after reading some reviews from Yelp and trip advisor. This is an amazing piece of…read morehistory as well as an important part of transportation of goods across the country. It's amazing how transformational this one location is for Union Pacific and the US. Their staff is extremely nice and very knowledgeable. Eldon showed us around answered all of our silly and sometimes stupid questions all while providing the history and workings of this place. If you have a chance stop in in for a little education both historical and current. I'm glad I made the trip to come check this place out. Make sure to peruse the gifts for that perfect birthday, holiday or souvenir for your loved ones.

If you're really into trains, this is a good stop for you. We're not, so while it was interesting…read moreand a great view from top, it didn't thrill us. Still worth a quick stop, but a must if you love trains.

Very nice little railroad museum located in a fabulous county park. The park has every imaginable…read moreoutdoor recreation and very nice concessions. The ice cream stand was great.

This is a cool little museum. I say little only because their are just 2 Locomotives and a few rail…read morecars. But with that being said ..DONT miss this museum. The steam locomotive is AWESOME and the depot has a lot of neat things to see. Great staff as well. Located in the back of a city park which is also worth seeing.

This place is amazing!! We were on a road trip cross country and looking for somewhere for our…read morelittle one to get out and stretch their legs. I found the museum on a goggle search and decided to give it a try. My little one was in heaven with all the fun rides, toys and games. There are several themed rooms full of toys that are great for imagination and learning. It was a hot day outside but nice and cool inside the historic building. I highly recommend this place to anyone with little ones.

We took our 3yr. old granddaughter here to play. She had a lot of fun. They were changing things…read morearound. She liked the train ride, but the last time we went it was in need of repair so it kept coming off the track. The music room was fun with piano, organ, and drums. She liked the little pizza restaurant where you could pretend you're making pizza. She liked playing pirate on their partial mockup ship, and the bug room where you played stepping on the bugs projected on the floor for points. Its hard to find parking for your car unless you walk a block away. That's why I'm giving it three stars, no place close to the building to park. Prices are reasonable though! Senior citizens discount admission.

I don't always have a good explanation for how I end up in places like this, but I ended up here…read moreand that's what really matters. It's the first pony express station/office or whatever. So I'm wondering when the first letter got dropped off where was it going to go. To the 2nd pony express location? Who knows? I did not find out the answer to that on my visit here. I pulled up and the place was closed. But 2 super cool little old ladies were stopping by to unlock it because one had locked her keys inside. As a result of their kindness I was given a brief tour of the inside of the place. It's like a lot of old buildings. Storied, rustic, low ceilings and basically made entirely of wood. Some brochures, some gift shop items (I got a magnet woop), and something tells me that there's never a long line to get in. It's not far from the interstate, and it's kind of situated in a calm and relaxing park so I mean, yeah...all good things. Stop by if you're passing through. Get a magnet. That's what I did. You should do it too.

What a nice little stop just off I-80! This is a beautiful example of a typical pony express…read moredepot. Great place to stretch your legs. A lot of stuff to look at and cool gift shop.

Stopped at the coffee shop across the street for my husband's meeting. My baby and I went to check…read morethis museum out! Super cool sad house, recreation and cool little gift shop with homemade gifts and two sweet nice ladies working what more could you want?

Very interesting! Seeing a real sod house spoke volumes of the ingenuity & hardships of the people…read morein that era. And the women in the museum were personable, helpful & informational. I'm glad we stopped.

We made a visit to Cozad with the express intention of seeing this museum and learning more about…read moreRobert Henri, his art, his life, and his influence as a teacher and mentor. We had a delightful time viewing the art and learning from the director who gave us a personal tour. Overall it was a very rich experience. I'd recommend visiting here if you have an interest in American art or history in general. Could be a great place for a field trip if you live in the region. Top notch!

Three words......."take the tour." Having Doris tell the stories of early Cozad and the journals…read moreand art of Robert Henri (Cozad) was well worth the $10 admission. The museum rooms and furnishings had excellent narrative but Doris was the story teller for us on our tour. Pointing out highlights and their relationship to Robert Henri and the facts behind the family name change. The gallery includes many original paintings and sketches and is carefully locked and supervised. This museum was a hidden gem that we missed on our last Nebraska Passport visit to Cozad. Although the tour put us behind on our trek across western Nebraska, you won't find us complaining. If in Cozad, or even remotely close by, three words.......go meet Doris!

It's a nice learning experience. There are some interesting architectural details within the…read moremansion. The friendly tour guides are very informative when teaching about the history. There are flights of very steep stairs leading up to the second and third floors. Overall worth a stop by if you're in the area.

The Mansion on the hill is a beautiful 1880s home that is one of the gems of Ogallala. After…read morelistening to the docent carry-on about this place I can tell they're very very proud of their work to restore this and the schoolhouse that is next to it. They worked very hard to make everything be period. That is inside the house. And they have done a very fine job of it. The kitchen the children's room the bathroom all are done very very well and the upstairs has some of the old tools that they might have used a very interesting collection of post hole diggers which I can't remember NE Museum ever having a collection of post hole diggers. I guess you run into something unique at every place you go if you'll just pay attention to what's going on. Another fine thing they have about the small town is they have a set of what I would call poster holders on the second floor and every family the local families of course put notes about their relatives about their background about their family trees. I find this to be a wonderful addition to a museum in a small town where you can track the family tree and track who did what what went where. It's an interesting little Museum it doesn't take very long depending upon the dosing to get if you get the one I did your brain will be overflowing with information and you'll be totally unable to remember everything but you'll know that you had a lot of things run by you. She was so polite and so proud and such a wonderful resident of the small little town in the middle of Nebraska. I love these little small museums. This is of course in the National Historic register

So I have a thing for roadside oddities and while driving through brown flat Nebraska I spotted…read morethis blinking helicopter off the side of the highway that appears to be on the grounds of the Heartland Museum. I am no military history expert or super fan but we stop in mainly for a bathroom break. I tell you what, I am a big fan now. The very friendly lady at the front desk greeted me and asked me to sign the guestbook. She explained that it was free admission and they take donations. I asked about the "fall from saigon" (it looks like the last scene from Ms. Saigon) exhibit outside and they encouraged us to drive right on their grass to get to it (it was a half mile away, and it was a hot day). Even better as I walked through the museum they encouraged me to touch things. Like missiles. I guess I am too used to the formality of Smithsonian Institutions. When they found out we also had our dog with us, they encouraged us to bring her in, even though I warned them that she was in a wheelchair and part Tasmanian devil in it. They didn't care. I would say this place is a good stop on a road trip. My one regret is not having cash on me for the donation.

Non profit museum started by a few Vietnam's vets who liked collecting jeeps. Free admission but…read moredonations encouraged. Tons of vehicles, uniforms, and old rifles from different wars. Clean restroom makes it a nice pit stop between Denver to Omaha Hooah!