The nearest draw to Fort Calhoun: Loess Hills, 24 mi away
Fort Calhoun and its surroundings hold 13 museums, 4 city parks and 3 theme parks. Nothing is mapped inside Fort Calhoun, but 27 places to visit are within 40 miles. Allow a day for Memorial Stadium, 56 mi off.
Loess Hills
Hills of the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
Head to the south for most of the 27 on the list.
Orange: Fort Calhoun. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
All 37 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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14University of Nebraska State Museum
Natural history museum at the University of Nebraska, United States.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Textile museum in Lincoln, Nebraska U.S..
RailsWest Railroad Museum
Railway station in Council Bluffs, the United States of America.
Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
Visitors center and museum at the site of a former Mormon settlement in Nebraska.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Fort Calhoun → · Fort Calhoun’s history →
Photo credits
Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Bertrand: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Sheldon Museum of Art: Ammodramus, CC0 · Lauritzen Gardens: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of American Speed: Amjackson16, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Nebraska State Museum: Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Durham Museum: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Children's Zoo: Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CHI Health Center Omaha: Collinulness, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gene Leahy Mall: JNOJ1423, CC BY 4.0 · Kenefick Park: MONGO, Public domain · International Quilt Study Center & Museum: Maureenose, Public domain · Great Plains Black History Museum: Dolph72, Public domain · Museum of Danish America: BDeeds, Public domain · RailsWest Railroad Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Do Space: KIOS, Public domain · General Crook House: No machine-readable author provided. Dolph72 assumed (based on copyright claims), Public domain · Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: Beneathtimp, CC0 · El Museo Latino: Ammodramus, CC0 · Fontenelle Bank: Ammodramus, CC0 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0
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