12 mi from Roca, Memorial Stadium leads the list
Roca’s list takes in 6 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 zoos & aquariums. No place to visit is mapped inside Roca; 12 are within 40 miles. Roughly 43K visitors a year make it to Homestead National Historical Park. The best-known trip out is to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 55 mi away.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
Most of the 12 out of town lie to the north.
Orange: Roca. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
34 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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8Homestead National Historical Park
National park in the United States.
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11University of Nebraska State Museum
Natural history museum at the University of Nebraska, United States.
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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.
Lee's Legendary Marbles and Collectables
Art museum in York, Nebraska, US.
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.
Photo credits
Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 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 · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sheldon Museum of Art: Ammodramus, CC0 · Homestead National Historical Park: Billdorr at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · 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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