Nebraska Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

by Rick Yoder, David Harding

Discover Nebraska's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world's largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Tanja · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a very entertaining way Rick Yoder and David Harding tell about characters to meet and sights to see from eastern Nebraska to the Panhandle, interspersed with some interesting trivia about Nebraska. I'm already making a list of things I don't want to miss on our next road trips!

[Kiki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely plenty of non mainstream ideas but also didn't find too many places I would actually stop at while in Nebraska. But others may find some of the ideas right up their alley.

[Stu · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a lighthearted overview of tourism in the state. I regret to say that Nebraska is not the tourist Mecca that Florida or California are, so some of our major mainstream attractions - including the vaunted Henry Doorly Zoo - wind up in a book ostensibly about sites off the beaten track. Most of the places detailed here will be familiar to Nebraska tourists, but there are tidbits here for even the most jaded traveler. The next time I'm in the Kearney area, I think I'll spend some time in the Sacramento Speakeasy ;)