Legacy of the Plains Museum

Legacy of the Plains Museum at 2930 Old Oregon Trail in Gering tells the story of the North Platte Valley, from Native American archaeology and Oregon Trail pioneers to irrigation and high-plains farming and ranching. It was formed by merging the North Platte Valley Museum and the Farm and Ranch Museum, and it sits on an 80-acre working farm along the Oregon Trail just east of Scotts Bluff National Monument. Exhibits include antique tractors and farm implements, a blacksmith shop, a restored homestead house, historic farmstead buildings and a main gallery that opened in September 2016. Summer hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.; winter hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.