In Omaha, you can see Fort Omaha, at 30th and Fort Streets, which was the army headquarters during the wars against the Plains Indians, and the home of General George Crook. You can also experience a number of museums, including the Durham Western Heritage Museum, the Great Plains Black History Museum, and the Joslyn Art Museum. Visit the Lewis and Clark Landing to get a virtual taste of the city’s fine food and entertainments, and don’t forget that Omaha is home to Father Flannigan’s Boys Town, where Edward J. Flanagan started programs to help troubled children learn how to become responsible citizens. The village was made famous by the 1938 award-winning movie "Boys Town," staring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. Lewis and Clark Landing.

Continuing north along Highway 75 you will soon see the signs pointing to Fort Atkinson State Historical Park just west of the scenic byway. It was at this site that Lewis and Clark met with Native Americans on the "Council Bluff" near the spot where Fort Atkinson was later located. Fort Atkinson was the first and largest military post west of the Missouri River, established in 1820 serving as a garrison for some 1,000 soldiers within its walls. Soon it became an important gateway to the fur region of the Upper Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains. In 1827, the fort was abandoned so that the military could concentrate its efforts further south where there was more traffic going west.

Next you will see the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, which covers approximately 3200 acres west of the Missouri River. The refuge provides nature trails, picnic areas, biking, fishing, canoeing, and bird watching.

Five miles east of Blair on US Highway 30, you can see another wildlife refuge --  the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge provides great sights of migrating ducks and geese. Lying in the Missouri River Valley, the refuge is also called home to all manner of wildlife including deer, cottontails, raccoons, coyotes, and fox squirrels.

Various trails weave throughout the refuge to allow visitors a chance to enjoy the plant and animal life. In addition to these natural features, you can see the hull of of the 178 foot Bertrand steamboat that lies buried in a pond and 200,000 cargo artifacts from the 1865-era steamboat. The Bertrand sternwheeler sank in the Missouri River on its way to deliver mining supplies to Montana in 1865. Fishing and boating are also available. Black Elk/Neihardt Park Home of The Four Winds can be seen in Blair commemorating two great men - Black Elk, a Lakota Sioux Indian chief and John G. Neihardt.