
Between the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum's impressive collection of aircraft and the natural playground of Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, this small riverside city packs surprising punch. Take a safari drive through Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park where bison and elk roam freely behind your windshield. Paddle a kayak along the gentle Platte River or cast a line at Memphis Lake State Recreation Area. The Quarry Oaks Golf Club offers challenging fairways carved from former mining land. After working up an appetite, the historic downtown reveals family-owned eateries where locals debate whether the town's best pie is found at the corner bakery or the riverside café.

