Overview
Valentine, a city of 2,737 people in North Central Nebraska, is the county seat of Cherry County, Nebraska.
2 sights · 1 things to do · 1 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Valentine
Smith Falls State Park
Smith Falls, the tallest waterfall in Nebraska, is located on a small stream tributary to the Niobrara River about 15 miles (24 km) east of Valentine.
Bryan Bridge Scenic Overlook
Sand Hills Museum
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Getting there
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- PIR Pierre Regional Airport, Pierre — 105 mi away. Directions
- LBF North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, North Platte — 121 mi away. Directions
- OMA Eppley Airfield, Omaha — 262 mi away (major hub). Directions
U.S. Highways 20 and 83.
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Smith Falls State Park, Bryan Bridge Scenic Overlook
- Lunch Coachlight Cafe
- Afternoon Sand Hills Museum
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Understand
Valentine, founded in 1883 during construction of the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad, was named for Nebraska representative Edward K. Valentine. Immediately north of the Niobrara River, on the northern edge of the Sandhills physiographic region, Valentine was included by National Geographic Adventure magazine in its 2007 list of the best ten wilderness towns and cities. In the Lakota language, Valentine is known as Oínažiŋ or Mnináȟaȟa Otȟúŋwahe, meaning "station stopping place" or "water and waterfall city".
Get in
U.S. Highways 20 and 83.
See
See Bryan Bridge Scenic Overlook
See Sand Hills Museum
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