Top 10 Camping Activities in Nebraska Camping Gems - Things to Do in Nebraska Watch for Sandhill Cranes on Grand Island in the Platte River. Fish from the white sand beaches of Lake McConaughy. Hunt for fossilized treasures and bones at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. Head to the Pony Express National Historic Trail and see what it was like to be one of these heroic mail carriers. Watch the blacksmith work at the Fort Kearny State Historical Park. Step inside an authentic sod house in Gothenburg. Go fishing for bass at Mormon Island. Take a step back in time at Minden's Harold Warp Pioneer Village. Tour the home of Buffalo Bill Cody at the Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historic Park. See the birds and animals at the Crane Meadows Nature Center.