• Kearney is a small city in Buffalo County, Nebraska.Nebraska state contour against blurred USA flag image by Stasys Eidiejus from Fotolia.com
  
  Kearney, located in Buffalo County, Nebraska, is a small family-oriented city on the Platte River. It is home to the Tri-City Storm, a U.S. Hockey League team, the Museum of Nebraska Art and the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument. There are a variety of fun attractions to explore in this cozy city, alone or with your kids. For children, Kearney offers an aquarium, museums, parks, public swimming pools and other great indoor and outdoor activities.
  
  

Kearney Kidzone

• Your children can express their creativity, learn and play at Kearney Kidzone, a children's museum. Kearney Area Children's Museum (KACM) believes in promoting active learning through play and the arts. It offers 13,000 square feet of exhibit space, a soda fountain, an Agricultural Zone (where kids can crawl through the earth in a natural surrounding), Shadows Zone (to create fun shadows) and an Auto Zone, where they can pretend to drive real cars. For young future doctors, the Hospital Zone is complete with stethoscopes and x-rays that allow kids to explore the medical world. These and numerous other fun zones are available for your child's entertainment. Kidzone offers affordable low prices for the whole family, with no entry age restrictions. As of April 2010, Kearney Kidzone will be open at its new location on 4th Avenue.
  
  Kearney Kidzone
  5827 4th Ave.
  Kearney, NE 68845
  308-698-2228
  kearneykidzone.com
  
  

Big Apple Fun Center

• This year-round fun center, open daily, has a large selection of activities for you and your children. Ballocity, a big soft indoor playground, is filled with tubes, slides, foam balls, air blasters and fountains for adventurous kids aged three to 12. You are allowed to play with your little ones in this three-level play area. The Big Apple Fun Center has 36 bowling lanes with automatic score boards, a game room with 50 arcade games for kids aged two and older, a Go-Kart season that starts in April, miniature golf and snack bars.
  
  Big Apple Fun Center
  500 W. 4th Street
  Kearney, NE 68845
  308-234-4545
  bigapplefuncenter.net
  
  

The City of Kearney Park & Recreation Department

• Kearney's Park & Recreation Department (KPR) provides fun activities for children, including kids with special needs and accommodations. A variety of cultural, recreational, leisure and special activities are offered at KPR. You can choose to engage your child in fishing workshops, fine art programs and community events happening throughout the year. KPR facilities include walking trails, swimming pools, a rock garden, outdoor amphitheaters, a playground and beautiful landscapes.
  
  The City of Kearney Park & Recreation Department
  18 East 22nd Street
  P.O. Box 1180
  Kearney, NE 68848
  308-237-4644
  cityofkearney.org/index.aspx?nid=497