Nebraska Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Nebraska for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 3 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Nebraska map
Every picture sits at its real location in Nebraska, with a one-line fact beside it. Lincoln, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Sandhill Crane: Over 500,000 cranes migrate here every spring.
- Calamus Reservoir: This sandy lake covers over 5,000 acres.
- Scotts Bluff: This sandstone bluff rises 800 feet high.
- Niobrara River: This scenic river is famous for canoe trips.
- Chimney Rock: This tall spire guided pioneers going west.
- Carhenge: This quirky sculpture is built from old cars.
- Fort Hartsuff: This 1870s infantry post has original buildings.
- Pioneer Village: This museum displays 50,000 historic items.
What Nebraska makes and grows
- Corn Farming: Nebraska grows billions of bushels of corn.
- Beef Cattle: Cattle outnumber people in this ranching state.
- Powdered Drink Mix: A famous drink mix was invented in Hastings in 1927.
State symbols
- Western Meadowlark: This yellow-breasted bird has a cheerful song.
- Goldenrod: This bright yellow flower blooms in late summer.
- Cottonwood Tree: Pioneers used its deep shade for resting spots.
- White-Tailed Deer: This mammal raises a white tail when alarmed.
- Mammoth Fossil: Giant mammoth bones are found across the state.
Nebraska key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Cornhusker State
- Capital
- Lincoln
- Largest city
- Omaha
- Became a state
- March 1, 1867 (37th)
- State bird
- Western Meadowlark
- State flower
- Goldenrod
- State tree
- Cottonwood
- Motto
- Equality before the law
Cities shown
- Lincoln (capital)
- Omaha
- Grand Island
- Kearney
- Scottsbluff
- Valentine
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.