These guys seemed to be really enjoying the fountain:
Well,anyway, the museum was pretty interesting.
I continued on US6 through Omaha (seems like a nice place. I even thought of Marlin Perkins when I passed the Mutual of Omaha building.) Omaha is the home of Boy's Town, made famous by the 1930's Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney Movie. I stopped and took in the visitor's center and the "Hall of History." This was well worth the stop and the story was and continues to be inspiring. Here are a few pictures:
This was interesting:
There's a story behind this statue, but you'll have to look it up. Hint: it's the origin of the lyrics "He ain't heavy, he's my brother" from the 1960"s.
What a beautiful campus and what a wonderful story.
After Boy's Town I continued west on US6 to Ashland, NE for the Strategic Air Command Museum. SAC was the bomber forces that were constantly airborne and acting as a deterrent to the USSR attacking our country during the Cold War. SAC was operational from 1946 to 1992. Here are a few pics from the museum:
My final stop today was the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln. This is another old car museum, but it houses some beautiful examples of vintage racing cars going back to the 1920's. Here are a few pics:
This is the 160th Corvette ever produced, a 1953 model:
This is a Bonneville Salt Flats racer that ran from 1998 through 2010, eventually reaching speeds over 325 mph:
As I was leaving the museum, I was talking to the curator, and I told him I was heading to the Salt Flats for Speed Week. Well, he tells me that Speed Week has been cancelled because of poor conditions on the salt. I just checked the SCTA website, and sure enougbh...it's Cancelled! I'm going to have to modify my plans a bit, but there is still a lot to see out here in the Wild West, so I'll do something else.
"Life's a Journey, not a Destination"
Miles today: 264
Total: 1,764