Though I'll likely deny it if asked under oath, Norfolk is a pretty great place to have grown up, and is peaceful and relaxing to visit from time to time. In recent years, it has made great strides toward modernization of its stuck-in-the-seveties mentality, and as a result, it's grown considerably -- adding in great places to shop, fabulous antique stores if you're into that kind of thing, and secluded places to hike or relax, including a new hiking trail around Skyview Lake that is of moderate difficulty. My favorites are still some of the local restaurants, for which I can find very little equivelant outside the midwest. ${QuickSuggestions} You don't need much money, unless you're an antiquer. Food costs much less out there than it does anywhere else (Under $15 per person for an extremely nice dinner). You will probably need to take along clothing for several different weather conditions -- one of the most rote sayings is that "if you don't like the weather in Nebraska, just wait five minutes and it'll change". It goes from as low as -70 degrees F in the winter to over 100 degrees in the summer, and every range inbetween. Be prepared. ${BestWay} You can, quite literally, walk across the town in an hour. Still, renting a car should be a priority, since the smaller towns around Norfolk have a lot of local color, and you'll want to visit them for variety. Within city limits, however, walking is a fine form of transportation, and I'm surprised that few people do walk.

Getting into town is easy by car or by plane -- Northwest and American both have charter flights (read: dinky little planes) that fly in two to three times daily. If you leave I-80 on the Hwy 81 exit and follow it north, you'll run into it after a few hours, by car. Since it's the 7th largest city in Nebraska, it's not hard to find.

From journal O Home, Home on the Plains