Senator George Norris State Historic Site 706 Norris Ave, McCook, NE 69001, 308-345-8484, Nebraska State Historical Society branch museum. Father of Nebraska's one-house legislature, the Unicameral. This home is a state and national historic site. Quilt and needlework displays. 

Museum of the High Plains 421 Norris Ave, McCook, NE 69001, 308-345-3661, Open weekdays. Handicapped accessible. 

Red Willow State Recreation Area noth of McCook, 308-345-5899, A water-lover's paradise. Red Willow State Recreation Area offers a great setting for fishing, boating, water-skiing, and winter sports. Set in 1,358 acres, the area provides camping facilities, a swimming beach, and concessions.