Scenic Drives & Byways in Nebraska
Nebraska has 11 scenic drives and byways to explore — including 1 National Scenic Byway and 10 State Scenic Byways. Pick any road below to see it on the map, or plan a Nebraska trip in the Road Sorties route planner with scenic-road routing turned on.
All scenic roads in Nebraska
- Bridges to Buttes Byway
- Gold Rush Byway
- Heritage Highway
- Heritage Highway Scenic Byway
- Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- Lincoln Highway National Scenic & Historic Byway (NE)
- Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway
- Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway
- Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway
- Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
Types of scenic byways in Nebraska
- National Scenic Byway 1
- National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.
- State Scenic Byway 10
- State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.