Nebraska's best Adventure - Harold Warp's Pioneer Village

The most amazing Roadside attraction in Nebraska! Harold Warp's pioneer village is the best excuse to hop in the van or the car and Road Trip it up in south central Nebraska, not too far from Fort Kearny, The most amazing place with 28 buildings and over 50,000 AMAZING artifacts, vintage cars, airplane history, western buildings, SO MUCH is here!
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[@mamasousandfriends]

I am so glad that you FOUND THAT AWESOME Museum.

[@mamasousandfriends]

Well..... I suggested it a year ago!

[@sandibergstrom711]

The Motel and Restaurant (building with a hole in the roof) are closed but the campground is open this year. Once repairs are made to the 2 story motel roof they will be re-opening it. If you stay at the campground you receive 1 free admission to the Village, if you need 2 days to see everything they discount the admission for the 2nd day, there are plans in the works for repairs and a lot of other work to be done in and around the village over the next couple years.

[@ShelleeGraham]

AMAZING 😻 Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska! We should all go there to visit and perhaps help the place out. Beautiful and awesome place to stop and enjoy. Thank you, Justin.

[@GeneH339]

I can totally see you building your own forge and becoming a blacksmith!

[@kathyjordan9539]

I visited the village I think it's amazing being in the middle of nowhere loved it

[@bellendcottage8820]

I have gone every year since I was a tiny one and am going again this Tuesday the 19th. It's probably my favorite place on Earth. Thanks for going!

[@rockmama2474]

I was finding this video more soothing than usual. It struck me why - your toned down enthusiasm. I love it! Although I do love you, I have had to slow down my watching due to feeling wound up by the Disneyesque enthusiasm. Keep up the good work!

[@johnwayne6501]

ong....this would be epic to spend 2-3 days exploring this stuff.

[@Nigelrathbone1]

You need your own show on the history channel. The last several videos you made would be a good audition.

[@1aminfla]

I really as a 72 year old man almost cry when I think of how few of todays humans care about our history and where we have come from. Such a treasure as this place pretty much forgotten and uncared about.

[@decodr-ring]

@16:30 the large porcelain jars were used for brined cabbage also called sauerkraut. Correctly made sauerkraut does not require refrigeration. Probably there were other uses. I got this info-nugget from my mother who used to snack on sauerkraut at her grandma’s house in the wayback days.

[@imblu77]

Yes! Finally someone takes the time to visit "The Good Life" in Nebraska. It's pronounced KAR-ney for the town of Kearney, Nebraska. So happy someone finally pronounced it correctly. If you are ever going through NE again, hit up Scott's Bluff the monument (not just the town itself), Chimney Rock which less than an hour away from Scott's Bluff. Travel Highway 2, Alliance Nebraska has Carhenge (replica of Stonehenge but made out of cars). A small town on Highway 2 called Anselmo has great town murals and an old sod house which many early settlers built and lived in. Also along Highway 2 is Broken Bow which has a great county museum with old artifacts and the Sandhills Scenic Byway Center on the edge of town gives information about the Sandhills (the crane/bird is named after) and such. Much of Nebraska is hills but people only travel the interstate, I-80, which follows the Platte River which is a take on the french word for flat. Moreover, "Nebraska" is the Oteo word for flat water that's why many people think Nebraska is flat when in actuality it's 60% hills once you get off the interstate.

[@Wolfspirit50]

Justin, I like this video. I was born in Nebraska 49 yrs ago. I lived in Bellevue, NE not far from the airbase. I have visited Fort Kearney. It is a nice place to visit and there is lots of history here. It just a matter of like you said, knowing where to look.

[@superegonenchanted345]

I love the history you show of the ooooooooooooold west!

[@jsperb82]

There's an interesting deleted scene from 'About Schmidt' (2002) filmed there. The sequence filmed at the Archway was originally intended for the Pioneer Village.

[@AnJah]

Growing up, I remember they had a huge campaign of signs telling you how far away you were from Pioneer Village all over the state. Would always see one of the drive to my grandparent's house. Hopefully they can get the funds to keep it going, would love to see that merry go round up and running again.

[@DRush76]

One day, you should seriously consider covering the Oregon or California Trails from beginning to end.

[@rmurphy3435]

Enjoyed this video immensely, thanks for the tour!

[@Sweetheart100]

I remember being overwhelmed as a child when my family visited Pioneer Village. I 100% remember that crazy pen collection.

[@erikmutthersbough6508]

Hey Justin. Thanks for showing some of Nebraskas treasures. If I had known that you were in town. I would have bought you lunch.

[@ginamaria2579]

Fantastic Justin, just think of all the lingering spirits around this cool place. Where are are all the tourists it’s Summertime 🤗💕 . Oh the bypass explains why it’s empty, they need some chamber of commerce action 👍

[@rmannayr2129]

WOW 28 BUILDINGS!

[@lesliestruckhoff6241]

LOVED this video (probably because I'm from the area and was in Kearney/Minden on Thursday, 14 July)! We've been visiting Pioneer Village for three generations. Unfortunately, I didn't really appreciate all it had to offer until I got older (as a kid, it took too long and was usually too hot). As an adult, I love listening to my parents talk about how the artifacts/vehicles were used on the farm PLUS we now visit in the fall instead of during the heat of summer - winner, winner! There's so much more I could say, but I think I'll end here with a great big THANK YOU for featuring this part of Nebraska! :)

[@aerogeist]

I went on several field trips here as a kid, even had a day of school in the old schoolhouse. I haven't been back inside in quite a while, but thanks for showcasing it so well. I know there has been a LOT of work going into restoration efforts, especially in the last few years. If someone is looking to plan a trip, this is right in the middle of the narrow strip of land that the sandhill crane migration comes through (so you can either double up, or avoid that time of year to have more hotel availability).

[@aerogeist]

Oh, and the hand powered rail car is just a "handcar". Not 100% sure about the large stoneware crocks in the general store. I think ones like that were used for things like butter, salted meat, and pickled vegetables.

[@ashleyrobidoux6224]

My family and I lived in Nebraska for 7 years and loved every second of it!

[@lylecoglianese1645]

It would have been nice if you mentioned that Harold Warp's Pioneer Village is located in Minden. It was on the old postcard but mentioning Minden would have been helpful. Thanks for the presentation.

[@capriceg7042]

(#837) This was so mind boggling it blew me away. Thank you, Justin!!! This was amazing!!! 👍💖👏👏👏👏👏🤜🤛🤘🤙👍👍Yes Justin Avon still exists!!!

[@geraldpierini9010]

I have not commented on each video, but, this has been a very good road trip. Thanks. Jerry P.

[@Segafishy]

The Dunce skit broke me, thanks for the laugh today as the heats been making me ill so it genuinely helped. And yes Avons still kicking, more online than door to door these days with the aftershave not being too bad.

[@robertrowland5813]

No comments for this amazing video? Not to be repetitious, but this video is AMAZING!!!! Well done, Justin!

[@robertrowland5813]

There's a line in the Roadside America description of the attraction that makes me think of Justin's experience. And I quote, "There's a point at which you simply can't absorb any more at Harold Warp's Pioneer Village..."

[@rh5563]

Thanks Justin, I just moved to Nebraska from Southern California. I’m going through serious adventure withdrawals and this looks like an adventure! Only 2 1/2 hours away😢. I miss being able to go right down the street from Brea and be at Disneyland or Knott’s.

[@pbickley1]

What an awesome place! Should be a field trip for all school kids!

[@martianwoodpecker]

Schools from 100 miles around would take field trips there. I remember going on one when I was in elementary school.

[@momof2girls139]

I love this place I have been there with my girls many years ago

[@GettingOutInLife]

I came across one of those porcelain pots (or jars, as you called it) on my Greenwood, TX video. I asked the same question at the 15:47 mark. My friend stated that he remembered his mom use it for pickling.

[@teresahardy9962]

Really neat and interesting place. I am like you I would spend days seeing all the stuff. Thanks Justin for taking us there to see.it.

[@trekty]

My parents took my brother & I to Pioneer Village back in the 80s. I don’t remember much about it other then the name and the Merry-Go-Round. My parents on the other hand remembered much more. Thanks for sharing Pioneer Village & allowing my family to relieve memories.

[@skot72]

Thank you for such a good advert for the village. It really is a lost relic.

[@SteveRuggles]

What an incredible museum... thanks for the tour!

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

This is amazing. I'd wanna spend a week at least or more....

[@like22look]

That was a awesome video. It’s now on my bucket list, thanks Justin.

[@cwbooks]

I wish I had heard of this place when I lived in Nebraska!

[@skaluv]

The "jars" in the general store appear to be crocks which like a thermos before ice boxes and refrigerators. It's what perishables (butter, cheese, pickles) were often stored and sold in.

[@Corgis175]

What a treasure and hope it gets up and thriving again ASAP.

[@JQXJQ]

I’ve always been curious about that covered wagon building whenever I road-trip through the state. Great video!

[@martianwoodpecker]

It was a gas station tourist trap. I remember stopping there once when I was a kid. Though it's probably been closed for well over 20 years at this point.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Really really enjoyed this: thank-you! New museums try to be so artsy and modern, losing the charm of classic museums of the past. If I ever make it out west, this is definitely on my list!

[@locomotionmind6605]

It's nice to see you make it out here to Nebraska. Maybe you'll make it over on the east side of the state one of these days, my fellow roadtripping enthusiast.

[@goofusmaximusII]

Went here as a kid so it brings back memories, it also saddens me so much. Places like this cannot keep going away.

[@ksavage681]

Wow, what an amazing place and collection!

[@ghostbustersquickresponseu5159]

Love ya Justin. Bloopers and all!

[@airtiki2374]

Another cool place..I hope that place can get the people and $ is needs. I think i saw a turquoise?bel air beauty

[@johncole1725]

My grandparents lived in an even smaller town in Nebraska just 30 miles away and my grandfather would take me there every time we visited them. We would arrive just after opening, and wouldn't leave until almost closing time, yet I NEVER felt I got to see everything there. It truly is 'the Smithsonian of the Midwest' with the a tremendous amount of artifacts that everyday people would have used. WELL WORTH the visit, and with it being revitalized in the last few years they are staging a return to glory with new roofs on many of the buildings since your visit Justin. Thanks for making this video as we need to put out the word about this priceless gem of American history.

[@bryman31]

AWESOME video!!!! im about a 6 hour drive away from pioneer village. i think its time to take the family!!

[@donnytucker]

Wow that's a great looking place. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chrisb8s]

What AN amazing place!

[@Delirious365]

30:36 Vintage RCA logo in 3D. Rca & GE Electronics. 📺🔊🔊

[@karenleemallonee684]

You did it again, Justin!!! 👍👍 🌼

[@ryoko65]

I love that he pronounces "Calliope" correctly. ❤️ I also love his appreciation for history and culture. 😊

[@rmannayr2129]

WOW THAT'S A HUGE TRAIN! ALSO THAT IS CALLED A HANDCAR!

[@jeffpeterson6959]

All I can say is WOW! What a mind blowing place that is. There must be mega millions of items on display, which makes you wonder where they all came from. And who gathered them all up ? and who set up all the displays? Will have to watch this a few more times. Great job on the presentation, very well done!

[@like22look]

Thanks!

[@lizlocher3612]

Your assessment of this massive fabulous awesome place, there is nothing like it that I've ever seen, and our family has always been roadside attractions devotees since we were kids in the 1960's. Our parents took us to every tourist roadside attractions and museums that existed back then and to this day we remain fascinated with places like Pioneer Village, a fabulous gem you have unearthed and hipped us to. What a great find!!!! Your enthusiasm for these places and their iconic antiques is so great to see!!! Really great video!! Double Attaboy, Justin!!!

[@hannahmasters3918]

This is my state! My grandparents would always bring my cousins and me to various attractions in the state and unfortunately the year before I was old enough to go along with them, they’d gone to pioneer village and I could never convince them to go again. This is very cool!

[@TheCosmicGenius]

Very enjoyable, Justin! Absolutely fascinating. I'm putting all this on my list of places to visit. Next time you're here in Kansas City, I suggest you visit the Steamboat Arabia museum. I think it'll blow your mind.

[@kathymcel]

that was awesome- thanks for showing us so much of it

[@MstMori]

Another great adventure, thanks Justin!

[@sydneyadams4758]

Justin, those ceramic items are crocks. Before the advent of refrigeration, crocks were used in American kitchens to hold foodstuffs such as butter, salted meats and pickled vegetables.

[@Nigelrathbone1]

The Kearnet Archway on Highway 80 would be a good stop - but a bit more of Nebraska's modern day tourist trap.

[@johnmikel5934]

Great display of how we got here today. Some fantastic work Justin, crazy good adventure!

[@markreardon3472]

That train around the top of the ceiling in the transportation room looked to possibly be 4 3/4 gauge which was actually the same and first size that Walt Disney had before the 7.5 gauge live steam behind his house

[@griffinartandairbrushing3174]

That is beyond amazing! I hope they have a billboard for it on the bypass highway. Maybe your video will bring them a bit more business. Thanks Justin!!

[@BobSebring]

An amazing place from a amazing man. Thanks. This was very interesting.

[@bradcornelius8305]

Great video. A few miles as the crow flies from our farm. 👍

[@chardochickentimber9109]

im hooked on your videos... this one in particular had me howling. LMAO 😎

[@nicolehamm6455]

Wow!! I'll make sure to visit this place!

[@ChrisK-LTC]

I went there several times as a kid in the late 70s / early 80s and it used to be really amazing to see. Not sure if you know, but Harold made sure everyone of those cars was in running order before they went into the museum. It's to bad it's dying a slow death, hope they save it.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

*too

[@MT-lo7dt]

Thank you 😊 we 💖 all places like this than Disney land...

[@tikitavi7120]

Fascinating.

[@robinsmith5442]

The stoneware crocks on the floor of the store were used to store food or make pickles or sauerkraut.

[@randysmith2740]

Great vid Justin 👌

[@auntieclara1811]

Amazing as always

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

That is the coolest name for a print shop. time stamp 29:08 "ACME Print Shop" (A-C-Me) that took some thinking... LOL...

[@joeythecat7482]

18:49 that thing is what us railroaders call a handcar/handcart

[@Angelicwings1]

I would love to check that place out!

[@warfinch8022]

ty keep going we all love you dude/

[@kellyhenderson9972]

Hey , I grew up outside of Branford Ontario in the country there. Prob know your Uncle. Lol and I went to highschool there.

[@spectralhelix9220]

Looks amazing!

[@brittanyreed3811]

So cool! I hope they save it!

[@jessieeagleheart7911]

Thank you Justin this was fun & educational I love history as well. Did you say he lived from 1909 to 1994 ? Woe a lot of info it’s been a while since you have done a long video like this I love it. How’s Aly health doing & yours, please take care of that BIG HEART ♥️ OF YOURS a many years Subscriber Jessie Windwalker Mohawk yep I’m Native. Aka as Jimberly’s Cousin the Original. Docsha - go in peace.🪶🦅🦬🐈🦌🐎🦉 Old Indian

[@iamthepotatertots]

Mr. Scarred sir do you think maybe you can visit Roswell one more time? Also theres this small town in New Mexico that I drove through to get to Roswell. It was called Village of Capitan. I saw smokey bear everywhere! I wanna know what that was about!

[@ManzaMediaTV]

What a Fun-ful, fun one!

[@adventureswithjose9739]

Big Iron Auctions is having an auction of items from Pioneer Village 's storage soon.

[@stevelinscome728]

WOW! Thanks.🙋‍♂️🏍💨

[@longrider42]

Actually, the Mormons, did have wagons, pulled by horses. But, they carried supplies used by all. Just a fact. I visited Pioneer Village many many years ago. I hope to get back to it some time late this summer.. Ya did good stopping there. Remember you always have a friend in Cheyenne.

[@flamevix]

Eyy welcome to my state!

[@stevebrown3958]

OK for those of you playing along at home I can reveal that the 1st 2 Lucille Ball noises come at dysentery and fitting in at school on the first day.

[@PrimephotoStudio]

Great video!

[@lacidy]

Wow, i had forgotten about the roll up maps.

[@jtesla7334]

I live in Hastings. Nelly is playing at the fair tonight. Hang out?

[@norcalguy6459]

Was at your store yesterday picked up a Tee shirt and sticker!! Left my email about Tikis

[@rmannayr2129]

WE'RE ON THE OREGON TRAIL!