McCook

Understand

McCook Visitors Bureau, ☏ +1 309-345-1200, [email protected].

Getting there

By car US Highways 6, 34, and 83.

By train McCook is served once daily in each direction by Amtrak and its California Zephyr service between Chicago and Los Angeles. 1 McCook station is at 101 Norris Ave, at the southern end of the city centre.

By plane 2 McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport has subsidised Essential Air Service on Boutique Airways to Denver.

See

1 Museum of the High Plains, 413 George Norris Ave, ☏ +1 308-345-3661. Tu-Sa 1PM-5PM, Su 2PM-5PM. Exhibits from the WWII air base and German POW camp, 1907 Carnegie Library, antiques, general store, old time pharmacy, model railroad, early maps of the west, Native American artifacts and displays on former Nebraska governors (updated Jul 2017) 2 Harvey P. Sutton House, 602 Norris Ave. Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built in 1908. Private residence, interior not open to the public. (updated May 2020) 3 George W. Norris House, 706 Norris Ave, ☏ +1 308-345-8484. An historic house museum, formerly owned by George W. Norris (1862–1944), a Nebraska politician who championed the New Deal of the 1930s and the Rural Electrification Act. Free. (updated May 2020)

Eat

1 Coppermill Steakhouse, N Hwy 83 and Coppermill St, ☏ +1 308 345-2296. Tu-Th 4PM-10PM, F-Sa 4PM-1AM. (updated Jul 2017) El Puerto Mexican Restaurant, 311 George Norris Ave, ☏ +1 308 345-2936. Mac's Drive-In, 809 W B St, ☏ +1 308 345-2420. Embers Bakery & Cafe (formerly Sehnert's Bakery and Bieroc Cafe), 312 Norris Ave, ☏ +1 308 345-6500. M-Sa 7AM-3PM. Taste of Texas BBQ, 112 W 11th St, ☏ +1 308 345-1611. Tu-Th 11AM-2PM,4PM-9PM, F 11AM-2PM,4PM-10PM, Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 11AM-9PM. Tequilas Mexican Restaurant, 205 George Norris Ave, ☏ +1 308 345-4036.

Sleep

Coratel Inn & Suites, 612 West B St, ☏ +1 308-777-2515. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 12:00. Tidy, modern rooms with options for either queen or king beds. $60 for a single room.